Category: Investments

If there’s one thing investors can be certain of, it’s that the financial markets hate uncertainty. Geopolitical turmoil can wreak havoc on large-cap stocks generally, but there’s one sector that could actually benefit when tensions flare. Recent events serve as a harsh reminder that clashes can erupt without warning and at any given moment. This...

Pennsylvania’s Northampton County Council recently approved a tax rebate for volunteer firefighters and emergency-medical squad crew members. Specifically, eligible firefighters and EMS volunteers will get a property tax rebate from Northampton County of $250. Property tax rebate from Northampton County: is it legal? Last week, the council voted 7-1 to approve the one-time “Active Volunteer...

Robert “Bob” Menendez is an American politician from New Jersey. According to financial disclosure reports going back ten years, the United States Senator is worth $600,000. The reports show his net worth ranges from $350,000 to $600,000. Before he became a Senator, Menendez was the Mayor of Union City for six years from 1986. He...

Social Security provides you with guaranteed monthly income for the duration of your retirement, but what happens to your Social Security benefits when you die? The answer to this question is fairly simple: your Social Security checks stop coming. However, it doesn’t mean an end to your Social Security. Depending on several factors, the Social...

Now that Gov. Glenn Youngkin has approved the 2023 budget, Virginia taxpayers are set to receive a one-time tax rebate soon. The 2023 Virginia tax rebate, however, is not available to everyone. Taxpayers need to file their taxes by November 1 to qualify for the rebate. 2023 Virginia tax rebate: who will get it? The...

Due to a series of interest-rate hikes in 2022 and 2023, retail stock and ETF investors are suddenly paying attention to the bond market and, as always, seeking ways to profit. Perhaps they’ve determined that Treasury bond yields of 4% to 5% are highly unusual, and once the Federal Reserve returns to its usual path...

Is it necessarily a good thing that there’s an ETF for just about every niche sector, sub-index or concept nowadays? That’s debatable, although I suppose it’s in the American spirit to offer more choices, albeit not always better choices. Now 30 years after State Street introduced the first ETF — the good old S&P 500-tracking...

For better or for worse, Mad Money host Jim Cramer is the face of the financial markets for many retail traders and investors. With his penchant for bright lights and shouting, Cramer’s doesn’t appeal to everyone, but there’s no denying that he has introduced innumerable TV watchers to the wide world of equities. Granted, Cramer...

Alabama’s Department of Revenue will start issuing the special rebate checks next month. About 1.9 million residents are expected to receive special rebate checks from Alabama. Eligible single filers will get $150, while couples filing jointly can get $300. Special rebate checks from Alabama: who will get them? On June 1, Gov. Kay Ivey signed...

Some folks might know him as a Buffalo Bills fan or as the famous founder of DoubleLine Capital. Others see him as the heir to the honorary “bond king” title, originally conferred upon the now-retired Bill Gross. However, like it or not, Jeffrey Gundlach is never afraid to say what’s on his mind. At a...