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Gold crossed a threshold last year that most investors had not penciled into their models: IAU returned nearly 49% over the trailing twelve months, outpacing virtually every traditional asset class. That run forces a real question: not just about whether to own gold, but about what role it actually plays once you do. What IAU ... The Gold ETF With $83.8 Billion in Assets and a 0.25% Fee Investors Keep Choosing Over GLD...

WTI crude oil is trading near $105 per barrel, a level that was unthinkable just a few months ago when prices bottomed near $57 late last year. The catalyst is geopolitical: disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz sent prices surging in early March, and the rally has held above the triple-digit threshold ever ... The Best ETFs For $100 Oil To Buy Right Now...

Oil prices just delivered their biggest one-day jump in six years. U.S. crude surged nearly 12% on April 2, climbing above $111 per barrel. Brent crude rose almost 8% to more than $109. The trigger? President Trump's address outlining escalated strikes on Iran and no quick path to reopening the Strait of Hormuz, which handles ... Oil Spiked 12% in One Day — Here Is the Surprise Stock You Should Buy Today...

A 54-year-old woman with $14 million called a national radio show worried about buying her friends a vacation. That is the tension at the center of a recent segment on The Ramsey Show, and it reveals something that spreadsheets cannot fix: accumulating wealth and feeling free to use it are two completely separate skills. Lindsay, ... Rachel Cruze Tells $14 Million Caller Worried About Awkwardness to Book the Trip...

The Trump Administration pledged not to cut Social Security benefits, and so far, it's technically followed through on that promise. That doesn't mean retirees are totally in the clear when it comes to Social Security changes, though. In fact, since coming to office, President Trump has made five major changes that are hurting retirees reliant ... These 5 Trump Administration Changes are Hurting Social Security Retirees...

A Utah couple sitting on roughly $450,000 in equity called into The Clark Howard Podcast on April 1, 2026 with a question many homeowners face when building a new home: should we rent out the old place or sell it? Clark Howard's answer was clear, and the math behind it is worth understanding in detail. ... Clark Howard Warns Utah Couple That Renting Out Their Home Could Cost Them Tens of Thousands in Taxes...

A Reddit user is in a very different financial position from his girlfriend because of their unequal levels of family wealth, and it's causing both financial strain and tension in the relationship.  The Redditor's girlfriend received $100,000 from her father for a down payment on a house, which she used to purchase a home that ... She'll Inherit Large Sums and I'm Still Paying Half the Bills – Is This Arrangement Fair?...

Allison from Utah has a problem most homeowners would envy: roughly $450,000 in home equity sitting in a property worth around $560,000, with only $110,000 left on a 2.9% mortgage. She and her husband are building a new home and face a clear binary choice: sell and deploy all that equity, or hold the current ... Clark Howard to Utah Couple With $450K Equity: Sell Now and Keep Every Dollar Tax-Free...

The iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:TLT) pays a 4.8% dividend yield backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. That is about as creditworthy an income source as exists anywhere in the world. But yield safety and price safety are two different things, and TLT investors need to understand both. ... Retirees Love This Treasury ETF Until They See the 5 Year Price Chart...

Annie from Boston called The Ramsey Show carrying $48,000 in debt on a $78,000 salary, living paycheck to paycheck. Her explanation was disarmingly honest: “It's down to poor financial planning and no financial education from my parents, honestly. I ended up taking out credit cards and not really realizing how quickly that would add up.” ... Jade Warshaw to Caller With $48K in Debt Expecting $40K Settlement: 'Money Can't Solve Bad Habits'...

Marvell (NASDAQ:MRVL) stock is back on the radar for growth investors after spending the past six months chopping around in both directions. Undoubtedly, the tech sector has been lacking direction of late, and while the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 have more recently rolled over, Marvell stock found a way to break out to hit ... Why Marvell's Breakout Deserves Investors' Attention...

Ripple's national trust bank charter has been conditionally approved since December 2025, but the federal framework defining what the bank could actually do once it opens wasn't finalized. The OCC's final rule went live on April 1 and expanded the scope of national trust banks to include activities like digital asset custody alongside traditional fiduciary ... XRP News: Ripple's National Trust Bank Status Just Went Live — Could This Fast-Track XRP Adoption?...

Quantum computing has moved from theoretical research into a genuine commercial race. IBM has unveiled quantum processors with over 1,000 qubits, while Google has achieved error-corrected quantum computation with logical qubits. Enterprises are beginning to integrate quantum capabilities into hybrid production workflows alongside existing AI infrastructure, and McKinsey projects the quantum computing market could reach ... My Top Quantum ETFs For The Next Trend That's Bigger Than AI QTUM, SOXX, ARTY, XSD...

VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF (NYSEARCA:MORT) declared a ~6% dividend hike on March 31, 2026, pushing its trailing yield to a level that catches the attention of income-oriented investors across the market. The yield now sits near 13.4%, positioning MORT alongside covered-call ETFs and leveraged bond funds as one of the highest-yielding vehicles available to ... The 13% Yield Trap? Why MORT's Dividend Hike Is Masking a NAV Slide...

You'll often hear that trying to retire on Social Security alone is a bad idea. Given that the average monthly retirement benefit today is only about $2,076, it's easy to see why. But some seniors on Social Security get a much larger monthly benefit than that. In fact, as the Committee for a Responsible Federal ... New Social Security Proposal Deals Higher Earners a Harsh Blow...

Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) entered 2026 with its most sweeping operational overhaul in the carrier's history, only to see shares slide 22% over the past month as a surge in oil prices threatens the earnings thesis. Southwest's Reddit sentiment score sits at 32 out of 100, firmly bearish, and has been deteriorating since late March. WTI ... Southwest Airlines Dropped 20.89% in a Month as $104 Oil Threatens Its $4.00 EPS Target...

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) has undergone a staggering valuation reset, currently trading at $146.38, a 58% plunge from its 52-week high of $345.72. Despite the share price collapse, the company's fundamentals are showing record-breaking momentum; Oracle recently delivered its first quarter in 15 years with both organic total revenue and non-GAAP EPS growing by 20% or more. ... Oracle: The $500 Billion Backlog vs. the $125 Billion Debt...

When geopolitical shocks send oil prices lurching higher, most energy investors reach for crude producers. That reflex comes with a painful hangover: the same forces that lift commodity prices can reverse just as fast. Global X MLP ETF (NYSEARCA:MLPA) offers a different angle entirely. The 2026 conflict with Iran has injected a geopolitical risk premium ... This ETF Lets You Benefit From Higher Oil Prices Without the Comedown...

Fintech stocks entered 2026 riding high on hopes for lower rates and a digital finance boom. Then reality hit: persistent inflation worries, a Fed rate pause, and sector-wide jitters sent the KBW Nasdaq Financial Technology Index down about 11% year-to-date.  SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI) got hammered hardest. Shares opened 2026 near $26 after peaking at $32.73 in ... SoFi Can't Shake the Doubts, but Its Stock at $15 Is Crazy...

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) was last seen trading near $373, while the average analyst price target sits at $587.31. That gap exceeds 57%, a dislocation that demands explanation. The stock has shed 22.8% year-to-date, falling from $484.35 at the start of the year. When a company of this scale trades this far below where 57 analysts ... After Microsoft's Q1 Slide, Are the Bulls Still On Board?...