According to the Congressional Budget Office, interest on the national debt in 2024 will cost a staggering $870 billion, a sum that exceeds the amount we spend on defense.

 

Today's Stocks & Topics: DG - Dollar General Corp., CLIP - Global X 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF, Market Wrap, Could a 'Value-Added Tax' Be a Potential Solution to Our Crippling Debt Problem?, CIVI - Civitas Resources Inc., Treasury Debt Buy-Backs, KNSL - Kinsale Capital Group Inc., MLI - Mueller Industries Inc., THC - Tenet Healthcare Corp., The Diamond Market, HEES - H&E Equipment Services Inc., Life Insurance Companies.

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How to make sure common financial ‘pain points’ don’t imperil your plan.

 

Today's Stocks & Topics: UNM - Unum Group, Market Wrap, FLMX - Franklin FTSE Mexico ETF, WEN - Wendy's Co., 4 Financial Tasks You Shouldn’t Put Off, FMC - FMC Corp., AOS - A.O. Smith Corp., The Economic Data, MTDR - Matador Resources Co., The Dollar, Conversion from a Roth 41k to a Roth I-R-A, Private Equity.

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Less is generally more, but there are exceptions.

(If you think about managing a whole portfolio in retirement, give yourself a little bit of wiggle room to specify where you go for those withdrawals on a year-to-year basis.)

 

Today's Stocks & Topics: Index-Linked Variable Annuities, Market Wrap, RIO - Rio Tinto PLC ADR, Should Your Simple Retirement Portfolio Be More Complicated?, SFM - Sprouts Farmers Market Inc., STRL - Sterling Infrastructure Inc, Tax-Loss, Energy Sector, Is the Consumer Finally Slowing, Caller Offer Condolences About Steve Peasley, SU - Suncor Energy Inc., CVE - Cenovus Energy Inc., TTC - Toro Co., The Boomer Generation.

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Today, in addition to reminiscing about Steve and his many achievements, we have a number of select caller questions… And allow Steve to answer those questions… one more time.

Today's Stocks & Topics: Life Insurance, Market Wrap, Loans, New Investor, Bonds, Buying a House, Financial Analysis, Pullbacks.

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The road to financial success is paved with lots of twists and turns but understanding market pricing is an important enhancement to the investment experience.

 

Today's Stocks & Topics: TGB - Taseko Mines Ltd., Market Wrap, Enerplus and Chord Energy, MSM - MSC Industrial Direct Co., Tips for Dealing with Market Volatility, Key Benchmark Numbers and Market Comments for: Treasury Yields, Gold, Silver, Oil and Gasoline, TECH - Bio-Techne Corp., KPP Newsletter, Fund Holders, MTZ - MasTec Inc., EXP - Eagle Materials Inc., ACM - AECOM, Gambling Lessons.

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In 2023, emotional decisions hurt returns and the average equity fund investor underperformed the market.

 

Today's Stocks & Topics: IDCC - InterDigital Inc., Market Wrap, VRT - Vertiv Holdings LLC, Preferred Stocks, Investor Behavior Continues to Hinder Returns, PRT - Perm Rock Royalty Trust, BBY - Best Buy Co. Inc., Trustable Financial Websites, Tariffs, UFPI - UFP Industries Inc., CNM - Core & Main Inc., CNC - Centene Corp., MGNX - Macrogenics Inc., The Stock Market.

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Research compiled for a new book reveals five overarching themes such as "Appreciation of the Bi-Polar Peril of Price Instability" and "Recognizing the Long-Wave Cycles of Alternative Asset Classes".

(This will be of interest to academics, trustees, institutions, and individual investors.)

 

Today's Stocks & Topics: INQQ - India Internet & Ecommerce ETF, Market Wrap, DD - DuPont de Nemours Inc., EXPE - Expedia Group Inc., Five Key Lessons Taken from the Study of U.S. Financial History, RMD - ResMed Inc., The Beige Book, MELI - MercadoLibre Inc., Stock Valuation, Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), MOD - Modine Manufacturing Co., OVV - Ovintiv Inc.

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Be aware that, on social media, a broad differentiation can be made between influencers, knowledge sharers, and aspiring thought leaders.

 

Today's Stocks & Topics: DIV - Global X SuperDividend U.S. ETF, Market Wrap, BN - Brookfield Corp., Finding the Right Kind of Financial Content Providers, AFL - AFLAC Inc., APLE - Apple Hospitality REIT Inc., Ratios, CPRT - Copart Inc.

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In this compilation program, Steve Peasley, Justin Klein and Luke Guerrero field a variety of finance and investment questions from callers across the United States and around the world.

Today's Stocks & Topics: Home Builders, Internal Rate of Return, Roth I-R-A & K1, What to Do With Extra Money, Where to Invest, Roth I-R-A, Retirement, What to Do When a Company Goes Down 90%, Stock Screeners, Silver, ETFs, Investing, Profit-Taking.

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Investors selecting funds based on dividend yield should be aware that high yield is no assurance of higher expected return.

 

Today's Stocks & Topics: LECO - Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc., Market Wrap, Key Benchmark Numbers and Market Comments for: Treasury Yields, Gold, Silver, Oil and Gasoline, 403b Plan Fees, INTU - Intuit Inc., BMY - Bristol Myers Squibb Co., Investors Are Urged to Proceed with Caution When Focusing on Yield, CW - Curtiss-Wright Corp., VC - Visteon Corp., KPP Newsletter, U.S. Shift to Faster Trade Settlement, UNH - UnitedHealth Group Inc., ETSY - Etsy Inc.

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