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Dallas Federal Reserve President Lorie Logan called Thursday for modestly higher interest rates, arguing that inflation remains too far above the Fed’s 2% target and that current policy is not doing enough to bring it back down. “I currently believe modestly higher interest rates would better balance the outlook and risks for the FOMC’s dual…

This article was written by 30 Followers Follow Lawrence Carrel is an award-winning journalist, media consultant, and author of three books: ETFs for the Long Run, Dividend Stocks for DUMMIES, and Investing in Dividends for DUMMIES. He was on the team that created WSJ.com, a staff writer at SmartMoney.com and Forbes.com. Currently, he hosts the…

Some people retire. Others just stop updating their LinkedIn. Warren Buffett may have handed Berkshire Hathaway’s CEO title to Greg Abel, but judging by his latest interview with CNBC’s Becky Quick, the Oracle of Omaha isn’t exactly ready to fade into the background. He’s hardly the first high-profile figure to keep one foot in the…

© Canva: NWphotoguy from Getty Images Signature and mphillips007 from Getty Images Signature Your Social Security filing age might carry more weight than most financial decisions you’ll make in retirement. While you’re eligible to begin collecting benefits as early as age 62, waiting to file could significantly increase your monthly checks. Now there’s technically no…

© jittawit21 / Shutterstock.com The Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF (CBOE:RYLD) pays a monthly distribution that has drawn income-focused investors to small-cap territory for years, and at about $16 a share with $1.85 in trailing 12-month distributions, the fund still throws off a double-digit yield in a market where the 10-year Treasury pays…

Americans will soon choose a set of senators who will take office in January 2027 and serve through early 2033. In the final months of that term, Social Security’s retirement trust fund is expected to run dry and trigger benefits cuts of 22 percent—not just for the wealthy, not just for new retirees, but for…

Small-cap stocks are experiencing one of their strongest stretches in decades. After spending years overshadowed by large and mega-cap growth stocks, smaller companies are now outperforming the S&P 500 by the widest margin since 2003. Year-to-date, the Russell 2000 is up approximately 20%, nearly doubling the returns of the S&P 500 during the same period.…

Social Security payments may look a little different this month. If you receive Supplemental Security Income from the Social Security Administration, you may notice two payments arriving in July. But that also means SSI recipients won’t receive a payment in August this year. Here’s what to know about upcoming Social Security and SSI payment dates.…

Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on July 15, 2026. NYSE U.S. equity futures turned negative early Thursday following a rally driven by cooler inflation, lower Treasury yields and encouraging earnings reports. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 0.02%, or 12 points, reversing their earlier advance. S&P 500 futures were…

The recent public offering of Space Exploration Technologies, also known as SpaceX, has given Elon Musk fans another investment option to consider, as Tesla (TSLA 0.48%) now has to share the spotlight. And at a market cap of around $1.5 trillion, it is firmly behind the rocket company, whose valuation was north of $1.9 trillion…