Photo by Sandy Millar on Unsplash Wow, I just realized it’s been a long time since I did a roundup! I hope I haven’t gotten rusty. First, podcasts. I went on the Big Technology podcast to talk about AI taking jobs, and why humanity could end up being just fine no matter how good AI…
Canada’s Manufacturing Sector Faces Sharp Decline Amid Tariffs And Trade Uncertainty Canada’s manufacturing sector shrank for the fifth month in a row, with the S&P Global Canada Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) falling to 45.6 in June, down from 46.1 in May — well below the neutral 50 mark that separates growth from contraction, according…
I’ve got some good news for readers: I’ve dusted off my crystal ball. This means I’ve got direct insight into which growth stocks will double over the next three years. Key Points Finding growth stocks with double-up potential over the next three years is the name of the game for most investors. That’s easier said…
For investors seeking reliable passive income, Dividend Kings — companies with 50 or more consecutive years of dividend increases –are a compelling choice. Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) and Lowe’s (NYSE:LOW) stand out as two such stalwarts, offering stability, growth, and consistent payouts. These industry leaders in consumer staples and home improvement have demonstrated resilience through economic cycles,…
Vanguard is among the top exchange traded fund (ETF) providers, and actually was a pioneer of this industry. Indeed, the fact that ETFs probably wouldn’t exist if not for Vanguard is a fact that many investors may not necessarily be aware of, but it’s something I think about when considering which ETFs to invest in…
Key Points Precious metals, especially gold, have historically been dependable repositories of wealth in terms of value retainage, especially during periods of government unrest and financial instability. There are both advantages and disadvantages to owning a precious metal ETF as opposed to the physical metal. Ultimately, one’s preference will be dictated by personal risk tolerance,…
Israel Bombs Ports, Power Plant In Yemen After Month-Long Pause On Sunday Israel’s military launched airstrikes on three ports and a power facility against Houthi-controlled Yemen, resulting in the group launching a barrage of missiles in retaliation. Israel is calling the major new initiative ‘Operation Black Flag’. The Israeli military (IDF) announced it had targeted…
They say in Texas that everything is bigger, and there is every reason to believe this is 100% true. The second-largest state in the country and the most populous southern state, Texas, needs no introduction. Given that the state continues to grow, it’s no surprise that more and more people are looking to make Texas…
Luxury Housing Market No Longer Out Of Reach For Some ‘Move-Up’ Buyers: Report Authored by Mary Prenon via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Many people recall the Emmy Award–winning sitcom “The Jeffersons,” whose theme song references George and Weezie “moving on up.” Today, that trend is making a comeback in the luxury market, as “move-up”…
Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) has been a standout performer in 2025, climbing 18% year-to-date, driven by its dominance in the artificial intelligence (AI) chip market. After delivering staggering returns in recent years, the company continues to capture investor enthusiasm as AI adoption accelerates globally. However, earlier this year, concerns over U.S. chip export restrictions and broader market…
Gunman Ambushes Border Patrol Agents In Texas Amid Anti-ICE Rhetoric From Democrats Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin reported moments ago that a gunman wearing tactical gear and armed with a rifle ambushed U.S. Border Patrol agents at an auxiliary facility earlier this morning. This shooting comes amid increasingly hostile rhetoric directed at federal agents — primarily…
This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. The vast majority of investors don’t have hundreds of thousands to bet on each stock. Instead, they usually have a few thousand or less to spare each month out of their paycheck. This is…
Key Points Dividends play a significant role in an investor’s portfolio and if you’re looking for passive income, JEPI and SDIV won’t disappoint. Both the ETFs pay monthly dividends and have a yield higher than 10%. Are you ahead, or behind on retirement? SmartAsset’s free tool can match you with a financial advisor in minutes…
Sleeper Cells, Assassination, Death To America, & Nukes: Carlson’s Full Interview With Iranian President “I’m of the belief that we could very much, easily resolve the differences and conflicts with the United States through dialogue and talks,” Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told Tucker Carlson, based on the full interview (done remotely) released by the Tucker…
Key Events This Week: FOMC Minutes And Trump Tariff Deadline The week after payrolls is usually quiet for data (key US event on the calendar is the FOMC minutes on Wednesday) so all eyes will focus on Wednesday’s 90-day extension to the reciprocal tariffs announced on Liberation Day back on April 2nd. However, there are…
Tariff Time Again: Trump Sends Trade Letters Ahead Of Deadline, Threatens 10% Tariff On BRICS-Aligned Nations Trade tensions are once again front and center for investors as President Trump’s tariff deadline looms. On Sunday night, the president announced that the U.S. will begin sending tariff letters to major trading partners, warning of levies on countries that…
