Basil Rodney - IG Wealth Management

Don’t Rely on the Bank of Mom and Dad Is making it on your own still something to aspire to? Many Americans, including some in their 50s and 60s, rely on their parents for financial help, with 56% of respondents saying it is harder to achieve financial independence today.

Why Longevity Is Creating a Complexity Economy How longer lives are reshaping retirement planning, wealth management, healthcare, and banking by creating a new Complexity Economy.

AI Has Changed How Customers Find You — It Hasn’t Changed What Makes Them Trust You. Here’s What You’re Missing. AI tools are putting brands in front of more consumers than ever. But new research shows that only 15% of consumers actually trust the AI recommendations they receive.

The World’s Most Surprising Economic Success Story Is…North Korea Arms sales to Russia and goods from China provide a boost, despite sanctions. “The regime is wealthier than ever.”

The Decibel Podcast: How alcohol sales explain Canada’s internal trade problem Canadian provinces and territories missed the deadline for an agreement to remove barriers preventing interprovincial alcohol trade

New Survey Says AI Is Falling Woefully Short on One Big Promise — It ‘Should Be Making Executives Uncomfortable’ A new Bain & Co. survey of 951 large companies found that AI cost savings are coming in far below what executives projected.

Americans Used to Jeer at Soccer. Now It’s More Popular Than Baseball As an avid “football” fan since the days when games weren’t broadcast in the U.S., I’ve watched the sport’s slow rise to the mainstream. We’ve come a long way.

Sky-High IPO Pricing Isn’t Great for Real People When newly public companies have been valued as richly as SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic seem likely to be, the outlook for ordinary investors has been poor.

SpaceX Is About to Be in Your 401(k) Whether You Like It or Not As SpaceX nears what could be the largest IPO ever, rule changes mean the company is likely headed into index funds soon after.

What to Know About the Demise of the Much-Hated ‘PDT’ Trading Rule It just got easier to place rapid-fire trades in stocks and options, as “pattern day trader” restrictions start going off the books at brokers like Robinhood Markets and Webull.