The coming year may not be the perfect moment to switch your retirement account's strategy from growth to drawing down, and therefore from stocks to bonds. But, by the standards of modern history, ...

Public SEC-approved interval funds offer advantages over private vehicles, making them attractive to investors seeking ...

Front Month Comex Silver for December delivery gained 7.30 cents per troy ounce, or 0.24% to $30.047 today --Largest four day dollar and percentage gain since Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024 --Longest ...

Front Month Comex Copper for December delivery gained 2.25 cents per pound, or 0.56% to $4.0720 today --Largest two day dollar and percentage gain since Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024 --Off 20.45% from its 52 ...

--Off 5.37% from its 52-week high of $2788.50 hit Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024 --Up 32.58% from its 52-week low of $1990.30 hit Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024 --Rose 27.24% from 52 weeks ago --Off 5.37% from ...

But if the period should produce a loss, Hirsch's memorable phrase applies: "If Santa Claus should fail to call, bears may come to Broad and Wall." In other words, the outlook for stocks can be quite ...

The 30-year mortgage rate is averaging at 6.85%, Freddie Mac said in its latest weekly survey on Thursday. Major indexes traded lower in their first post-Christmas Day session, while a recent ...

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump returns to Washington with a golden opportunity to continue the country's accelerated economic growth. Over the past eight years, U.S. GDP has increased 2.5% annually ...

Here are some of the key takeaways from Morningstar’s annual retirement-income research. Flexible in-retirement portfolio ...

"Some investors were caught flat-footed in some of the biggest trades of 2024. Gold, banks, and MLPs notched big returns but instead saw substantial outflows," noted ETF strategists at BofA Global ...

On the opposite side of the spread coin, default rates also reflect economic health. Barclays sees high-yield defaults ...

Gains were driven by households earning $100,000 or more, while retailers and brands experienced a pullback by lower-income shoppers. The company said it identified the cause of the failure and that ...