Welcome to Markets Desk, here's what's moving your money today.
If you're about to inherit one point five million dollars, the first question isn't where to invest — it's who you're paying to help you do it. A three percent advisory fee on an estate that size means forty-five thousand dollars a year walking out the door before a single position performs. When some holdings have already disappointed, that math deserves a hard look.
Longevity is the risk nobody wants to price in. Americans are living longer than ever, but financial planning still tends to underestimate just how many years a retirement portfolio needs to cover. Running short on savings at eighty-five isn't a market problem — it's a planning failure, and it's one that compounds quietly until it can't be ignored.
And in a corner of the market you might not expect, Hasbro got a lift today after the company moved to reassure Magic: The Gathering players that a recent cyberattack has not disrupted card shipments. The stock responded positively, a reminder that consumer confidence in product availability can move a toy maker's shares just as quickly as an earnings beat.
That's the tape. Markets Desk, signing off the floor.
