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'Renting Is One of the Smartest Decisions You Can Make': Ramsey Host to Saver With $95K
A 29-year-old with $95,000 saved, no rent payment, and a solid income asked the Ramsey Show whether to buy a $350,000 house. The hosts stopped him cold before he could sign anything.
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Asia
- 🇭🇰 Hang Seng-0.86%
- 🇨🇳 SSE Composite-0.39%
Hong Kong is doing the heavy selling, opening 0.86% lower while Shanghai gives back just 0.39%. That gap is where China exposure gets priced before US investors wake up.
His Myeloma Pills Stop Costing Him Anything at $2,100. The Infusion in the Same Regimen Is 20% a Dose, With No Ceiling at All
A myeloma patient hits his Part D ceiling and expects relief, then opens the statement from his oncology clinic and finds a number that keeps growing. Two drugs, one treatment plan, and a Medicare rule that treats them nothing alike.
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Nikkei 225🇯🇵 JPX
-2.24%
64,731
Japan opened 1,484 points lower, wiping out a chunk of the run that carried the index above 66,000. With BOJ rates at 30-year highs and the yen still under pressure, Asia sets the risk tone before US futures wake up.
Dividend raised$1.86ex-date 2026-09-01 · 3.53% yield · 26 yrs paying · +5.1% YoY
A 5.1% raise keeps the dividend hike streak alive while Wendy's is cutting its payout. Buyers after today's ex-date wait a full quarter for the next payment.
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New 52-week low$200.05-0.9% vs prior low · 2026-07-23
Lowe's just broke to a fresh 52-week low at $200.05, and the $200 line is now the level holders have to defend.
New 52-week high$211.05+0.8% vs prior high · 2026-03-27
Chevron cleared $211.05, a fresh 52-week high that finally tops the March 27 peak after five months of failed attempts. The major has now retaken every level from its spring drawdown.
New 52-week low$4.55-1.5% vs prior low · 2026-07-14
A fresh 52-week low at $4.55 leaves no support underneath, and every attempted bounce this year has failed to hold.
New 52-week low$46.31-0.8% vs prior low · 2026-03-27
Dutch Bros just broke its March floor, closing at $46.31, a new 52-week low. That removes the last support level bulls had left under this $6.4 billion coffee chain.
SPYI's Monthly Check Hides the Real Cost: Part of That Payout Is Your Own Capital, and It Quietly Shrinks Your Cost Basis
SPYI’s monthly distribution looks like income, but part of that check may be quietly returning your own principal while reshaping the tax bill waiting at the end of the line.
Your Fidelity Mutual Fund Can Now Turn Into an ETF Without a Tax Bill. Here's Who's Next
Fidelity just grafted ETF share classes onto three existing mutual funds, and the tax consequences for shareholders who do nothing at all may surprise you more than the change itself.
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A Pension With No Raise and Groceries Up 25% Since 2020: 3 ETFs That Give You the Raise It Never Will
Your pension check is frozen while groceries cost 25% more than they did five years ago, and Social Security’s next adjustment barely makes a dent. Three ETFs can act as the raise mechanism your retirement income was never built with.