Given the amount of news flow we’re dealing with right now around Medicare, Medicaid, and all other proponents of Trump’s so-called “Big Beautiful Bill,” investors of all ages have plenty to consider when it comes to retirement planning. How Medicare evolves over time is anyone’s guess. Administrations change, and policies around how Medicare and other…
I have to admit, I enjoy watching and listening to personal finance expert Dave Ramsey from time to time. His enthusiasm around personal finance really is contagious. And say what you want about him, the man has some opinions – strong ones at that – about what individuals should and shouldn’t do in certain situations. …
Live Updates Live Coverage Updates appear automatically as they are published. Tesla Tumbles 9:38 am Tesla stock is reacting negatively to news of Elon Musk’s political ambitions. President Trump called the idea of starting a third party “ridiculous,” and investors seem to agree. Shares of the EV leader are down 7.8%. The Voo opened 0.3%…
What Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill Means For Your Wallet Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The One Big Beautiful Bill, which President Donald Trump signed on Independence Day, ushers in significant changes to Americans’ personal finances. Spanning nearly 1,000 pages, the legislation locks in Trump’s 2017 tax cuts and introduces new…
If you are looking for a safe way to invest and try to build a sizable retirement nest egg, ETFs are arguably the way to go. While there is no shortage of different investment strategies you can choose from, going with ETFs gives you a diversified stock portfolio to help protect your upside and downside. …
Proposed Gaza Ceasefire Details Revealed As Netanyahu Visits White House Monday With Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu set to visit the White House on Monday for the third time in President Trump’s second term, Associated Press has obtained a copy of the latest ceasefire proposal — which now incorporates a personal guarantee from Trump that…
In the world of investing, there is still something of an albatross around the idea that dividends are a smart strategy. As a dividend essentially gives you and other shareholders a small reward for owning stock in the company, it’s still grown in popularity over the years. Key Points This Redditor is surprised at just…
Key Points in This Article: Buy-and-hold investing rewards patience with compounding returns and reduced costs, ideal for long-term wealth creation. Microsoft’s (MSFT) diversified revenue, leadership in cloud and AI, and financial strength make it a resilient choice for permanent holding. MSFT’s innovation and adaptability ensure sustained growth, positioning it as the top stock to own…
As we get older and retirement grows nearer, we become more aware of our financial savings, investments, and assets. Overall, we wonder if we have enough. But how much should an individual have saved by 65? The experts tell us that financial savings goals vary based on lifestyle and income. However, safe retirement goals are…
Futures Drop Ahead Of July 9 Tariff Deadline US equity futures are weaker with investors on edge about the potential for more tariffs from the Trump administration as we head into the July 9 deadline which appears to have been rolled to Aug 1. As of 8:15am ET, S&P 500 contracts declined 0.2% although well off session lows after…
Costco (NYSE: COST) is not like any other major retailer. People have to pay to shop there. Over 136 million people have decided to do so. Last year, membership fees brought in $4.8 billion from its 891 warehouse locations. There are two primary levels of membership at Costco. One is “Gold” members who pay $65…
Are We Training Kids To Beat AI – Or Training AI To Beat Kids? Authored by Kay Rubacek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Commentary In a world racing to build smarter machines, a group of children just reminded us what real intelligence looks like. Various AI apps are seen on a smartphone screen in…
Wall Street Responds To ‘America Party’; Musk Denies, Calls Party Filing ‘Fake News’ Tesla shares tumbled in premarket trading in New York as investors weighed Elon Musk’s move to launch the new “America Party,” just one day after President Trump signed a tax-cut and spending bill into law—legislation Musk had publicly denounced. Although Musk has denied…
The author of a book on Bill Gates and the Gates Foundation talks to Michael E. Hartmann about the reaction to his book, the degree to which the foundation is representative of establishment philanthropy in America, the recent announcement that the foundation will increase its spend-out rate, and what happened to the (once-)cooperative grantmaking relationship…
The author of a book on Bill Gates and the Gates Foundation talks to Michael E. Hartmann about Melinda French Gates’ grantmaking, as well as potential aggressive policy reforms of philanthropy and whether they could ever be cooperatively pursued by those of different worldviews. Tim Schwab is an investigative journalist whose work has appeared in,…
This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. Blue-chip dividend stocks are shares of large, well-established, financially stable companies with a consistent and reliable performance history. They are often considered less risky and are a popular choice for long-term investors. Additionally, nearly…
Investor Greed Returns With A Vengeance Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestm,entAdvice.com, Retail investor greed again dominates market activity, echoing some of the same speculative behaviors seen during previous risk-on phases. Retail investors show heightened risk appetite across multiple metrics, from options trading to leveraged ETF flows, with little regard for valuation or macroeconomic headwinds….
