Business & Finance1 Min Read Nine9cronMay 31, 2026My friend, 62, earns $20,000 a year. Should she take Social Security now — and claim survivor’s benefit at 67? “I calculated her break-even point to be around age 78.”
Business & Finance1 Min Read Nine9cronMay 31, 2026My golf buddy dropped me when I didn’t ask him to be my financial adviser. Was I naive? “Friendliness alone is not a sufficient reason to trust someone with your finances.”
Business & Finance1 Min Read Nine9cronMay 30, 2026‘I have no preexisting conditions’: I’m 56, earn $198,000 and want to retire early. Can I afford private healthcare? “I’m trying to figure out whether it’s worth my while achieving FIRE.”
Business & Finance1 Min Read Nine9cronMay 30, 2026What would cause the Fed to hike rates this year? The answer might surprise you. Later this month, the Kevin Warsh-led central bank will start preparing a possible pivot to tighter policy.
Business & Finance1 Min Read Nine9cronMay 29, 2026Want an alternative to chip stocks? This sector with an AI angle is breaking out. The transportation sector has benefited from hopes of a Iran peace deal, but also from the build out of data centers needed to power AI.
Business & Finance1 Min Read Nine9cronMay 29, 2026Space stocks are falling after a Blue Origin rocket explodes and SpaceX’s valuation gets a reality check The red-hot space sector was feeling some heat on Friday, cooling from some of the spectacular gains seen in May.
Business & Finance1 Min Read Nine9cronMay 28, 2026Why it’s time to start discussing semiconductors like commodities: There may be a supercycle Ned Davis Research says the bubble argument for chips has some grounding, but that sector may also be looking at the start of a new supercycle.
Business & Finance1 Min Read Nine9cronMay 28, 2026Gen X vs. millennial parents: Whose kids are better with money? Gen Alpha kids raised by Gen X parents carry average savings balances that are 30% higher than their peers raised by millennials.
Business & Finance1 Min Read Nine9cronMay 27, 2026OpenAI’s biggest problem isn’t AI safety. It’s Sam Altman. ‘Conflict-averse’ CEO has built a culture of groupthink — and a massive corporate liability,
Business & Finance1 Min Read Nine9cronMay 27, 2026The market isn’t fully pricing in a peace deal yet, as investors see no alternative to U.S. stocks, says Barclays Since the start of the war in Iran, investors have favored U.S. stocks over international equities, but a deal could help to reduce the gap.