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Retirees use layered cash tactics to ride out market swings FinancialSumo
Personal Finance
  • September 21, 2026, 11:46 PM
  • POST BY WALTER UPDEGRAVE

Retirees use layered cash tactics to ride out market swings

Retirees facing choppy markets have to decide how much cash to keep handy and where to stash it so they can pay the bills when investments drop. Here's how to set up withdrawals and guard against inflation.

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Gold draws investors back after Fed rate hike FinancialSumo
Investing
  • September 21, 2026, 3:32 PM
  • POST BY Walter Updegrave

Gold draws investors back after Fed rate hike

The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates for the first time in years. With stocks still expensive and uncertainty running high, investors are looking at gold again as a possible safe haven.

Buffett tells investors: Don't bail out when markets drop FinancialSumo
Personal Finance
  • September 21, 2026, 10:23 AM
  • POST BY Walter Updegrave

Buffett tells investors: Don't bail out when markets drop

Warren Buffett's playbook for bear markets is simple: stay invested and look for bargains when stocks fall. Here's how his thinking fits with index funds-and why missing the market's best days can hurt your returns.

Two ETFs give investors broad market reach without the hassle FinancialSumo
Personal Finance
  • September 21, 2026, 10:16 AM
  • POST BY Walter Updegrave

Two ETFs give investors broad market reach without the hassle

With just two ETFs-VTI and VXUS-investors can own thousands of U.S. and international stocks. This helps spread risk by company size, sector, and geography, all without picking individual stocks.

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Federal Reserve Raises Rates as Trumpflation and AI Costs Pressure Markets FinancialSumo
Markets
  • September 21, 2026, 2:03 AM

Federal Reserve Raises Rates as Trumpflation and AI Costs Pressure Markets

ETF buyers face limited Anthropic exposure ahead of IPO FinancialSumo
Investing
  • September 20, 2026, 6:12 PM

ETF buyers face limited Anthropic exposure ahead of IPO

Bond Market Signals Investor Anxiety Over Inflation and Rate Hikes FinancialSumo
Investing
  • September 20, 2026, 9:51 AM

Bond Market Signals Investor Anxiety Over Inflation and Rate Hikes

Stock Market Valuations Signal Caution for 2026 Growth Outlook FinancialSumo
Investing
  • September 20, 2026, 7:18 AM

Stock Market Valuations Signal Caution for 2026 Growth Outlook

AI Stock Surge Sets Stage for Market Reset FinancialSumo
Investing
  • September 20, 2026, 7:14 AM

AI Stock Surge Sets Stage for Market Reset

Microsoft stock hovers near record as AI spending and dividend rise FinancialSumo
Stocks
  • September 20, 2026, 6:22 AM

Microsoft stock hovers near record as AI spending and dividend rise

IBM dividend growth stalls as inflation outpaces payout increases FinancialSumo
Stocks
  • September 19, 2026, 8:21 PM

IBM dividend growth stalls as inflation outpaces payout increases

SpaceX IPO Valuation Shock Triggers Investor Caution FinancialSumo
Investing
  • September 19, 2026, 9:44 AM

SpaceX IPO Valuation Shock Triggers Investor Caution

Disciplined Investing Turns Modest Contributions Into Million Dollar Portfolios FinancialSumo
Personal Finance
  • September 19, 2026, 6:51 AM

Disciplined Investing Turns Modest Contributions Into Million Dollar Portfolios

QCR Holdings dividend hike puts stock near year highs FinancialSumo
Stocks
  • September 19, 2026, 2:43 AM

QCR Holdings dividend hike puts stock near year highs

Eight U.S. Cities Where Retirees Find Top Live Music and Lower Costs FinancialSumo
Personal Finance
  • September 18, 2026, 8:13 PM

Eight U.S. Cities Where Retirees Find Top Live Music and Lower Costs

Buffett Exit and Surging Treasury Yields Test Wall Street Nerves FinancialSumo
Stocks
  • September 18, 2026, 12:19 PM

Buffett Exit and Surging Treasury Yields Test Wall Street Nerves

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S&P 500 valuation nears dot-com bubble levels as market risks grow FinancialSumo
Investing
  • September 22, 2026, 1:46 PM

S&P 500 valuation nears dot-com bubble levels as market risks grow

Why owning the whole stock market is still a smart way to invest FinancialSumo
Personal Finance
  • September 22, 2026, 1:43 PM

Why owning the whole stock market is still a smart way to invest

Buffett admits missing Google IPO was a costly mistake as Berkshire changes course on tech FinancialSumo
Investing
  • September 22, 2026, 1:39 PM

Buffett admits missing Google IPO was a costly mistake as Berkshire changes course on tech

Tech bets push VUG past IWO in growth ETF face-off FinancialSumo
Investing
  • September 22, 2026, 1:35 PM

Tech bets push VUG past IWO in growth ETF face-off

Costco's cash pile sparks talk of special dividend FinancialSumo
Investing
  • September 22, 2026, 1:32 PM

Costco's cash pile sparks talk of special dividend

New Hope cuts convertible note price after special dividend decision FinancialSumo
Stocks
  • September 22, 2026, 11:04 AM

New Hope cuts convertible note price after special dividend decision

Nasdaq sets new record as Dow drops on financial stock slide FinancialSumo
Stocks
  • September 22, 2026, 10:24 AM

Nasdaq sets new record as Dow drops on financial stock slide

Fed rate hike shakes markets, puts silver in the spotlight FinancialSumo
Investing
  • September 22, 2026, 7:52 AM

Fed rate hike shakes markets, puts silver in the spotlight

How compound interest turns small investments into real long-term gains FinancialSumo
Personal Finance
  • September 22, 2026, 7:47 AM

How compound interest turns small investments into real long-term gains

Bond yields hit nineteen-year high, shaking up income investing FinancialSumo
Investing
  • September 22, 2026, 5:14 AM

Bond yields hit nineteen-year high, shaking up income investing

Anthropic IPO aims for $100 billion as S&P 500 funds quietly pull ahead FinancialSumo
Investing
  • September 22, 2026, 5:09 AM

Anthropic IPO aims for $100 billion as S&P 500 funds quietly pull ahead

Henry Boot shares drop after interim loss and dividend suspension FinancialSumo
Earnings
  • September 22, 2026, 3:34 AM

Henry Boot shares drop after interim loss and dividend suspension

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