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Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) sits at a $1.7 trillion market cap, putting it in rare air. Yet, the company has flirted with the $2 trillion mark multiple times over the past year, only to see momentum fade. Each time, the catalyst looked promising — strong ad results — but profit-taking and spending worries sent it retreating. ... Here's How Meta Platforms Gets to a $2 Trillion Valuation....

A 58-year-old earning $280,000 a year has already maxed their pre-tax 401(k) deferral. What most do not know is that their plan may allow them to contribute an additional $47,500 per year in after-tax dollars and convert it directly to Roth, completely bypassing the income limits that block them from a standard Roth IRA. The ... The After-Tax 401(k) Move That Lets High Earners Shelter Up to $47,500 More Per Year in a Roth Account...

Millions of Americans worry about theft of their financial identity and personal data. Wayne from New York recently called The Clark Howard Podcast to ask if identity theft insurance is worth it. He's paying $75 a year for a policy advertising up to $1 million of zero-deductible identity theft insurance coverage. The program monitors his ... Is Identity Theft Insurance Worth It? What Clark Howard Thinks...

At first glance, it doesn't make much sense. Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) — the undisputed leader of the AI chip boom — trades at roughly half the forward earnings multiple of Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD), a smaller rival still fighting for share. That gap might suggest the market expects a sharp slowdown from Nvidia, or a major ... Nvidia Trades at Half AMD's Multiple — but Here's the Real Story the Market Is Missing...

Investors hunting for monthly income keep circling back to Global X SuperDividend U.S. ETF (NYSEARCA:DIV) because the fund pays every month, concentrates in real estate and energy infrastructure, and currently yields roughly 6.6% at a share price near $19. The question is whether that check keeps clearing at its current size in a rate-cut environment ... The overlooked ETF paying monthly income without leverage or financial engineering tricks...

A couple in their early fifties with $2.1 million saved and $350,000 in annual household income wrote in to the Rich Habits Podcast wanting to retire at 54. Austin Smith's reply cut to the issue in one sentence. “You don't have that portfolio income needed to help bridge where you are from a monthly income ... Why $2.1 Million in Retirement Accounts Isn't Enough to Retire Early at 54...

XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) has been testing the $1.45 resistance for the past few weeks. The bears keep putting immense selling pressure, forcing the XRP price to pull back anytime it manages to scale above the $1.45 level. Although XRP keeps failing at every attempt to retest that resistance, technical charts are starting to turn favorable. ... XRP Price Analysis: XRP Is About to Test a Cloud Breakout That Sent It to $3.65 Last Time...

Your net worth is an important measure of your financial health. One common question is whether your home equity should be included in that calculation. While it's technically part of your net worth, it doesn't function the same way as cash or investments. Simply put, it isn't easily accessible. Understanding how home equity should be ... Should I Include My Home Equity in My Net Worth Calculation?...

Bitcoin spot ETFs lost over $6 billion in net outflows between November 2025 and February 2026 as Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) crashed from its $126,000 all-time high. By February, investors were openly asking if institutions were done with Bitcoin. Then March flipped the script with $1.32 billion in net inflows, which was the first positive month ... Bitcoin (BTC) Spot ETFs Pulled $3.7B Over 8 Weeks After 4 Months of Outflows...

XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) is trading at $1.43, down nearly 45% year-to-date and stuck between $1.30 and $1.50 for the past month. The token has gone nowhere despite a run of major structural wins this year.  The SEC and CFTC jointly classified XRP as a digital commodity on March 17, putting it on the same legal ... XRP Price Prediction: Bitwise's CIO Predicts XRP Will Hit $29...

ALPS REIT Dividend Dogs ETF (NYSEARCA:RDOG) leans into a structural tension by design: the more aggressively a fund screens for yield, the more it tilts toward REITs whose payouts are elevated precisely because the market doubts they can last. That is why the current 6.3% distribution yield deserves scrutiny rather than reflexive enthusiasm. How RDOG ... RDOG investors face a reliability coinflip as quarterly payouts fluctuate wildly...

Commodity ETFs rarely deliver a clean tax experience, but Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF (NASDAQ:PDBC) was built specifically to solve that problem, and investors hunting an inflation hedge have rewarded it with roughly $4.6 billion in assets. Shares trade around about $18 after a 35% year-to-date run, and the fund's stated ... PDBC soared 35% this year, yet its December payout remains impossible to predict...

Not all that glitter is gold, and it is a good time to sell the glitter and buy something better instead. ETFs like the Invesco KBW High Dividend Yield Financial ETF (NASDAQ:KBWD), Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF (NASDAQ:QYLD), and Global X SuperDividend US ETF (NYSEARCA:DIV) are worth dumping before the market turns on them. ... 3 Dangerous Dividend ETFs to Sell Before May and Go Away...

Enterprise digital transformation remains the primary driver of demand for public and hybrid cloud services. Companies continue shifting workloads to the cloud, and AI‑driven infrastructure spending has added another layer of momentum. The profit engine behind software, IT services, and cloud platforms has expanded meaningfully over the past few years as that migration continues. The ... 3 Cloud Computing ETFs to Buy as Enterprise AI Spending Accelerates in 2026...

Semiconductor stocks have ridden the AI wave to eye-popping heights. Data centers now devour chips for training and running large language models, pushing the sector's valuations sky-high. Yet smart investors know not every high-flyer delivers lasting returns.  To find stocks to buy in today's market, legendary investor Peter Lynch, who grew the Fidelity Magellan fund ... 2 Semiconductor Stocks Peter Lynch Would Love...

Most investors evaluating bond ETFs compare yields and expense ratios and stop there. What that comparison misses is the tax treatment of the income, which in high-state-tax environments can meaningfully change which fund actually puts more money in a retiree's pocket.  The iShares US Treasury Bond ETF (CBOE:GOVT) is one of the clearest examples of ... This Treasury ETF Pays Monthly Income Your State Government Cannot Tax...

Artificial intelligence isn't just a software story anymore — it's an infrastructure arms race. Data centers are hitting physical limits as power consumption and heat climb alongside AI workloads. That's where optical photonics steps in. Instead of electrons crawling through copper wire, photons race through fiber or waveguides at the speed of light. The payoff? ... The Optical AI Boom's Biggest Winners: 3 Under-the-Radar Stocks Fueling the Revolution...

XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) has spent most of 2026 stuck waiting on one key catalyst: The CLARITY Act. The bill, which would make XRP's commodity classification permanent, has been close to passing for nearly a year. It cleared the House last summer and won over Coinbase, the Treasury, and the SEC in April after months of ... XRP Price News: 120 Crypto Firms Just Told the Senate to Pass the CLARITY Act...

You've probably heard that an early Social Security claim will shrink your retirement checks. You can start your benefits as early as 62, but you will receive a reduced monthly income compared with the standard benefit you'd have collected if you waited.  However, while you may be aware that your payments won't be as large ... The Real Cost of Claiming Social Security at 62 Could be Bigger Than You Think...

Competing asset managers tend to offer very similar ETF lineups, especially when it comes to sector funds. Whether you're looking at Vanguard, iShares, or State Street, you'll usually find a full set of ETFs covering all 11 official sector classifications. On the surface, many of these funds look nearly identical, which makes the choice seem ... XLK Charges One Penny Less Than VGT Per $100 Invested. Here Is Why That Is Not the Reason to Choose It....