Since their invention in the 1970s, retirement accounts like the 401(k) and the traditional IRA have been touted as ideal ways to tuck money away for retirement. And in many ways, they live up to the hype. Tax-free growth of tax-deductible contributions to these vehicles really lets you rack up gains without being held back by tax concerns along the way. As with most choices in life, however, this...
Since their invention in the 1970s, retirement accounts like the 401(k) and the traditional IRA have been touted as ideal ways to tuck money away for retirement. And in many ways, they live up to the hype. Tax-free growth of tax-deductible contributions to these vehicles really lets you rack up gains without being held back by tax concerns along the way. As with most choices in life, however, this one comes with trade-offs. Although postponing taxes -- and simply managing the taxation of this money -- has its obvious benefits, retirement accounts have their downsides too. To this end, here's a closer look at five reasons why you might not want to keep all of your retirement savings in an IRA or 401(k) . Continue reading
The wallpaper is the real star of the film. | Image: A24 The Kane Parsons' film Backrooms is expected to earn up to $90 million in its opening weekend after pulling down $38 million on Friday alone. That's not only above expectations , but absolutely obliterates A24's previous opening weekend record of $25.5 million for Alex Garland's Civil War . It's also a better opening day than The Mandalorian...
The wallpaper is the real star of the film. | Image: A24 The Kane Parsons' film Backrooms is expected to earn up to $90 million in its opening weekend after pulling down $38 million on Friday alone. That's not only above expectations , but absolutely obliterates A24's previous opening weekend record of $25.5 million for Alex Garland's Civil War . It's also a better opening day than The Mandalorian and Grogu , which only pulled down $33.7 million on its way to a total $81.6 million for the weekend. That also means that Backrooms is an incredibly profitable movie, with an estimated $10 million budget. By comparison, the latest Star Wars disappointment cost $165 million and was considered affordable c … Read the full story at The Verge.
Key PointsRipple Effect bought 739,723 shares of NextDecade last quarter, with an estimated transaction value of $4.21 million based on average first-quarter 2026 prices.
Key PointsRipple Effect bought 739,723 shares of NextDecade last quarter, with an estimated transaction value of $4.21 million based on average first-quarter 2026 prices.
What To Own Before A Bond Market Crisis Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance As I wrote last week, foreign Treasury selling with yields already on the rise has perked up my attention. For decades, investors have treated U.S. Treasuries as the ultimate safe haven. In nearly every major panic, money rushed into government bonds, not away from them. But with deficits surging, interest costs climbing, an...
What To Own Before A Bond Market Crisis Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance As I wrote last week, foreign Treasury selling with yields already on the rise has perked up my attention. For decades, investors have treated U.S. Treasuries as the ultimate safe haven. In nearly every major panic, money rushed into government bonds, not away from them. But with deficits surging, interest costs climbing, and foreign demand for Treasuries no longer as unquestioned as it once was , some investors have started asking a different question: if the Treasury market itself ever came under severe stress, what assets could potentially hold up best? The answer is far from straightforward, and it is important to emphasize that a true Treasury crisis remains a relatively low-probability scenario because the entire global financial system is built around the assumption that U.S. government debt remains stable. Still, in a worst-case bond market environment, some assets appear structurally better positioned than others, so I wanted to explore potential ideas. The first thing to understand is that a Treasury market crisis would likely not look like a normal recession or stock-market decline. It would probably involve some combination of rapidly rising yields, liquidity stress, foreign selling, repo-market dysfunction, and emergency intervention by the Federal Reserve. In that environment, traditional portfolio assumptions could break down. Assets that usually offset equity weakness might suddenly move in the same direction as stocks, while investors search for anything perceived as insulated from sovereign debt instability or inflation risk. Gold is usually the first asset investors discuss in this context, and for understandable reasons. Gold does not depend on the fiscal credibility of any government, has no counterparty risk, and has historically performed best during periods of monetary instability, negative real interest rates, or declining confidence in fiat currencies. If policymakers...
hapabapa/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Despite reaching multiyear lows earlier this year due to a disappointing outlook, Novo Nordisk ( NVO ) is closing the gap with its main rival, Eli Lilly ( LLY ), with shares of the Danish drugmaker adding 22% over the past three months compared to the U.S. pharma giant’s ~5% rise. Many analysts attribute the upsurge to the Wegovy pill, an oral version of ...
