Recent financial news pages are full of stories about rising interest rates. At the end of July, the Federal Reserve announced a 0.75-percentage-point hike in interest rates. This was the latest in a series of rate increases that started in March 2022. The Fed has...
Are you worried about the economy and how it affects your finances? You’re not alone. We’ve officially dropped into a bear market, inflation is skyrocketing, and it seems like the only consistent part of the economy is that it keeps getting worse. When you’re...
Recently, the news has been full of bleak stories about the economy. Inflation is at record highs, the housing market is crazy, stock values are dropping, and there’s no end in sight. If you have wealth tied up in the stock market, reading these stories is...
The stock market has been in the news a lot lately. Meteoric gains have been followed by drastic losses, sometimes within the same day. The stock market is always somewhat cyclical, but those cycles have been especially significant over the last few years. There are...
Inflation is a popular topic right now. Many news stories from the past few years are filled with dire warnings about unsustainable consumer prices and the plummeting value of the dollar. Reading these reports can be frightening, especially if you are retired or...
While bonds are an important part of a well-developed investment portfolio, they are sometimes considered boring or less advantageous than “real” stocks. However, there are several important reasons to include bonds in your investment portfolio, especially if you are...
