(Bloomberg Opinion) — That leveraged single-stock exchange-traded funds will eventually maul the retail investors who love them is, by now, close to consensus. My Bloomberg Opinion colleague Shuli Ren made the case last month that investors in leveraged ETFs tied to semiconductor stocks such as South Korea’s SK Hynix Inc. are at particular risk of…
You hear the phrase “the game of life” all the time. There are books on Amazon instructing us on how to win at the “game of life”. Hell, Milton Bradley’s “The Game of Life” from 1860 — still sold today — was the first popular board game in the United States. In the Real World,…
My mother owned an art gallery for nearly 40 years, and I literally grew up surrounded by art. Because of my background in the art world, I was both intrigued and a little wary of this new investment platform. Masterworks allows regular joes to buy shares of art masterpieces as an investment. My personal finance…
With the World Cup on, I’ve been thinking about all the parents currently spending $3,500 to $7,000 a year on travel league soccer, dreaming their child might one day wear the national team jersey. Some elite club families are spending $8,000 to $15,000 a year once you add tournament travel, hotels, and private training. Watching…
Mint was one of the first free online budgeting apps when it launched in 2007. I used it when it was first released. Intuit purchased Mint in 2009 and recently shut Mint.com down. Current users are now forced to find a replacement. Here are the 7 best Mint alternatives worth considering. NOTE: I’ve used all…
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The first half of 2026 has seen significant headline-driven market uncertainty, from geopolitical events to inflation risk. Given the level of uncertainty, many investors might have assumed that equity markets would be down midway through the year. Yet, the S&P 500 has posted positive returns (hitting several all-time highs earlier in the year) amidst continued…
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25-00712(2).pdf Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 07/07/2026 – 17:35 Case ID 25-00712 Forum FINRA Document Type Motion to Vacate Claimants Kestra Financial, Inc. Kestra Investment Services, LLC Respondents James Eddins II Neutrals Lynne M. Gomez Hearing Site New Orleans, LA Award Document 25-00712(2).pdf Documentum DocID cebbc2c4 Award Date Official Wed, 12/24/2025 – 12:00 Related Content On…
As soon as you hear that your employer might go public, questions start piling up. Should you exercise your stock options now? What’s that going to cost you? Should you sell everything at once? Hold some of it? What’s the tax bill going to look like? How is this going to change your life? No…