hapabapa/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Despite reaching multiyear lows earlier this year due to a disappointing outlook, Novo Nordisk ( NVO ) is closing the gap with its main rival, Eli Lilly ( LLY ), with shares of the Danish drugmaker adding 22% over the past three months compared to the U.S. pharma giant’s ~5% rise. Many analysts attribute the upsurge to the Wegovy pill, an oral version of the company’s blockbuster weight loss injectable semaglutide launched earlier this year. While Eli Lilly ( LLY ) introduced its competing product, Foundayo, last month, the Zepbound maker seems to be struggling to negate Novo’s ( NVO ) first-mover advantage. U.S. prescriptions for the two once-daily pills, a closely watched metric indicating their early commercial success, appear to favor Novo ( NVO ), according to IQVIA ( IQV ) data sourced by analysts. During the first week of their respective launches, the Wegovy pill racked up roughly 18,410 U.S. prescriptions in January, while Foundayo garnered only 3,707 scripts last month. “Despite Wall Street skepticism, Novo Nordisk A/S is starting to catch up with Eli Lilly, the market leader in the GLP-1s market,” claimed SA analyst ALLKA Research , reiterating a Strong Buy rating on the stock. The analyst argued that since the FDA approved the Wegovy pill in December, Novo ( NVO ) “has been gradually recovering lost ground in the GLP-1 market, while demand for its rival, Lilly's ( LLY ) Foundayo (orforglipron), is still weak since its launch in April.” Analyst Manika Premsingh , who has a Buy rating on NVO, agreed, noting that the Wegovy pill, as well as Novo's ( NVO ) newly launched Ozempic pill for diabetes, boosted its shares last month. “While the company is still not out of the woods, the first fruits of its labor to get back on track are beginning to show,” Premsingh opined. However, Eli Lilly ( LLY ), which has added approximately 30% this month compared to Novo’s ( NVO ) 13% gain, received a slew of bullish views on Seek...
Ripple Effect Asset Management LP disclosed a purchase of 438,720 XPLR Infrastructure, LP (NYSE:XIFR) shares in its May 14, 2026, SEC filing, an estimated $4.52 million trade based on quarterly average pricing. According to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing dated May 14, 2026, Ripple Effect Asset Management bought 438,720 additional shares of XPLR Infrastructure, LP. The estimated ...
Ripple Effect Asset Management LP disclosed a purchase of 438,720 XPLR Infrastructure, LP (NYSE:XIFR) shares in its May 14, 2026, SEC filing, an estimated $4.52 million trade based on quarterly average pricing. According to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing dated May 14, 2026, Ripple Effect Asset Management bought 438,720 additional shares of XPLR Infrastructure, LP. The estimated transaction value was $4.52 million, based on the mean unadjusted close during the first quarter of 2026. The stake’s value at quarter-end rose by $5.96 million, reflecting both the purchase and underlying share price appreciation. XPLR Infrastructure, LP operates at scale within the North American clean energy sector, leveraging a portfolio of contracted renewable and natural gas assets to deliver predictable income. The company's strategy centers on acquiring and managing long-term infrastructure projects with stable, recurring cash flows. Its competitive edge lies in its focus on contracted revenues and diversified asset base across renewable and conventional energy sources. Continue reading
Market downturns can be hard on the nerves, but they are terrific opportunities to buy shares of good stocks at a cheap price. It played out in the first quarter, as many of the large tech stocks tanked in the early part of the year and their valuations sank to recent lows. Investors sold when valuations got too high late last year and early this year, then bought back in in March when valuations ...
Market downturns can be hard on the nerves, but they are terrific opportunities to buy shares of good stocks at a cheap price. It played out in the first quarter, as many of the large tech stocks tanked in the early part of the year and their valuations sank to recent lows. Investors sold when valuations got too high late last year and early this year, then bought back in in March when valuations plummeted. Since then, large tech stocks have been on a tear. The Nasdaq Composite has jumped 24.7% since April 1 and continues to hit new all-time highs. The S&P 500 has soared 15.9% since then to also hit new highs. Continue reading
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is one of the top stocks to buy for the long-term. On May 20, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) affirmed its push for opportunities around enterprise AI applications and on-device AI processing. The company launched the Surface Pro for Business and Surface Laptop for Business. The refreshed Surface devices run on Intel’s Core Ultra-Series […]
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is one of the top stocks to buy for the long-term. On May 20, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) affirmed its push for opportunities around enterprise AI applications and on-device AI processing. The company launched the Surface Pro for Business and Surface Laptop for Business. The refreshed Surface devices run on Intel’s Core Ultra-Series […]
Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) is one of the top stocks to buy for the long-term. On May 21, Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) received complaints from European Union consumer groups over claims it does little to protect users on its platform from financial scams. The European Consumer Organization BEUC and 29 member groups have already filed […]
Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) is one of the top stocks to buy for the long-term. On May 21, Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) received complaints from European Union consumer groups over claims it does little to protect users on its platform from financial scams. The European Consumer Organization BEUC and 29 member groups have already filed […]