The amount of money you will get from Social Security varies depending on earnings and your age when you claim benefits. Find out more here. Social Security benefits are likely going to be an important source of funds for you when you are no longer getting a paycheck. Most retirees rely on them to provide […]

Key Takeaways Fortunately for savers, the Fed isn’t likely to cut interest rates anytime soon—meaning today’s great cash returns should last a while longer. The best high-yield savings accounts pay up to 5.00% right now, while the best CD rate bumped up to 4.65% this week. At brokerages and robo-advisors, you can generally earn 4%

Most buyers take out a mortgage when buying a home, which can sometimes mean paying more in total mortgage costs than the actual home sale price. As such, it’s crucial to compare mortgage loan offers because even small differences can add up significantly.  While interest rates might be the headline number, the annual percentage rate

Key Takeaways U.S. Steel shares will be in the spotlight to start the week after President Donald Trump on Friday said he plans to double steel and aluminum tariffs to 50%.  The stock staged a decisive breakout above a symmetrical triangle last month, with strong follow-through buying driving the relative strength index into overbought territory.

Apple (AAPL 0.76%) has optimized its costs through a global manufacturing footprint. This relationship — specifically with China — may be coming to an end if President Donald Trump gets his way. The maker of the iPhone used the large and cheap labor market of China and other Asian nations to cheaply build and assemble

Trashing actively managed funds has been one of the biggest trends in financial markets over the past decade. Stacks of evidence proved that blindly buying the whole market delivered better returns than paying an expert to pick the winners, leading to massive inflows into index funds and outflows from their active counterparts. Now the tide

Key Takeaways President Donald Trump disputed the Congressional Budget Office’s 1.8% estimate for annual economic growth over the next decade, predicting the U.S. economy could as much as quintuple that growth rate. If GDP reached 9% economic growth, it would be the fastest expansion since 1943. Professional forecasters give this about a 0% chance of

Key Takeaways Dollar Tree and Dollar General are scheduled to report first-quarter results in the coming days. Analysts mostly rate the stocks as a “hold” or “buy,” but each has an average price target slightly below current prices. UBS analysts said in a recent note that they believe there are “more tailwinds than risks and

Key Takeaways Dollar Tree and Dollar General are scheduled to report first-quarter results in the coming days. Analysts mostly rate the stocks as a “hold” or “buy,” but each has an average price target slightly below current prices. UBS analysts said in a recent note that they believe there are “more tailwinds than risks and

The past three years have been challenging for Pfizer (PFE 0.11%). Revenue and earnings have moved in the wrong direction, as has the company’s share price. The stock is down by 56% since 2022. Although Pfizer has made some efforts to turn things around, they have been insufficient. And recent regulatory developments in the U.S.