The Standard & Poor’s 500 index, or S&P 500, is perhaps the world’s most well-known stock index. The index contains 500 of the largest publicly traded companies in the U.S., making it a bellwether for…

At 10 years before retirement, investment priorities often begin to shift. The focus typically moves from maximizing growth to protecting accumulated savings while managing risk and preparing for future income. Portfolios at this stage commonly combine growth-oriented assets with stabilizing investments to help limit volatility and support a smoother transition…

With interest rates somewhat in flux, savers and investors might have to search a little bit harder to find the best returns from relatively safe investments such as money market funds. Money market funds invest in short-term securities issued by governments and corporations and are available from several different brokers…

Key takeaways Passive income can help you build wealth in addition to your primary job, as a supplement to your retirement savings or even as a full-time gig after a while. Ideally, passive income doesn’t involve any extra work, but most options involve at least some work upfront to ensure…

The Supreme Court ruling that struck down the Trump administration’s tariffs imposed under an economic emergency declaration could open the door to billions of dollars in tariff refunds for businesses, though the ruling didn’t specify a process for handling those refunds. The Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump’s tariffs enacted under…