How to check your credit score and spot suspicious inquiries in your report
Staying on top of your credit score is essential for borrowers in the country, especially as lenders increasingly rely on bureau data to assess creditworthiness. A periodic review of one’s credit report can help in detecting inaccuracies and mistakes. This can prevent identity fraud and maintain healthy personal loan, home loan, and credit card eligibility. […]
How to graduate college with little to no student loans
For the most part, college costs continue to rise, along with the amount students borrow to cover the tab. However, there is an exception. Overall, college tuition has jumped by 5.6% annually, on average, since 1983, significantly outpacing other household expenses, according to a study by J.P. Morgan Asset Management. But when broken down by institution […]
Make the most of health care expenses before end of year
Momo Productions | Digitalvision | Getty Images As health-care costs continue to climb, you may want to make sure you’re not leaving valuable tax breaks or pre-tax dollars on the table this year. Rising premiums, steeper deductibles and higher out-of-pocket maximums have put more pressure on household budgets, making year-end planning important, experts say. Among […]
One fintech stock is on fire in 2025. How to bet on more gains using options
I was asked Wednesday about why certain stocks were in an options overwriting fund that, after starting out the year strong, has recently been underperforming. Although I am not one of its fund managers, I do have insight into the investment approach involved. At their core, most option overwriting strategies involve a long position in […]
Meta has taken a beating of late. How to buy the dip with less risk using options
META dropped 9% despite an earnings beat, due to a $15.93 billion one-time tax charge mentioned in their earnings call on Oct. 29. This happened even after they beat revenue and EPS estimates. Since then, META has dropped an eye-popping 20% and is finally showing signs of finding a bottom. Moments like these, where a […]
VISA's CMO On How To Future-Proof Your Career – YouTube
Frank Cooper, the Chief Marketing Officer at VISA, joins Forbes senior writer Jabari Young on The Enterprise Zone at Nasdaq MarketSite. Source link
Tesla fell after Musk’s pay package was approved. How to play the volatility with options
Tesla (TSLA) shareholders approved CEO Elon Musk’s potential $1 trillion pay package Thursday, with more than three-quarters of all stock holders approving this historic package. This plan has high hurdles for Musk and the $1 trillion payday only fully kicks in when TSLA achieves a market cap of roughly $8.5 trillion. I want to use […]
Market volatility is picking up. How to use option spreads to protect and maximize returns
Stock returns aren’t normally distributed. Very small daily returns occur more frequently than a normal distribution would suggest, and very large daily returns also occur more frequently than a normal distribution would suggest. The “average” move, perhaps unintuitively, occurs less frequently than a normal distribution would imply. If this doesn’t make sense, imagine a room […]
Mutual fund capital gains payouts are coming. Here’s how to avoid it
Violetastoimenova | E+ | Getty Images LAS VEGAS — As 2025 winds down, many investors are bracing for year-end mutual fund distributions, which can trigger a hefty tax bill for assets held in a taxable brokerage account. But there are strategies to avoid the payout, experts say. For 2025, “you’ve got some pretty eye-watering numbers,” […]
How to pick a plan as health insurance premiums rise
A poster reads “Affordable Care Act Premiums Will Rise More Than 75%” as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) (2nd-L), accompanied by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) (L), speaks at a news conference to call on Republicans to pass Affordable Care Act tax breaks on Capitol Hill on Sept. 16, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik […]