Ray Dalio says the US faces a debt crisis ‘in three years, give or take two.’ 5 things Americans can do now
Ray Dalio said the U.S. could face a major government debt crisis in “three years, give or take two.”
Aug 25, 2026 ·
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Ray Dalio said the U.S. could face a major government debt crisis in “three years, give or take two.”
Aug 25, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Dell Computer was incorporated in 1984 and its shares began trading in 1988, then doubled in five months starting in November 1990 and doubled again between June 1992 and November 1992.
Aug 25, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
The S&P Case-Shiller 20-City Composite Home Price Index rose 2.1% in June from a year earlier, while the national index increased 1.5%.
Aug 25, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Selling ConocoPhillips (COP) covered calls near its three-month peak can yield about 1.75% for one month—for example, the $140 call expiring Sept. 25 has a midpoint premium of $2.33 while COP closed at $133.25.
Aug 25, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
CNET’s survey of 2,605 US adults found 75% aren’t interested in buying a foldable Apple device like the rumored iPhone Ultra.
Aug 25, 2026 ·
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The Vanguard Morningstar Mega Cap Growth ETF (NYSEMKT: MGK) has outperformed the S&P 500 every year, on average, since its 2007 launch by tracking the Morningstar U.S. Mega Cap Growth index of 56 U.S.-listed mega-cap growth companies.
Aug 25, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
U.S. national debt has crossed the $40 trillion threshold, and Robert Kiyosaki warns that people who rely on cash or “fake assets” will get poorer.
Aug 25, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Nintendo’s Nintendo Switch 2 has sold nearly 24 million units in its first 12 months, and Nintendo raised the U.S. price by $50 to $500 amid memory-chip cost pressures tied to AI demand.
Aug 25, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
A 23-year-old inheriting about $450,000 from selling his parents’ home was advised to avoid leaving it unused in a low-yield CD, because Ramsey said investing at long-term market rates could double the money in about seven years and the CD “should have made five times as much” instead.
Aug 25, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
A $5,000 investment in the S&P 500 at its March 2000 peak of 1,552.92 would be worth about $25,120 today (with the index above 7,670), and about $40,790 if dividends were reinvested.
Aug 25, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Rolling unsecured credit card debt into a home equity loan/HELOC converts missed payments from a credit-score/collections issue into a foreclosure risk because the loan is secured by your home.
Aug 24, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
You may not need travel insurance for every trip, but it’s most useful when you have expensive, prepaid, nonrefundable costs or medical risk—especially on international trips, cruises, or vacations where canceling would cost you a meaningful amount of money.
Aug 24, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
You can add Bluetooth audio to a TV without Bluetooth by using either a streaming device (Apple TV, Roku, or Fire TV Stick) with Bluetooth or a dedicated Bluetooth transmitter plugged into the TV’s audio output.
Aug 24, 2026 ·
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Canceling a ChatGPT subscription stops future renewals but does not delete your OpenAI account or erase existing chats; turning off **Improve the model for everyone** (Settings > Data Controls) and/or using **Temporary Chats** controls training use separately.
Aug 24, 2026 ·Engadget
Vanguard reports the average 401(k) balance is $167,970 versus a median of $44,115, and Vanguard’s data shows only 10% of participants have balances at or above $250,000 (with an average of $549,281), while 8% have less than $10,000 (averaging $7,919).
Aug 24, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Monthly fees in 55+ communities can rise 3% to 5% annually versus Social Security’s roughly 2.5% COLA, which can triple a $325 monthly fee over 25 years.
Aug 24, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
The Social Security Administration lost nearly 8,000 employees after President Donald Trump returned to office, leaving it with its smallest workforce in decades even though it serves about 75 million beneficiaries.
Aug 24, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
The average 401(k) balance for ages 60 to 64 is $246,500, which is more than $1.2 million below the $1.46 million retirement target Americans cite as necessary.
Aug 24, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Dell Technologies (DELL) is up 251% year-to-date and pays a forward annual dividend of $2.52 (about a 0.58% yield).
Aug 24, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Paying credit-card debt at an average 20.94% APR (May 2026) generally outpaces what investors can reliably earn, with an S&P 500 gain of only 13% since the start of the year as of Aug. 14, so leaving balances unpaid can erase investment gains.
Aug 24, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
