This is why the bull market for stocks could -2-

Beth Pinsker looks into the phenomenon of recency bias, which can lead investors to allocate their portfolios to assets that have been performing well, such as the S&P 500. Over longer periods, you might be better served by doing this with your portfolio.

More from Beth Pinsker: This financial adviser breaks down taxes and estate planning into three simple charts

A big step forward for cryptocurrencies

On Thursday, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved applications by stock exchanges to list exchange-traded funds to track spot Ethereum (ETHUSD). Here are the political ramifications and what investors (and traders) can expect next, according to Christopher Matthews and Frances Yue.

Each Thursday, the Distributed Ledger newsletter rounds up the week's cryptocurrency news.

Retirement planning and living

Alessandra Malito writes the Help Me Retire column. This week she helps a man who is 73, living on Social Security and buried under $200,000 in debt. Here's what he might do to pay it down.

Another retirement question: We have $4,000 a month in retirement income - and want to put $200,000 toward an annuity. Is this a wise decision?

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