Oil prices are falling today even though OPEC members meeting in Vienna agreed to *extend* production cuts through March of 2018. Kevin Nicholson, Chief Investment Strategist at RiverFront Investment Group explains why he thinks that OPEC extension of supply cuts will not move the needle on prices.
Social Security payments may be subject to cuts. Here's what the timing looks like.
If you're taking a required minimum distribution from an IRA, 401(k) or other tax-deferred account and don't need the money to cover living expenses, where should you stash that unneeded cash? Investors now need to start taking RMDs at age 73 or, if they were born after 1960, at age 75. Depending on the balances of […] The post Can I Use My RMDs to Transfer Money Into My Roth IRA? appeared first on SmartReads by SmartAsset.
The popular growth investor added to these three existing positions on Tuesday.
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"Investors' expectation that the Fed would nip a recession in the bud by easing means that the Fed Put is back," Ed Yardeni said.
High net worth individuals (HNWIs) are those who have at least $1 million in easily convertible assets like cash, stocks, and bonds. They often manage significant wealth across diverse portfolios. As per Empower’s financial dashboard, retirement accounts such as 401(k) plans and IRAs comprise 55% of total wealth for many HNWIs. This is a stark contrast to the median household. Pew Research Center reports that these accounts typically represent only 27% of the net worth of households where at lea
Investing in cheap stocks brings unique risks because there is usually a reason the companies are undervalued.
Pfizer stock ran up to its 50-day line after the company reported better-than-expected sales and profit. Is PFE stock a buy?
A young patient died due to cardiac arrest after receiving Pfizer Inc’s (NYSE:PFE) experimental gene therapy in a mid-stage trial for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), the company told in a letter to Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy. The boy was enrolled in Phase 2 DAYLIGHT study studying the treatment in boys at least two years old and under four years old. The patient received the investigational gene therapy, fordadistrogene movaparvovec (PF-06939926), in early 2023. Citing Pfizer, Reuters
Uncertainty is the word of the day, in reference to the near-term economic future. Sentiment will hinge on the inflation numbers due out next week. March’s figure rose to 3.5%, and April’s job numbers showed a marked slowing in the labor market; that combination has stoked fears of stagflation. But – corporate earnings from Q1 are beating expectations, and the stock market has taken a turn for the better with the S&P 500 closing just below 5,200 yesterday. Economic strategists are still optimist