Using ETFs to help avoid hefty tax bills

A major exchange-traded fund provider is getting ready to launch a fund designed to ease investors’ tax burdens from a record-setting stock market. Even though ETFs are considered more tax efficient than mutual funds, Astoria Portfolio Advisors plans to launch the Astoria U.S. Enhanced Core Equity ETF (LCOR) in October. The fund uses a tax-mitigation…

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Trump’s approval rating still negative while the public sours further on Democrats, CNBC survey shows

US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025. Bonnie Cash | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump‘s overall and economic approval ratings remain in negative territory despite a slight improvement in the latest CNBC All-America Economic Survey. More troubling for…

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From lipsticks to concerts, the ‘treatonomics’ trend is booming

Kate Green | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images “Treatonomics” — a consumer trend that covers spending on ‘everyday luxuries’ to larger, life-affirming experiences — is booming as people look for a mood boost in ongoing unsettling economic times. Spending on small-item ‘pick-me-ups’ is a well-established recession-resistant trend, with consumers often turning to purchases of…

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