
Remember Bill Gross? The financial media still quotes him here and there. Otherwise, he’s kicking around on X, tweeting a bit, looking (and flailing) to stay relevant. A far cry from his previous life! Bill Gross was the man who built PIMCO into the biggest bond shop on planet Earth. He’s kind of a quirky … Read more

When the Chips Are Down, The AI Tape Starts to Shake
Russ Cohen
The issue is that the AI story has become so crowded, so capital-hungry, and so aggressively priced that even believers are starting to ask if the market has already eaten too much of tomorrow’s meal. Takeaways • The failed bounce was the tell. This was not just another ugly tech session. It was the market … Read more

Don’t Let This Pullback Shake You Out of Great Stocks
Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). Last week, the S&P 500’s nine-week winning streak came to an end as all three major indexes pulled back. On Monday, it looked like the pain might be over. But that selling pressure continued today. As I write this, the S&P 500 is down … Read more

The J.M. Smucker Company’s Dividend: Too Sweet to Ignore?
The JM Smucker Company () may not pay the highest-yielding dividend among companies, but it still offers a sweet payout and is on track for annual increases alongside share price appreciation. The net result will be a double-digit compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the subsequent few years, a tidy return for buy-and-hold investors. While … Read more

