Stocks Are Way Down. They’re Still Expensive.
U.S. stocks are off to their worst start to a year in more than a half-century. By some measures, they…
How a Flood of Money Swamped Cathie Wood’s ARK
Fund manager Cathie Wood became a superstar in 2020, after her ARK exchange-traded funds earned some of the highest returns…
Meet the Kidd Who Goes Toe to Toe With Warren Buffett
The typical stock fund manager is a sheep in wolf’s clothing: passively mimicking the market, with only a few small…
Elon Musk Needs China. China Needs Him. The Relationship Is Complicated.
With the U.S. tightening technology exports to China in 2018, President Xi Jinping defiantly pledged to make China the world’s…
A Couple Stored IRA Gold at Home. They Owe the IRS More Than $300,000.
It’s official: Owners of individual retirement accounts with assets invested in gold and silver coins can’t store them in a…
The Rules of Retirement Spending Are Changing
The rules that govern retirement spending are changing. No surprise, then, that retirees have lots of new questions. For decades,…
The 4% Retirement Rule Is in Doubt. Will Your Nest Egg Last?
A longstanding rule of retirement spending is getting a pay cut. But there are ways to ensure the income you…
Capital Gains and Capital Pains in the House Tax Proposal
It hasn’t been noticed much, but proposed changes to capital-gains taxes have good news for some of the highest-earning Americans…
Democrats Want to Raise Taxes. Here’s Your To-Do List.
This week Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee voted to advance dozens of proposed tax changes. Some are…
Companies Need More Workers. Why Do They Reject Millions of Résumés?
Companies are desperate to hire, and yet some workers still can’t seem to find jobs. Here may be one reason…
Russia bans Biden but not Trump, on list of Americans travel-barred
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrive for a joint news conference after their meeting in Helsinki, July…
Nvidia’s data-center sales likely to eclipse gaming — that might not be a good thing
Nvidia Corp.’s data-center sales are expected to edge out its gaming sales in fiscal first-quarter results, as demand from server…