Finance

These 3 areas of the stock market will be the most likely winners of a Fed rate cut, strategist says

Liz Young, SoFi's Head of Investment StrategyCourtesy of SoFiThe Fed has kicked off its policy meeting, and investors expect it to conclude with a rate cut.This anticipation has helped drive moment...

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Elon Musk's $1 trillion pay package could help Tesla 'get his attention,' finance professor says

Tesla CEO Elon Musk in Germany on Friday.Patrick Pleul/Pool via ReutersElon Musk's potential $1 trillion pay deal might make sense, one finance professor says.Derek Horstmeyer says it could make Mu...

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A 90-year-old Supreme Court precedent protecting Fed independence is on its deathbed

Lisa Cook is suing President Donald Trump after he tried to fire her from the Federal Reserve's board of governors. The legal challenge leans on a 90-year-old Supreme Court case that is on its last...

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Issac Newton was Right about Motion…and People

But is Inertia in Retirement Saving Always a Bad Thing? Most people probably know the portion of Issac Newton’s First Law of Motion that describes inertia: “objects at rest tend to stay at r...

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CRA and government are getting in the way of a more certain tax system to our detriment

Building a good tax system is not easy. The Scottish economist Adam Smith, in his 1776 book The Wealth of Nations, said a good tax system should have the following tenets: Equity: taxa...

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I attended an event for retail investors to swap ideas. It showed just how bullish everyday traders are on the market.

Anthony Pompliano chats with Dave Mazza, CEO of Roundhill Investments, at the Independent Investor Summit in New York City on September 12, 2025.Samuel O'Brient, Business InsiderThe Independent Inv...

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What Stock Allocations Do Advisors Suggest and Does It Impact Clients?

The brief’s key findings are: Our recent research suggests that older retirement investors tend to be overly pessimistic about stocks. Using new survey data, we explore how fi...

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Robinhood CEO shares how he's better-positioned than big banks — and where he struggles

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev said said banking incumbents have "certain benefits," but can't move as fast.Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesRobinhood CEO Vlad Tenev laid out the advantages and disadvantages he...

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I left Bain to launch a startup solving a problem I faced every day. Consulting skills helped, but here's what I had to pick up on my own.

Daphne Tay left Bain to start an AI startup solving a daily work pain. Consulting skills helped, but sales and the startup playbook she learned from scratch.BluenteDaphne Tay left Bain to solve a d...

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The Fed is likely to cut rates for the first time this year. Here's what that means for credit cards and housing costs.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell could announce the first rate cut of the year.Kent Nishimura/Getty ImagesThe Federal Reserve is likely to announce its first rate cut of 2025 this week.The Fed meeting follo...

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From the bench to the boardroom: What sports taught me about winning in finance

Sara Naison-Tarajano, Goldman Sachs' global head of private wealth management capital markets and the firm's Apex family office business.Goldman SachsSara Naison-Tarajano's sports background shaped...

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OpenAI hires xAI's former finance chief

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (left) and Elon Musk (right).Halil Sagirkaya/Anadolu via Getty Images; Marco Ravagli/Future Publishing via Getty ImagesOpenAI hired xAI's former finance chief, Mike Liberatore...

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Mortgage regulator Bill Pulte has posted at least 13 agency orders on his personal X account

Bill Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance AgencyRicky Carioti/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesBill Pulte runs the Federal Housing Finance Agency and has accused Fed Governor Lisa ...

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Balances Grow, But So Does Share In Equities

Do participants understand their exposure to risk? It’s always interesting to look at Vanguard’s most recent edition of “How America Saves,” which summarizes the previous year’s activity for...

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I dove deep into the SportsCenter of Silicon Valley

Getty Images; Tyler Le/BIAt the defense tech and data juggernaut Palantir's customer conference in early September, CEO Alex Karp joined the online talk show "TBPN" to take a victory lap. "We're cr...

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Who is Lisa Cook? Meet the Fed governor Trump said he fired but is refusing to leave

President Donald Trump isn't backing down from his effort to fire Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook.Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump isn't backing down from his fight with Federal Reser...

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Veteran investor John Rogers shares 3 tips for young people to get ahead — and his advice for wealthy parents

Danny Moloshok/ReutersJohn Rogers says young people should follow their passions, nurture their networks, and keep their promises.The Ariel Investments chief says kids of wealthy parents should pur...

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'I like not-working better': A millennial who once made $300,000 secretly juggling jobs tells us why he scaled back

Getty Images; Tyler Le/BIJohn, a software engineer, made $300,000 a year, secretly working two remote jobs.But after one job loss and a return-to-office push, he's decided to stop chasing "overempl...

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Elon Musk's xAI lays off hundreds of workers tasked with training Grok

VINCENT FEURAY/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty ImagesXAI laid off about a third of its data annotation team, reducing staff by about 500 workers.The layoffs follow a strategic shift to prioritize speciali...

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I left a career spanning Goldman Sachs and tech to become a hiking guide. The 75% pay cut was worth it.

Cliff Goldstein is now a hiking guide.Courtesy of Hike with CliffCliff Goldstein worked in wealth management and then in tech startups.He decided to trade a salary of more than $250,000 for his dre...

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Inside the personal finances of a MAGA influencer turned diplomatic nominee

Nick Adams, Trump's nominee to be US Ambassador to Malaysia, made almost $50,000 from Cameo since the beginning of 2024.Philip Cheung for The Washington Post via Getty ImagesTrump nominated author ...

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