On the heels of a massive publicity push, families have signed up about 3 million kids for Trump accounts, according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury — well ahead of the July launch date. The “free money” is likely a major incentive. The federal government has said it will …
Another week when “It could’ve been worse” passes for a declaration of victory on Wall Street, as traders navigate mini-crashes rolling through one sector after the next and investors try to draw nourishment from the relative outperformance of a majority of stocks. The S & P 500 was about flat …
As college graduates fully enter adulthood and begin their search for jobs and fulfilling careers, there’s another task that they should get started on: saving for retirement. Responsibilities will begin to pile up and it could be easy to push aside investing, especially living on a tight budget. But getting to …
The world of exchange-traded funds is about to face an unprecedented storm of new product launches. A fund industry that has already seen enormous growth in recent decades may soon close to double its presence in the market — and do so in just one month. That’s because of a …