Planning for your children’s future usually means saving up for their education or setting up an emergency fund. However, a very simple yet often overlooked step can provide a massive boost to your child’s finances: opening a Roth IRA account for them. Though primarily seen as a retirement savings account, a Roth IRA can offer […]

Image source: The Motley Fool. DATE Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 11 a.m. ET CALL PARTICIPANTS President & Chief Executive Officer — Randy Wood Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer — Brian Ketcham Need a quote from one of our analysts? Email [email protected] RISKS Management stated, “We have seen softer demand relative to the

If your federal student loan servicer changes, it means you’ll be dealing with a different company for loan management, payment processing, and customer service. This usually happens when federal contracts expire or your loan status changes. While the transition is designed to be seamless, it’s your responsibility to confirm that everything updates correctly. Key Takeaways

Many U.S. small-business owners who import goods now face an unsettling reality: not knowing precisely what tariffs they’ll owe when their shipment hits U.S. soil, or if they’ll be able to pay it. Tariffs are calculated by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) when shipments reach the U.S. border. This means that tariff rates

U.S. stock futures are pointing up as the S&P 500 remains less than 1% away from its all-time closing high; President Donald Trump reportedly is considering naming a successor to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell early; Microsoft (MSFT) and Nvidia (NVDA) stocks both set new all-time highs; Micron Technology (MU) shares are gaining in premarket trading

Key Takeaways The Invesco QQQ Trust, which tracks the Nasdaq 100, closed at a record high for the second straight day on Wednesday.  The fund broke out from a flag pattern in Tuesday’s trading session, paving the way for a further move higher. The bars pattern tool projects an overhead target of around $575, while

On a layover in Denver in 2006, I passed a kiosk where a salesperson was hawking Frontier Airlines credit cards to anyone in earshot. I was in my twenties at the time, I had recently finished paying off my college loans, and my primary financial goal was staying debt-free. I used debit and cash for

If you didn’t catch the news that came out recently about Social Security, here’s an update. And it’s unfortunately not a good one. The Social Security Trustees reported that the program’s combined trust funds are set to run dry in 2034. That’s a year earlier than the trustees projected last year. And it means that

Key Takeaways Trying to time a home purchase around interest rate changes is risky—and could even backfire. Fed rate cuts are possible in 2025, but today’s economic uncertainty makes them far from guaranteed. Even if the Fed does lower its benchmark rate, mortgage rates may not follow suit—the two don’t move in lockstep. Buyers should

Key Takeaways Nvidia shares hit a record closing high on Wednesday, pushing the chipmaker back to the top spot on the list of the world’s most valuable companies. The stock trended higher within a rising wedge before breaking out above the pattern in Wednesday’s trading session. Bars pattern analysis projects an upside price target of