Category: Investing

Investing Stocks vs. Bonds: What the Earnings-Yield Gap Means for Small Business Owners The S&P 500's forward earnings yield of 5.3% compared to a 3% real 10-year Treasury yield raises questions about where capital finds bet… Oct 11, 2026

Investing SECURE 2.0 Roth Catch-Up Rule Changes Retirement Math for High Earners A SECURE 2.0 provision now forces higher-income workers over 50 to make Roth catch-up contributions, eliminating the upfront tax deduction t… Oct 11, 2026

Investing AT&T CEO Challenges SpaceX’s Plan to Disrupt Wireless AT&T's John Stankey pushes back on SpaceX's satellite-to-phone strategy, arguing the economics don't work. The clash highlights how emer… Oct 11, 2026

Investing Walmart CEO Pledges No Personalized Pricing: What SMBs Should Know Walmart CEO John Furner promises the retailer won't use personal data to charge individual shoppers different prices, addressing growing con… Oct 11, 2026

Investing How a Year-End Capital Loss Could Cut Your Social Security Tax Bill Selling a losing stock before year-end is a familiar tax strategy, but for Social Security recipients it can deliver a second benefit. A cap… Oct 11, 2026

Investing Sam’s Club Lets 200,000 Members Shape Its Product Decisions Sam's Club is embedding customer feedback directly into product development, letting 200,000 members influence everything from flavors to pa… Oct 11, 2026

Investing FDA Regulatory Risk Is Reshaping the Cash-Pay Peptide Market Patients spending up to $1,500 a month on peptide therapies face uncertainty after an FDA advisory panel declined to make BPC-157 legal to c… Oct 11, 2026

Investing Why Crumbl’s Collapse Is a Warning for Every Small Business Crumbl's store closures and franchisee bankruptcies reveal a broader shift in consumer spending. Rising prices, GLP-1 drug adoption, and shr… Oct 11, 2026

Investing Why High Earners Are Rethinking the Max-Out-Your-401(k) Rule With the top federal marginal rate down from 70% to 37%, the tax logic behind maxing out a 401(k) has weakened. Vanguard data shows max-out… Oct 11, 2026

Investing HubSpot Cuts 7% of Workforce as It Reorganizes Around AI Strategy HubSpot is eliminating nearly 660 jobs as it flattens its organization to focus on AI-driven operations. The move reflects a broader trend w… Oct 11, 2026

Investing Gas Prices Stay Above $4: What Iran Sanctions Mean for Small Business Fuel Costs National gas averages hit $4.37 in October, up from $3.12 a year ago, adding roughly $976 to annual household fuel costs. Treasury's new san… Oct 11, 2026

Investing Costco’s Boom Signals How Value-Hunting Shoppers Are Reshaping Spending Costco's September sales surged as financial pressure builds for American households. Shoppers aren't closing their wallets—they're becoming… Oct 11, 2026

Investing Robert Half: Stabilizing Macro but Potential AI Headwinds Robert Half's outlook points to stabilizing macro conditions, but AI-driven disruption could reshape staffing demand. For small business own… Oct 10, 2026

Investing Why S&P Earnings May Be Overstated: A Depreciation Deep Dive A look at how depreciation accounting can inflate reported S&P 500 earnings, and what that means for small business owners thinking abou… Oct 10, 2026

Investing Consumer Sentiment Drops to Five-Month Low: What It Means for Small Business Owners Consumer sentiment has fallen to its lowest level in five months, signaling potential headwinds for small business owners heading into the n… Oct 10, 2026

Investing Treasury Yields Update: What October 9, 2026 Means for Small Business Borrowing Treasury yields on October 9, 2026 reflect the current rate environment that directly impacts small business loan costs, credit conditions,… Oct 10, 2026

Investing AMD’s Lisa Su Says Supply Will Jump in 2027 — What Longer Chip Lead Times Mean for Small Operators AMD CEO Lisa Su met with Taiwan suppliers to lock in a big supply increase for 2027, extending planning windows to three-to-five years. For… Oct 10, 2026

Investing Redfin Sees Housing Costs Returning to ‘Normal’ Within Five Years Redfin predicts housing affordability could return to 2018 levels within five years as debt-to-income ratios shift, mortgage rates hover nea… Oct 10, 2026

Investing AI Agents Are About to Rewrite How Payments Work AI is shifting from advising shoppers to completing purchases on their behalf, creating a new challenge for payment networks built around hu… Oct 10, 2026

Investing Why Higher Treasury Yields Don’t Have to Kill the Bull Market FedWatch Advisors CIO Ben Emons argues that a 10-year Treasury yield climbing toward 6% could coexist with rising stocks if it reflects dura… Oct 10, 2026

Investing Why Rising Treasury Yields and Energy Costs Matter for Small Business Planning A Fed strategist argues the 10-year Treasury yield could climb to 6% or 7%, driven by resilient economic growth and energy-driven inflation.… Oct 10, 2026

Investing What P&G’s Cost Squeeze Says About Your Next Price Increase Rising oil prices are pushing up plastic packaging and freight costs for even the biggest consumer brands. Procter & Gamble now faces a… Oct 10, 2026

Investing Neiman Marcus Closes Historic Dallas Flagship After 110 Years The iconic Neiman Marcus flagship in downtown Dallas closed on September 30, ending over a century of operation at the location where the lu… Oct 10, 2026

Investing PepsiCo CEO’s Growth-Only Ultimatum: A Warning for Small Business Owners PepsiCo CEO Ramon Laguarta is cutting anything that doesn't drive growth. For small business owners, this signals a broader corporate shift… Oct 9, 2026

Investing Short-Term Energy Outlook: October 2026 The EIA's latest short-term energy outlook projects near-term trends in crude oil, natural gas, and refined fuel prices. For small business… Oct 9, 2026

Investing Market Valuation Check: Is the Market Still Overvalued? A broad look at where equity valuations stand today, what the key indicators are signaling, and how small business owners should interpret m… Oct 9, 2026

Investing Red-Dyed Diesel Waiver: What Small Fleet and Farm Operators Need to Know The federal government has waived rules allowing highway drivers to use tax-exempt red-dyed farm diesel through 2026. While this could lower… Oct 7, 2026

Investing S&P 500 Hits Records as Megacap Tech Rebounds, But Bond Yields and Oil Loom The 'Magnificent Seven' stocks have re-energized the bull market, pushing the S&P 500 to record highs even as rising bond yields and ele… Oct 7, 2026

Investing Nokia CEO: Data Centers Would Be Built Twice as Fast Without Supply Constraints Nokia's chief executive says AI infrastructure demand remains robust, but supply chain bottlenecks are halving the pace of data center const… Oct 6, 2026

Investing Bond-Market Rout of 2026 Opens Door for Savvy Savers The 2026 bond-market rout is rattling investors, but it’s also creating fresh opportunities for savers and risk-averse operators watching yi… Oct 6, 2026