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Key Takeaways Parents planning to buy video game gifts for their children this holiday season expect to spend an average of $737, according to a new survey.Video games ranked among the top three most popular gift categories for kids, following money and clothing.A different report found that people plan to spend an average of $1,007 on all of their gifts this holiday season. This holiday season, parents planning to buy video game gifts for their children are expecting to spend big. A new survey of more than 1,900 respondents from the Entertainment Software Association (ESA)—a trade association for the video…

I warned you last week that I was feeling some complaining coming on, and since you all said you would appreciate an occasional “Let’s all vent!” post, here we are. This post will be filled with terrible faces from me I have two things to complain about today.  The washing machine saga So. I FINALLY got a second washing machine delivered this past Thursday. I was so excited! Oooh! Shiny and new! But after the delivery guys left, I noticed a piece of blue packing tape still left on the machine. I absentmindedly took it off, and lo and behold,…

Stock futures pointed slightly higher to begin the week, which will see AI darling Nvidia and retail giants Walmart, Home Depot, Lowe’s, and Target report quarterly results.  Futures associated with the Nasdaq rose 0.5% after the tech-heavy index fell 0.5% last week, its second straight weekly decline. Those affiliated with the benchmark S&P 500 and blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average were up 0.3% and 0.1%, respectively, after both indexes posted weekly gains. Bitcoin was trading around $95,600 after dropping below $93,000 overnight, its lowest level since early May. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note declined to 4.12% from Friday’s close of 4.15%.…

Hello everyone, welcome to another monthly dividend income update. Can you believe that we’re now in the final stretch of 2025? I feel like 2025 has flown by in the blink of an eye. Who would have predicted the stock market would continue to climb despite all the economic and political uncertainties and turmoil?  I certainly didn’t!  For example, did anyone predict that the stock market would recover and continue to go up so quickly after the ~3% drop on October 10? Although I had no doubt the market would recover over the long term, I certainly didn’t know which…

Imagine moving a highly appreciated asset out of your taxable estate, locking in lifetime income for yourself and potentially saving your heirs millions in estate taxes.That’s the power of a private annuity sale — an advanced, yet simple and elegant estate tax-mitigation strategy used by sophisticated families and their advisers.What is a private annuity sale?A private annuity sale is a transaction in which you transfer an asset — such as a closely held business interest, investment real estate or a concentrated securities position — to an irrevocable dynasty trust in exchange for the trust’s unsecured promise to pay you a…

With high inflation, a worsening housing crisis and today’s economic hurdles, it’s no surprise that many people doubt financial independence is even possible.A study by digital personal finance company Achieve found that only 1 in 10 Americans believes they’ve actually achieved it.The funny thing is that, depending on who you ask (or follow online), financial independence is either ridiculously simple or completely out of reach. From just $107.88 $24.99 for Kiplinger Personal Finance Be a smarter, better informed investor. CLICK FOR FREE ISSUE Sign up for Kiplinger’s Free Newsletters Profit and prosper with the best of expert advice on investing,…

The Beats noise cancelling are on sale for $169.  You can choose from 3 color options.  This is a great deal for noise cancelling headphones- these would be a great gift idea for people that travel frequently or students or people that like to head to coffee shops etc.. to get work done.   You can click here to check it out.

A week after Japan’s richest man disclosed that his firm fully divested his $5.8 billion stake in Nvidia, one of America’s richest, Peter Thiel, has said he’s done the same.

By Dr. Jim Dahle, WCI Founder We’ve got some exciting news. The White Coat Investor just got a fresh new look and a completely redesigned website. The website is easier to navigate, so you can quickly find the resources, content, and trusted experts you want. It has fewer ads (as you have requested for years), and it’s better organized—so that you can find what you need as quickly and easily as possible. Personally, I am most excited about the increased functionality and speed. Doctors like “high-yield” stuff, especially emergency doctors like me. Not only will the site rapidly help you…

Key Takeaways Crypto followers turned to bitcoin evangelist and Strategy founder Michael Saylor for a sign as the coin’s price has fallen. He’s urged them to keep the faith. While the price of bitcoin and some crypto-linked stocks are in retreat, others are gaining in spite of the rout. The bitcoin faithful are turning to one of their most vocal evangelists for a sign amid an intensifying market rout. His message? HODL. We’re talking about Michael Saylor, chief of Strategy (MSTR), the enterprise software company known for stockpiling bitcoin. The price of the world’s most valuable cryptocurrency has been falling…