Before becoming the owner of the NFL’s Carolina Panthers and MLS’s Charlotte FC, David Tepper made his name (and money) through Appaloosa Management, a global hedge fund he founded. Tepper, whose net worth is around $20 billion, is one of the top 100 richest people in the world. Needless to say, he’s had success in […]
Financial advisor and columnist Brandon Renfro My wife and I bought long-term care policies 25 years ago when they were relatively cheap. Now, our premiums have increased for the third time to over $500 per month and will rise again in six years. I figure I’ve already paid about $72,000 in premiums. Now, in our […]
Stock market indexes are formed by grouping companies according to specific criteria — and they are often used as comparison points for an investor’s own portfolio. The most popular and important index is the S&P 500, which tracks the largest 500 public U.S. companies. When it comes to benchmarks, the S&P 500 is the benchmark. […]
The past few weeks have been tough for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) shareholders. The stock’s now sitting 15% below its December high, sliding all the way back to where it was trading in late 2021. This is weakness that most investors just aren’t accustomed to seeing from this frequent Wall Street favorite. If you’re interested in […]
Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) shares returned 441% over the last five years, largely driven by market share gains against Intel in central processing units (CPUs). The company’s opportunity selling graphics processing units (GPUs) to data centers could be even bigger and support another major run for shareholders in the next decade. The demand for […]
There are few people in the world better at Instagram than Selena Gomez. The actor, singer and entrepreneur is the most-followed woman on the platform, with a staggering 429 million users following her account. But in a recent appearance at the 2024 TIME 100 Summit, the 31-year-old said getting off of the app was one […]
Many investors have a list of stocks they are keeping their eye on. Some might be stocks already in the portfolio that could be added to, and others could be stocks to keep an eye on as future portfolio additions. Keeping track of potential stock buys can help investors make more informed decisions, and keep […]
Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk gets in a Tesla car as he leaves a hotel in Beijing, China May 31, 2023. Tingshu Wang | Reuters Tesla CEO Elon Musk arrived in Beijing on Sunday on an unannounced visit, where he is expected to meet senior officials to discuss the rollout of Full Self-Driving software and […]
Meredith Tabbone first decided to buy and renovate a cheap home in Italy to reconnect with her family history. More than four years and nearly half a million dollars later, her 1-euro home journey has given her a new perspective on work, life, friendships and happiness. Tabbone, 44, is a financial advisor in Chicago. In […]
There’s a vast and complicated industry around planning for life in retirement, but if you’re thinking about how you can call it quits earlier or live more luxuriously when you do retire, the calculus can be remarkably simple. “The big knob you can turn is cost of living,” says Tommy Sikes, a certified financial planner […]
After three decades researching human hope and happiness, I discovered a method you can use to measure your happiness. It’s based on this simple equation: Hope ÷ Hunger = Happiness This math formula — hope divided by hunger equals happiness — says that the more hopeful and less hungry you are, the happier you become. […]
Jeff Bezos doesn’t let his responsibilities — executive chairman of Amazon, owner of Blue Origin, being a billionaire investor — get in the way of his slow-moving morning routine. The 60-year-old kicks off every day like a lot of people do: dragging his feet and scrolling on his smartphone, he recently told the “Lex Fridman Podcast.” […]
