Category: investing

Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold and Other Commodities (Nov. 15)

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for December delivery rose $1.05 to $86.92 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude for January delivery rose 72 cents to $93.86 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for December delivery fell 1 cent to $2.52 a gallon. December heating oil rose 10 cents to $3.64 a gallon. December natural gas rose 10 cents to…


Investing: Don’t Give up on Developing Markets

By James K. Glassman From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Most investors today worry about inflation and the response to it from the Federal Reserve, but it’s time for a longer view. If you’re buying stocks for gains over the next 10 years or more, you need to imagine the contours of the future. A July report…


Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold and Other Commodities (Nov. 14)

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for December delivery fell $3.09 to $85.87 a barrel Monday. Brent crude for January delivery fell $2.85 to $93.14 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for December delivery fell 8 cents to $2.53 a gallon. December heating oil fell 2 cents to $3.54 a gallon. December natural gas rose 5 cents to $5.93…


Falling Meteorite FTX Scorches Crypto Landscape

After several months of calm in the crypto industry, characterized by a role reversal in which equities were highly volatile and cryptocurrencies flat and boring, a familiar if tragic drama reminiscent of Icarus is now playing out. This week saw the dramatic failure of FTX, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, and the ignoble…


Roth IRA Investments to Build Wealth Over Time

Don’t tell my wife. But me and Roth IRA Investments—we got a thing going on. After all, it’s the greatest wealth-building tool. Roth IRAs offer one of the best ways to invest for retirement, and many experts even consider them the best retirement account. This is because you can grow your Roth IRA money tax-free…


Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold and Other Commodities (Nov. 11)

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for December delivery rose $2.49 to $88.96 a barrel Friday. Brent crude for January delivery rose $2.32 to $95.99 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for December delivery rose 4 cents to $2.61 a gallon. December heating oil fell 1 cent to $3.56 a gallon. December natural gas fell 36 cents to $5.88…


Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold and Other Commodities (Nov. 10)

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for December delivery rose 64 cents to $86.47 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for January delivery rose $1.02 to $93.67 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for December delivery rose 3 cents to $2.57 a gallon. December heating oil fell 9 cents to $3.57 a gallon. December natural gas rose 37 cents to…


Series I Bonds, SS Benefits and Other Reader Questions

By Elliot Raphaelson From Tribune Content Agency Question: I am 65 years old. Does it make sense for me to purchase a 30-year Series I bond if it is likely I won’t be around when it matures? Answer: Although the I bond has a 30-year maturity, you can redeem the bond after one year. If…


Death of the American Dream and Home Ownership?

Homes historically have served as the primary store of value and wealth creation for most Americans. Housing represented one asset class that was available to both working and middle-class Americans, facilitated in part through government-sponsored entities (GSEs) such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, formed following the Great Depression, that aggregated lender risk, created market…


Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold and Other Commodities (Nov. 9)

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for December delivery fell $3.08 to $85.83 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for January delivery fell $2.71 to $92.65 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for December delivery fell 10 cents to $2.54 a gallon. December heating oil fell 11 cents to $3.66 a gallon. December natural gas fell 27 cents to $5.87…