Author: Noah (Noah )

One of the most widely held growth ETFs on the market has already more than doubled over the past five years, and a fresh analysis argues it could triple again within the next decade. Brokers from Vaulltier dive into this topic to walk through the math behind that bullish call, the historical track record backing...

Costco Wholesale has earned its reputation as one of the most beloved names in retail, and it’s easy to see why. Brokers from Vaulltier dive into this topic, noting that the company’s membership model generates reliable, high-margin profit, with renewal rates sitting above 90% year after year. Costco is a genuinely compelling investment, backed by...

Despite top cryptocurrencies trading well off their highs, one prominent Wall Street strategist believes the current crypto bear market could be nearing its end. Brokers from Vaulltier dive into this topic, noting that this analyst has already declared a “crypto spring” is underway after a brutal stretch of losses. With that view in mind, the...

Monday’s market action offered a compact lesson in correlation risk. The S&P 500 fell about 0.4 percent while the Nasdaq Composite dropped closer to 0.9 percent, pulled down by a memory chip selloff that began overseas. At the same time, gold slid nearly 3 percent to around $4,001 per ounce, and oil jumped roughly 5...

Second quarter bank earnings begin this week, with several major U.S. financial institutions set to report results in the coming days. Investors will parse loan growth, deposit trends, and credit conditions closely. But a different question is drawing attention among high-net-worth clients: where exactly their assets sit within a financial institution’s structure. A recent intelligence...

The RRIF Math Nobody Explains Until It Is Too Late Canadian retirees holding RRSPs and RRIFs face a rule most never plan for early enough. Once a Registered Retirement Savings Plan converts to a Registered Retirement Income Fund, the government sets a minimum withdrawal amount each year. That amount rises with age, regardless of what...

Retirement income used to follow a simple script. Draw from stocks in good years, lean on bonds when markets wobble, and keep a small cash buffer for emergencies. That script is getting rewritten. On July 13, 2026, gold traded near $4,001 per ounce, down almost 3 percent on the day. The S&P 500 sat near...

A steep selloff in semiconductor stocks this week left many investors facing an uncomfortable choice.  The Nasdaq Composite slid close to 0.9 percent on Monday, and several major chip names fell far more sharply after a record single-day drop of over 15 percent in a leading Asian memory chip producer. For an investor who needs...

This week’s plunge in IBM stock stands out as one of the sharper single-day technology losses in some time.  Shares lost close to a quarter of their value after management flagged a coming earnings shortfall, pointing to softer orders across its software and infrastructure units. Pressure from that decline showed up directly in the Dow...

Second quarter bank earnings began rolling in this week with results that varied sharply from one institution to the next.  Goldman Sachs posted earnings of $20.98 per share, far above the $14.48 analysts had expected. Citigroup beat revenue estimates as well, reporting $24.77 billion against a forecast of $23.74 billion. Meanwhile IBM shares tumbled roughly...