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With the U.S. government making direct investments in public companies and the introduction of Trump accounts that will bring millions of new investors into the stock market, what happens when the next bear market arrives? Eric Balchunas of Bloomberg Intelligence wonders if the next government bailout will be in the stock market, which may be becoming too big to fail.

By Alex Nicoll July 10, 2026 A Trump tax break is helping vacation-rental investors save thousands on their tax bill. The strategy only works if owners actively manage the rental and meet certain requirements. Tax professionals told Business Insider who should and shouldn't go after the tax break. courtneyk/Getty Images President Trump's Big Beautiful Bill handed owners of vacation rentals a tax break that seems almost too good to be true.

Andrew Rosen, Contributor July 9, 2026 Retirement planning often seems like a search for answers, when in reality it's more of a process of managing tradeoffs. Getty Most people think retirement planning is about finding the right answer. What's the right amount to save? What's the right investment mix? What's the right age to retire? The longer I work with clients, the more I've come to believe that retirement planning is less about finding perfect answers and more about managing tradeoffs.

Scott Baradell July 9, 2026 Key Takeaways A few years ago, I redefined what trust signals mean for brand builders. A few weeks ago, I Googled the term and got my exact definition back — no author, no source. The AI knew the history. It just didn’t lead with it. The concept got adopted widely, and once it did, it became “standard industry knowledge” rather than a specific author’s contribution. When you’ve done the work, you feel like the position is established.

By Leonard Sloane July 9, 2026 It’s one of the first things new employees are asked to do: Enroll in a workplace retirement plan. Before doing so, though, they should ask themselves a few basic questions, which can help them make the most of a savings tool that has minted hundreds of thousands of millionaires. Qualified retirement-savings plans like 401(k)s—and 403(b)s and 457(b)s in the public and nonprofit sectors—allow workers to save for retirement while deferring taxes.

By David Marino-Nachison and Crystal Kim July 7, 2026 SpaceX joins the Nasdaq 100 index today, the latest market measure to incorporate the company since it went public last month. With the stock unlikely to join any more major indexes in the coming months, investor attention may now turn to lock-up expirations and Wall Street research. SpaceX’s logo, seen on a spacesuit displayed in Washington, D.C. The company’s stock has gone on a wild ride since its debut in June.

By Anne Tergesen and Veronica Dagher July 6, 2026 It is a myth that entrepreneurship is for the young. Later-in-life business owners are blurring the line between their working years and retirement. The number of entrepreneurs between 55 and 64 years old who incorporated new businesses increased 22% over the past decade, compared with a 0.6% increase in total population, according to Kenan Fikri, a senior fellow at the public-policy-focused Economic Innovation Group.

By Jon Kamp, Paul Overberg and Max Rust July 2, 2026 In 1776, American cities weren’t much to behold. They were small, dirty and swept frequently by disease. They were huddled along the East Coast, linked mostly by coastal waterways. Most colonists lived and worked on farms. But these early cities mattered. As centers of commerce, trade, finance and dissent, they bore the brunt of the British government’s increasingly harsh laws on trade and self-governance.

By Annika Inampudi July 2, 2026 The US death rate declined in 2025 to the lowest level in recorded history as fewer Americans are dying of overdoses and Covid-19, with improvements seen across nearly every demographic category. iStock image The age-adjusted rate for 2025 was about 689 deaths per 100,000 people, a decrease of 4.6% from the previous year, according to data from the US National Center for Health Statistics.

Andrew Rosen, Contributor July 2, 2026 For many retirees, being conservative feels like the responsible thing to do. After spending decades saving and investing, it's natural to want to protect what you've built. Market volatility can feel different once you're retired, and the idea of moving more money into cash or other lower-risk investments often provides a sense of comfort. Sometimes, being too conservative in your retirement years causes more harm than good.