$1 million or $5,000 a month: which would you choose?

These days, investors can track at any moment how the market’s daily ups and downs are affecting their wealth. Even investors with multiple investment accounts spread across different firms can calculate changes in their net worth in real time, thanks to websites and apps that do all of the work for them. One might think that having all of this information would make people more financially savvy, especially when it comes to saving for retirement. New research, however, suggests that for many people, it may be the opposite. That’s in part because many of the digital tools used to track net worth present information in a way that leads some investors to develop mistaken beliefs about how much

Millennials Are Making This Huge Mistake When Buying a Home, Say HGTV's 'Property Brothers'

Listen up, millennials. Jonathan Scott and Drew Scott, co-stars of HGTV's "Property Brothers," have some advice for you. "Never be desperate to get into home ownership," said Jonathan Scott. "Because that's a great way to guarantee you'll fail." Many millennials are burdened with student loan and credit card debt making it tough to save for a down payment on a home. "You really need to be diligent that your credit is in line and that you're organized when you get into home ownership," he said. Drew Scott cited data from Alphabet's (GOOGL) Google, showing a 44% increase in Google searches in the first-time home buyer category since last year.  "It means there are a lot of millennials looking to

Walmart Is Going to Kick Amazon in the Teeth, so Don't Be Surprised When It Happens

Goldman is dead right on its Walmart (WMT) upgrade. But since you are unlikely someone with $50 million in the market and a Goldman analyst a phone call away, allow me to put the upgrade into plain English. Here is why Walmart could come roaring back against Amazon (AMZN) over the next five years: There is a talent infusion happening at Walmart that is driving much faster, much more decisive decision making. While the company certainly still has sleepy areas, the retail behemoth is acting quicker and being bolder. In effect, it is turning into Amazon -- except with over 4,000 U.S. stores in prime locations.  And that brings me to point number two. With its purchase of Whole Foods (WFM)  Amazon sent

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