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Apr 18, 2024 • 25min

How to start saving for retirement and find a company’s story

As Financial Literacy Month continues, MarketWatch’s retirement editor discusses how to start your plans. Also, Footnoted’s Michele Leder breaks down how to access everything you need to know about a company through their SEC filings.
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Apr 11, 2024 • 25min

Tax day and DIY money management for average folk

MarketWatch's "Tax Guy" Andrew Keshner tells us why bigger tax refunds may not be a good thing. Then, Beth Pinsker explains why financial planners aren't necessary for non-millionaires, and what the rest of us can do instead.
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Apr 4, 2024 • 28min

Financial fitness: How to read stock trends, and trim your tax bill

For Financial Literacy Month, On Watch by MarketWatch is offering lessons on financial fitness. To start: an intro to technical analysis of stocks and how to reduce your taxable income.
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Mar 28, 2024 • 26min

The path to AI riches and the financial plight of an Oakland A’s fan

Analyst Beth Kindig discusses how generative artificial intelligence will make money. Also: How our host, a longtime Oakland A's fan, is viewing his financial decisions amid the team's impending move to Las Vegas.
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Mar 21, 2024 • 26min

An opening in the housing trap? And Reddit's IPO

There are signs that the spring home-buying season could thaw a frozen market, and Reddit’s initial public offering could do the same for the IPO market.
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Mar 14, 2024 • 24min

Our uneven and unequal jobs market, and how to navigate it

Strong job growth has been concentrated in just a few industries, causing confusion among workers. Even in the successful sectors, women are paid less than men, despite being a majority of some workforces.
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Mar 7, 2024 • 26min

The everything bubble, and the rise of videogame gambling

Amid fresh record highs for stock indexes and bitcoin, should we be concerned about a bubble? Also: How one of the world’s most popular videogames spawned an entire gambling ecosystem.
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Feb 29, 2024 • 26min

Nvidia’s path from videogame darling to AI powerhouse

Nvidia is worth nearly $2 trillion after another astounding earnings report. Plus, we take a look at the biggest reparations effort in U.S. history.
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Feb 22, 2024 • 28min

What really led to Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover?

A new book explores why Elon Musk isn’t the only main character in Twitter’s $44 billion drama. Plus, a personal finance debate that has divided Americans for more than a century.
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Feb 15, 2024 • 25min

Why inflation isn’t going away, and the upside of high interest rates

Inflation is staying high and keeping the Fed from cutting interest rates, but that means you can still get a good deal on bonds.

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