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How Apple's Lazy AI Strategy Could Crush the Competition
1+ hour, 35+ min ago (797+ words) Apple (AAPL) plans $14B in 2026 capex while Amazon, Microsoft, Meta and Alphabet plan $650B combined. Apple outsources AI to partners like Alphabet's Gemini instead of building proprietary infrastructure. Apple holds $130B in cash and returned $104.7B to shareholders in fiscal 2025. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL | AAPL…...
Retirees Need 7.7% More for Healthcare, COLA Gives Them 2.16%
1+ hour, 37+ min ago (914+ words) Healthcare costs rose 7.7% while Social Security COLA increased just 2.16%. This mismatch forces retirees back to work. Personal savings rate collapsed from 6.2% to 3.6% in under two years as spending outpaces income growth. Consumer sentiment at 56.4 sits near recessionary territory. Readings below…...
A $1 Million 401(k) In Retirement Can Still Cost You Six Figures Without These 5 Moves
2+ hour, 42+ min ago (433+ words) $1M in a 401(k) exceeds 95% of American retirement balances but creates tax traps costing six figures. RMDs starting at age 73 can push income into 24% or 32% tax brackets without early Roth conversions. Income exceeding $106K individual or $212K joint triggers $2K to $5K in annual Medicare IRMAA…...
This "Forgotten" Dividend Aristocrat Is 25% Undervalued and Effectively Yields More Than a Treasury Bond
21+ hour, 11+ min ago (902+ words) Brown-Forman trades at 17x earnings versus a 34x historical median. Stock is down 64% from its 2020 peak. Capital spending cuts drove higher free cash flow despite declining operating cash flow in the most recent year. Brown-Forman has raised dividends for 42 consecutive years. Total…...
3 Midstream Dividend ETFs Yielding Over 5% That Are Also Beating the Market
21+ hour, 12+ min ago (703+ words) Midstream dividend ETFs have outperformed classic income vehicles with double the yield. Top midstream ETFs currently yield between 5.65% and 7.73%. Midstream dividend ETFs are an underrated way to derive income from the stock market, mainly because Wall Street is still overlooking…...
Social Security's Disappointing 2026 COLA: The Numbers Don't Lie
21+ hour, 13+ min ago (477+ words) The 2.8% COLA is significantly smaller than the 8.7% in 2023 and 5.9% in 2022. Medicare premiums rising from $185 to $202.90 will consume a substantial portion of the benefit increase. Social Security benefits have lost around 20% of buying power since 2010 per The Senior Citizens League. Social…...
Ray Dalio Sours On America And Sold These Tech Stocks
21+ hour, 14+ min ago (860+ words) Bridgewater reduced Microsoft, Meta and Alphabet holdings in Q4 over concerns about AI capital spending failing to justify returns. Meta's AI spending exceeded $100B in a single year, raising investor skepticism about return on investment. Dalio added Nvidia, Broadcom, Oracle, Adobe and…...
Top 10 States That Get the Most Federal Dollars Per Resident
21+ hour, 19+ min ago (586+ words) Federal obligations per capita range from under $12,000 to over $24,000 depending on the state. Alaska leads at $24,796 per resident from remote geography, military presence, and federal land management across 60% of state. Virginia ranks second at $23,975 per capita with Pentagon, CIA, and…...
Warren Buffett's Last Move Was Selling Amazon And Buying This Stock Instead
21+ hour, 20+ min ago (730+ words) Buffett sold 7.7M Amazon shares (75% of the position) and invested $352M in NYT stock. NYT stock has risen 52.8% over the past year to $75.50 per share. NYT digital subscriptions grew 780K year over year to 12.21M. Revenue increased 10.4% to $802.3M. Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A), one of…...
The 10 Counties With the Highest Property Taxes in California
21+ hour, 20+ min ago (859+ words) California's 0.74% effective property tax rate is below the 0.99% national average but high home values create large absolute bills. Marin County has California's highest median annual property tax at $5,500 despite having just a 0.63% effective rate. Proposition 13 locks assessed value at purchase…...