Texas Flood Disaster: 81 Dead As Search Intensifies; Cloud Seeding Startup Denies Involvement The flash flood that sent a 30-foot wall of water surging down the Guadalupe River in Central Texas has claimed at least 81 lives as of early Monday morning. Law enforcement officials in Kerr County confirmed that at least ten girls from…
Google Bets Big On Nuclear Fusion Authored by Felicity Bradstock via OilPrice.com, Google signed the first direct corporate power purchase agreement for nuclear fusion energy with Commonwealth Fusion Systems. The global race to achieve commercial nuclear fusion is intensifying, with significant investments from the U.S., China, and the European Union. Nuclear fusion promises to deliver…
Fidelity has a pretty impressive roster of retiree-friendly ETFs (Exchange-Traded Funds), many of which have dividend yields on the high end. Indeed, as a retiree who lives off of passive income, it’s not all about going after the income ETF with the highest yield. It’s more about finding the perfect mix of low volatility, value,…
Tanker Explosion Reported At Russia’s Ust-Luga Seaport An ammonia leak during loading operations on the LPG tanker “Eco Wizard” reportedly triggered an explosion, resulting in the tanker sinking at one of Russia’s most strategically important ports, located in the Leningrad Region of northwest Russia on the Gulf of Finland. German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle reported that…
Germany’s Pension Ponzi Scheme Is Collapsing: What Comes Next Submitted by Thomas Kolbe If you’ve ever wanted to witness the slow-motion collapse of a Ponzi scheme, you might want to keep an eye on Germany’s public pension system. Rhetorically and politically sugar-coated as a “pay-as-you-go” system — where today’s workers finance the retirement of yesterday’s…
As always, I’m stoked to be able to bring you content from one of my favorite investors, Chris DeMuth Jr. Chris took the time to prepare his up-to-the-minute thoughts for Fringe Finance subscribers this week. I enjoy reading Chris as much as I love publishing him. In today’s piece, he recaps his thoughts from February,…
Ayatollah Khamenei Makes First Public Appearance Since War With Israel, US Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made his first public appearance since last month’s 12-day conflict between Iran and Israel, at the end of which the US sent B-2 bombers in an effort to destroy three key nuclear facilities. Khamenei attended a religious ceremony in…
The UK Aims To Entrench Its Influence In Estonia In Order To Lead The Arctic-Baltic Front Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, The possible deployment of nuclear-capable F-35As there, which could be equipped with US air-to-ground nukes since the UK no longer has its own, would give London a leading role in managing the joint…
Russia Army Captures Two More Settlements In 3rd Straight Month Of Advance In Ukraine’s East Russia’s military announced on Sunday that its forces had taken control of two additional settlements in eastern Ukraine, specifically one in the Donetsk region and the other in Kharkiv. The statements indicated the villages of Piddubne in Donetsk and Sobolivka…
In the United States, the Super Bowl is arguably the most significant sporting event and the most-watched television event every year. While baseball might be America’s pastime, it’s the Super Bowl that gets sports fans the most excited. Key Points Although it wasn’t always the case, the Super Bowl is now considered the most important…
Analyzing Xi’s Absence From The Latest BRICS Summit Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, Chinese President Xi Jinping declined to travel to Rio for the latest BRICS Summit on the reported pretext of scheduling conflicts and having already met with his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Ignacia Lula da Silva twice this year. The South China Morning Post speculated that the…
FBI Concludes Jeffrey Epstein Had No Clients, Didn’t Blackmail Anyone, And Definitely Killed Himself Authored by Ken Silva via Headline USA, Deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein and his colleague, Ghislaine Maxwell, were both charged by the Justice Department with sex trafficking—and Maxwell was convicted. But according to the DOJ, the two apparently didn’t have any clients. In a bombshell FBI memo leaked…
A Redditor is currently sitting on a massive $9.25 million net worth, but there is one small catch. This individual has one stock that has logged a $3.7 million long-term capital gain. That’s an impressive gain, but it also means that the Redditor’s portfolio is heavily concentrated into a single asset. The Redditor wants to…
In this economic/financial news report we discuss the decline in traffic and visitors to Las Vegas Nevada, as high cost of living and high prices are leading to a lot of people saying no thanks to sin city. This channel contains news and analysis that often includes ‘one mans opinion’. The information conveyed should never…
Carlson Teases Interview With Iran’s President: ‘God-Given Right To All Information Americans Can Gather’ Former Fox News show host and journalist Tucker Carlson has revealed plans to release an interview with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, explaining that the American public has a right to hear directly from the leader of a nation the US military…
Watch: Mexico City Protest Against American Ex-Pat ‘Invasion’ Turns Violent In a role reversal that underscores a universal resentment of economic and social impacts caused by a major influx of foreigners, demonstrators marched in Mexico City on Friday to protest against the city’s status as a hot new residential destination for American ex-pats and remote…
Why does the U.S. just continue to get pummeled by historic storm after historic storm? We keep being told that what we are witnessing is “normal”, but there is definitely nothing “normal” about any of this. A couple of decades ago, it was extremely rare for the U.S. to be hit by a “billion dollar…
America’s “Healthcare” System Is Now A Structured Financial Skim/Scam Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, “Healthcare” grift, graft, fraud and financialized skims / scams will bankrupt the nation. I’ve been writing about America’s healthcare system for 18 years, emphasizing two enduring themes: 1) our lifestyle is unhealthy, with predictable consequences and 2) healthcare as…
