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Monday, Jan. 19 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Established by Ronald Reagan in 1983, the annual holiday is commemorated on the third Monday in January each year. Intended to coincide on or near King’s birthday (which falls on Jan. 15), MLK Day is a federal holiday and a day set aside to honor the…

Kailey Hagen, CFP, The Motley Fool January 18, 2026 at 2:20 PM Key Points Keeping your investments in line with your risk tolerance helps you optimize your portfolio for growth while minimizing the risk of huge losses. Look over your investments across all your retirement accounts to decide what needs changing. You may also want…

© Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons Nuclear stocks were some of the biggest winners over the past year as investors are starting to notice their role in the AI bottleneck. Nuclear plants provide a reliable, carbon-free energy source that doesn’t put pressure on the power grid. Big tech companies are willing to invest hundreds of…

Chris Katje January 18, 2026 at 12:31 PM Tesla’s (NASDAQ:TSLA) relentless sales slump has captured headlines in recent weeks, but that doesn’t reflect the reality of the global EV market. Electric vehicle sales fell 4% in North America in 2025 due in large part to the expiration of the Federal EV tax credit. While Tesla…

While retirement savers may be eager to invest in private assets in their employer-provided retirement plans, plan sponsors are wading in more cautiously. According to a new report from consulting firm Cerulli Associates, a small number of plans are rolling out offerings this year. But it will be roughly a decade before even 20% of…

Key Takeaways Diversifying a concentrated stock position can help mitigate risk and provide greater stability to your portfolio. An equity collar involves buying a put option and selling a call option simultaneously to limit potential losses and gains. Variable prepaid forwards allow for immediate liquidity and defer capital gains by agreeing to sell shares at…

(Bloomberg) — In the first weeks of the year, the political landscape has shifted in ways that once might have rattled global markets. A foreign leader was captured. The Department of Justice opened a probe into the Federal Reserve. And a disruptive White House intervened across fresh swaths of US commerce. But rather than recoil,…

Nvidia (NVDA) enters its Q4 earnings cycle in a unique position. The stock has spent the last year riding AI‘s “Hardware Wave,” but 2026 marks the beginning of the “Execution Era.” Investors are no longer just asking how many chips Nvidia can sell, but how fast those chips can deliver real-world profits to companies deploying…

If you are a mutual fund investor in India, 2026 could turn out to be a year where fund category selection matters more than simply picking the best-performing scheme. After a few years of strong equity market performance, investors are now closely tracking interest rate movements, RBI policy decisions, global inflation trends, and FII/DII flows…

Employers remain the primary source of retirement and health benefits, but rising financial stress and uneven access are testing how well workplace plans support long-term security. For working Americans, the workplace remains the primary gateway to both retirement savings and health coverage. But even as employer plans retain their central role, financial strain and uneven…