How to Find Your VantageScore 4.0 Credit Score

Mortgage lenders have long used three key FICO scores — 2, 4 and 5 —  to determine home loan eligibility. Now, there are a couple of new score models on the block that could make it easier for people with certain types of debt or limited credit history to get a mortgage.  Lenders can now […]

How to beat Iran’s internet kill switch

I grew up in the Soviet Union and learned early that the walls had ears, letters were opened, and you never knew who was listening to your phone calls. My parents and grandparents spoke in half‑sentences. We were what Soviet dissident Natan Sharansky called “doublethinkers,” saying what the state wanted to hear while thinking the […]

These bonds protect against inflation. How to optimize them for your portfolio

Investors’ inflation fears are reawakening as oil prices resume their ascent and peace talks between the U.S. and Iran remain tenuous. A bond that adjusts for higher consumer costs might be what it takes to assuage some of those worries. President Donald Trump on Saturday called off plans to send U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and […]

How Gen Z investors can cope with stock market volatility

Specker/vedfelt | Digitalvision | Getty Images Amid the U.S. war with Iran, some young investors have gotten their first taste of market volatility. “An early decline can make the market feel unusually dangerous when volatility is a normal part of long-term investing,” said certified financial planner Douglas Boneparth, president and founder of Bone Fide Wealth, a […]

Iran War: How to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz

With a tenuous two-week ceasefire in the war between the US and Iran, the Strait of Hormuz is the center of attention. The Iranians are threatening to turn it into a permanent tollbooth, although they have agreed to allow some seaborne traffic — in “coordination” with their armed forces — while hostilities are temporarily suspended. […]

How to save money on flights as airlines raise prices

Travelers in Terminal 1 at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, March 1, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images For budget conscious travelers, it’s gotten harder to escape the rising cost of airfare in recent weeks. Airlines are raising bag fees, adding fuel surcharges and cutting flight schedules to manage the […]

How to trade the key earnings of the week from NYSE insider Jay Woods

(PRO Views are exclusive to PRO subscribers, giving them insight on the news of the day direct from a real investing pro. See the full discussion above.) While traders are set to continue focusing on the U.S.-Iran war, New York Stock Exchange insider Jay Woods is watching two key companies reporting earnings on Wednesday. Delta […]

How investors can approach markets’ ‘choppy, bumpy ride’: analyst

Trevor Williams | DigitalVision | Getty Images The stock market rallied on Tuesday, the last trading day of March, inspired by hopes for an end to the Iran war. But it was not an easy month for investors. In March, the S&P 500, Dow Jones and Nasdaq indices each fell around 5% — capping off […]