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Funds or Stocks?
Q. I really don't want to lose money. So should I only invest in mutual funds and not stocks? -- K.T., Biddeford, Maine
A. Mutual funds can lose money, just as stocks can, particularly funds that invest in stocks. Most investments carry some risk. The least risky (such as U.S. Treasury bonds) will often grow very slowly. Stocks ... (full story)
3 tricky decisions for every retirement plan
Many aspects of retirement planning are the subject of hot debate, even among experts. Here are three tricky decisions that confront people planning retirement today.
Decision 1: How much to withdraw each year in retirement
It’s impossible to say at the outset of retirement what the “right” withdrawal rate ... (full story)
AI-driven Ring Cycle sparks boos at 150th anniversary Wagner Festival
BAYREUTH, Germany (AP) — Richard Wagner likely would have appreciated the cutting-edge technology, if not the reaction.
Scenery selected by artificial intelligence sparked boos at the 150th anniversary performance of Wagner’s Ring Cycle from an audience frustrated that software could integrate images but not drama.(full story)
State
A developer is asking neighbors to buy in and own part of a north Minneapolis mall
A Chicago-based social enterprise company is purchasing the Hawthorn Crossings strip mall in north Minneapolis, promising it will build local wealth and support community development in one of the Twin Cities’ lowest-income and most diverse neighborhoods.
Lyneir Richardson, co-founder and CEO of Chicago Trend, is undertaki ... (full story)
A federal judge lets DHS proceed with a border wall through a small Texas town’s levee system
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge is allowing the Department of Homeland Security to go ahead for now with plans to build a border wall through a levee system protecting a small Texas town on the border with Mexico, rejecting arguments by the town that the wall could lead to flooding.
The decision late Sunday marks a victo ... (full story)
US companies are stepping up to cut reliance on China for critical minerals used in key weapons
EXETER, N.H. (AP) — Tucked inside a New Hampshire office park, a small refinery zaps mining waste with electricity to tease out critical minerals needed for key U.S. weapons systems, including missiles used in the Iran war.
It can play a part in helping America break the chokehold China has on processing critical minerals, ... (full story)