Many people can tell you their portfolio balance. Far fewer can tell you what else determines whether their retirement actually works.
That's understandable. The
As interest rates have risen to multi-decade highs, one of the implications that has received less attention is the strengthening U.S. dollar. The dollar
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The housing market is important both on a personal level as well as for the broader economy and financial system. For many households, owning a home is an
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Janet Yellen, the former Federal Reserve Chair, often said that "monetary policy is not a panacea."1 Just as there is no cure for the common cold, except to let
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Investors often use major indices like the S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, and Dow Jones Industrial Average as a way to understand how financial markets are
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The 19th century geologist Charles Lyell popularized the concept of “uniformitarianism,” a long word that reflects the simple idea that the natural forces
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The Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Romer once wrote that "economic growth springs from better recipes, not just from more cooking."1 This key idea in
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Since new tariffs were announced last year, global trade has been a source of uncertainty for financial markets and the economy. In February, the Supreme Court
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The stock market has climbed to new all-time highs following several periods of uncertainty this year. This is welcome news for investors, especially because
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With the November midterm election approaching, campaigns are starting to intensify across the country. Politics have only grown more divisive in recent decades
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Markets experienced a challenging environment in July with major indices ending the month slightly lower. However, this is in the context of healthy year-to
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Treasury rates have surged to their highest levels in recent years due to a combination of concerns around inflation, oil
prices, the national debt, and the Fed
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