Should you get one if you don't have a newborn?
| |  | | July 25, 2025 | | | | | | | | A Primer for Parents on the Trump Accounts: Yay or Nay? | | | By Dawn Papandrea
By now, you've probably heard about the Trump Accounts. And the headline-maker seems to be the $1,000 in seed money available to all babies born between 2025 and 2028. But how will these new investment vehicles actually work? And is it worth getting one for older children? We compare them to the current slate of options. | | | | | | | | |   | | Behavioral Biases: The Threat From Within | This year has been filled with twists and turns. From trade policy uncertainty to major tax reforms to the ongoing dominance of artificial intelligence, there has been a lot to digest. But complex and sometimes confusing backdrops create a fertile ground for investment mistakes.
When investing over the long-term, the most significant threat often comes from within. Most investors aren't robots (though even that has been changing these days!), which means that behavioral biases inevitably come into the fray. This can contribute to investors making the wrong decisions at precisely the wrong moments.
In a market increasingly dominated by animal spirits, it's a good time to check ourselves before we wreck ourselves. Here's what to know.
Read more | | | | | | | | | Informed investment decisions start with informed insights. Here's what's making headlines:
🏛️ The White House released its "AI Action Plan," which proposes loosening regulations and expanding data centers to encourage domestic AI development. That could be a boon to AI data center giants like Alphabet (GOOGL) and Microsoft (MSFT). (UPI)
🍔 McDonald's (MCD) has seen early success with the revival of its Snack Wraps, which appear to be luring customers back to U.S. locations. The burger bigshot, which reports earnings on Aug. 6, has been struggling with sluggish sales. (CNBC)
🍫 Choco-flation intensifies: Hershey (HSY) will raise the prices of its candy by double-digit percentages, citing elevated cocoa prices. Oreo-maker Mondelez (MDLZ) has also blamed cocoa costs for price increases. (The Wall Street Journal) | | | | | | | | | $43 Billion | That's the market value of Pop Mart (PMRTY), the Chinese toy giant behind the viral Labubu dolls, as of earlier this week. (For reference, that's more than double what Monopoly-maker Hasbro and Barbie-parent Mattel are worth combined.)
If you've tried to buy one of the big-eyed, furry Labubu dolls, the recent surge in the company's stock price may not surprise you. Labubus and their creepy grins are seemingly everywhere, yet at the same time, elusive: The plush toys, which can retail at over $100 a pop, are often out of stock. That could explain the Labu knock-offs (aka Lafufus).
Pop Mart, which listed its shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2020, trades over the counter in the U.S. The company said it expects profit for the first half of the year to soar 350%. | | | | | |  | | Americans agree on the importance of Social Security, but confidence in the program's future is sagging. (Axios) | | | | | | | | | | | Intel, insights, and inspo for your money. | | On the Money cuts through the noise of day‑to‑day financial news to bring you a more thoughtful point of view on what's important in this moment — and how it impacts your bottom line. We value your trust above all. | | | | | | | | | | Did you find today's newsletter valuable? | | | | |
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