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The Daily Money

ALL THE MONEY NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW

Mon Sep 23 2024

 

Daniel de Visé Personal Finance Reporter

Good morning! It's Daniel de Visé with your Daily Money.

Tara Bruckner has already started her holiday shopping, buying a few things for her two kids and her mom.

More consumers are starting their shopping early this year, Betty Lin-Fisher reports. But they are still on edge about rising costs and balancing their budgets, a new study has found.

Will interest-rate cuts juice the economy?

Traditionally, big Fed interest rate cuts and equity prices hovering near all-time highs are ominous signs for the U.S. stock market.

Not this time.

As Paul Davidson reports, some analysts say the market is poised to benefit from a rare best-of-all-worlds scenario.

Republicans and Democrats agree: Retirement math is scary

A new survey from a global investment firm recently uncovered a rare point on which Republicans and Democrats seem to agree: America faces a retirement savings crisis. 

Only about half of American households have retirement savings accounts. The Social Security program may soon run short of funds, and those benefits were never meant to cover the full costs of retirement. 

In an August survey, BlackRock asked 1,000 registered voters for their thoughts on retirement security in America. The responses transcended party lines

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Tara Bruckner of Chilton, Wisconsin, shown shopping while on a trip in Wyoming, has already started her holiday shopping.

The effects of inflation have holiday shoppers on edge this buying season, a Gartner study says.

A stock specialist works at a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) November 23, 2010 after the opening bell.  US stocks fell Tuesday as traders fretted over a spike in tensions in the Korean peninsula and turmoil in Ireland after its bailout plan. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 43.37 points (0.39 percent) to 11,35.21 in opening trades. The S&P 500 index, a broader   measure of the market, lost 8.81 points (0.83 percent) to 1,187.87. The tech-rich Nasdaq was down 28.01 points (1.11 percent) to 2,503.66 even after the world's biggest computer maker Hewlett-Packard delivered better than expected earnings. AFP PHOTO/Stan Honda (Photo credit should read STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images) ORIG FILE ID: US-STOCKS-NYSE
 

Will Fed rate cuts keep powering the stock market higher?

The Fed's interest rate cuts should continue to fuel the stock market as long as the economy avoids recession, experts say. But stocks are overvalued.

Donald Trump supporters fly flags bearing the former president's image in the park located just west of Trump's home, Mar-a-Lago, following yesterday's attempted assassination of Trump at his golf course in West Palm Beach September 16, 2024.
 

Whether you're Republican or Democrat, retirement saving is scary

A survey asked voters if they think there is a retirement savings crisis in this country. The responses transcend party lines.

Serious person looking at laptop.
 

How to boost your social security benefits

Once you know how the government calculates Social Security, it's easy to spot ways to maximize your checks.

Shocked person looking at laptop.
 

Why you need to take some risks with retirement savings

Some risk is necessary to retire comfortably, but you can take steps to reduce your risk of loss without hampering your money's growth.

Director of Counseling Halima Moore works with Ashly Callejas at the High school campus of College Achieve Central Charter School in North Plainfield, N.J.
 

A company benefit can ease pain from the college process for families

Combined with the increasingly competitive and complex college landscape and soaring costs, many families seek private college coaching.

Trucker Tom Kingston loads a new Audi onto his auto-hauler truck at a railroad delivery yard in suburban Denver on Sept. 5, 2024.
 

Today's 'weird, wacky' auto economy is full of contradictions

Cars 'flew' off lots during the pandemic. Now, loan terms are 'sickening,' though new cars are still selling.

A man and woman hugging in the living room of their new house surrounded by moving boxes standing next to their realtor.
 

Rate cuts: Battered housing market needs all the help it can get

Lower borrowing costs will benefit the entire housing market, not just those applying for a mortgage right now.

U.S. passports on a map of the world.
 

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