If you have a traditional defined-benefit pension plan where you work, you may have the option of taking the money as a lump sum when you leave your job or retire. One option is to roll over your pension funds into a Roth individual retirement account (IRA). Discover the advantages and disadvantages of rolling over […]

The first time Victor M. Sweeney observed an embalming, it was for an 18-year-old woman who had died in a car crash just before her high school graduation. At the time, Sweeney was just 18 years old himself. He had seen dead bodies before, but this was his first “hands-on experience with someone my own

Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. While everyone is undergoing FOMO over the AI bandwagon, many investors seek to balance their portfolios by adding reliable dividend stocks. In January, Josh Duitz, Abrdn’s deputy head of global equities, predicted that dividend stocks would play a

Kathi Vidal, the current director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and an engineer who worked with AI in its earliest stages, made an eye-catching remark during the recent Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit about the shortcomings of Tesla’s AI. In an open discussion, Vidal revealed her encounter with the AI in her Tesla,

What Is a Spousal IRA? A spousal IRA is a type of individual retirement account (IRA) to which a working spouse can contribute in the name of the nonworking spouse. Typically, individuals must earn income to contribute to a traditional individual retirement account (IRA) or a Roth IRA. However, if you’re married, you can use

Former President Donald Trump stood by his idea to end income taxes and substitute them with tariffs in a Friday interview with Joe Rogan, the host of one of the most widely listened to podcasts in the world. “Did you just float out the idea of getting rid of income taxes and replacing it with

As incredible a year as 2024 has been for Artificial Intelligence (AI) stocks, it’s entirely possible that 2025 could be even better. There is still a lot of momentum and plenty of positive catalysts are on the horizon that can spur more growth. This is a market that most major players believe will be massive.

The housing market is primed for a recovery. Home Depot (HD -0.94%) is one of the best-performing stocks of all time, and today, it still retains impressive competitive advantages. It’s the largest company in the massive home improvement retail industry, which has a total addressable market of close to $1 trillion. It essentially operates a

The excitement behind artificial intelligence has driven the market to all-time highs. Any company that can tie its business to the future of artificial intelligence has seemingly done well, promising huge demand for its products or services from a new and untapped market. But as valuations have soared, the short sellers have moved in, trying

Few people elicit as strong a reaction as Elon Musk. The outspoken Tesla founder is fond of making bold claims and huge promises — promises that he doesn’t always keep, much to the chagrin of Tesla investors. Add to that his social media activity, and he is often a divisive figure. One thing that can’t