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Yes, Roths Are Tax-Free Retirement Accounts. But TFRAs Refer to Something Else.
Dreamstime.com Text size Have a question about saving for retirement or your personal financial situation? Whatever the question, Barron’s Retirement can try to help. Email [email protected], and...
How Will the Fed’s New Interest Rate Policy Affect Real Estate Prices?
Text size Rising mortgage rates will further restrict housing affordability. Brandon Bell/Getty Images About the author: Clare Losey is an assistant research economist at Texas A&M University’s Te...
Dollar General, Williams-Sonoma, and 3 More Stocks Whose Dividends Are Going Up
Text size Dollar General raised its quarterly dividend by 31%. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Dollar General , Williams-Sonoma , and Equity Residential were among the U.S. companies that said this week ...
Berkshire-Backed StoneCo Issues a Bullish Outlook. The Stock Is Soaring.
Text size Dreamstime Shares of Brazilian payment processor StoneCo were skyrocketing Friday after Citi upgraded the stock, citing an attractive valuation and the company’s strong outlook for the first...
Kohl’s Is a Takeover Target. What That Means for the Stock.
Kohl’s stock soared on reports of potential takeover offers that could value the company at more than $9 billion. Getty Images Text size Kohl’s investors have been trapped between hopes for a takeout ...
Weekend reads: There’s a recession warning as the Federal Reserve fights inflation
The Federal Reserve this week increased the federal funds rate for the first time since 2018. Long-term market interest rates had risen significantly as investors anticipated that the central bank wou...
‘Not the Best Look From Vanguard’: Community Conversations
Readers can’t get enough of a story about a lawsuit filed against the indexing giant. In fact, the story generated record traffic for Barron’s Advisor (in less than 48 hours). Other stories that are s...
France is considering raising its retirement age to 65
French workers may see their legal retirement age jump from 62 to 65 if President Emmanuel Macron gets his way. Macron, who is running for reelection, said the move is a natural progression. “We are ...
Largest cryptocurrencies mixed as Cardano rises
The largest cryptocurrencies were mixed during morning trading on Thursday, with Cardano ADAUSD, -0.12% seeing the biggest move, rallying 2.82% to 85 cents. Polkadot DOTUSD, +0.62% led the decreases w...
More than 70% of savers are worried that inflation will affect their ability to retire
Inflation just hit its highest level in 40 years. Future inflation expectations have risen by a third in 12 months. And the federal government’s own “inflation protected” bonds, which were designed to...
Fed’s Powell sees the light — and turns far more hawkish than expected
After remaining stubbornly dovish last year, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Wednesday jumped the central bank squarely into the hawkish camp at his press conference on Wednesday. “The March...
Investors have been scared out of this group of stocks, says fund manager, who offers five ideas for the rebound to come.
China has been talking up its markets, and that’s lifting all boats this morning, with Wall Street off to a strong start ahead of what’s expected to be the first Fed rate hike in more than three years...
A Food Crisis Is Looming. This Fertilizer Stock Stands to Gain.
Text size The invasion of Ukraine could be one of the most disruptive events in the food and agricultural supply chain in decades. Louai Beshara/AFP via Getty Images Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, its ...
‘Where should I live and what am I going to do?’ Retirement advice we’re not getting from financial advisers
Retirement is one of the Top 10 most stressful life events, according to the psychiatrists Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe. As someone who recently began unretirement (or semiretirement), I concur. But...
Dealers are desperate to get their hands on your leased car—how you might make that pay off
That car you leased three years ago probably has become a cash cow. But deciding what to do with that equity — and what to drive next — has become confusing. Before the car market was turned upside do...
Opinion: Top investors dump stocks — why that might mean you should buy
Well, here’s some cheerful news for all of us with a retirement portfolio: The geniuses running the world’s biggest investment funds have panicked and have bailed out of the market. If that’s not a go...
Constellation Energy Is a Buy at Goldman Sachs. Here’s Why.
Text size Constellation is one of the largest carbon-free energy generators in the country, relying on a mix of hydro, wind, solar, and nuclear energy. Sean Gallup/Getty Images Shares of Constellation...
I graduated college at 40, but defaulted on my student loans. How can I deal?
How to get out of student loan debt Getty Images/iStockphoto Question: I am about to turn 65 and eligible for Medicare. I have a bachelor’s degree in business and organizational communications and an ...
Investors Sue Vanguard After Target Date Funds’ Big Tax Bill
Three investors are suing Vanguard Group for alleged negligence and breach of fiduciary duty, saying that changes the company made to target date retirement funds resulted in “massive tax bills” for i...
This is the minimum amount of money you should have in savings, pros say
How much money should you have saved? Getty Images/iStockphoto You probably know the emergency fund ‘rule’ — save anywhere from 3-9 months of expenses to cover a potential unexpected expense. And whil...
Fed to hike interest rates Wednesday, undeterred by lack of visibility on Russia-Ukraine war’s impact
On Saturday, a strong late winter storm caused havoc on the East Coast, particularly in Pennsylvania, with drivers experiencing severely reduced visibility as winds blew snow across the roads. Speed l...
Opinion: It’s time to buy the best beaten-down stocks in tech and elsewhere, and this winning fund manager shows you how
Sentiment in the stock market is so dark, it’s time to rummage through the hard-hit technology sector to pick up potential long-term winners. For help, let’s turn to tech expert Chris Armbruster, the ...