NEWS & COMMENTARY

Most of the investing world is a bit weird about the Federal Open Market Committee meetings, which is where the nation’s central bank announces its latest interest rate policy.  The […]

And just like that, 2023 is almost in the books. This year, like many other years, was full of ups and downs, wins and losses, and a few lessons learned. […]

With the volatility in the markets lately, you might not realize that we are currently experiencing an outrageous investment mania.  Stocks of companies that are involved in artificial intelligence have […]

How long do you think you’re going to live?  How does that compare to other countries? One of the most surprising pieces of news to many people is that they […]

A combined measure of 10-year government bond yields from a basket of major economies has fallen below a similar basket of one- to three-year government bonds; in other words, you […]

My goodness; stocks are taking a terrible beating these days. From the way the market is behaving, one might think that some of the world’s largest and most profitable companies […]

Are we in a recession today?  That’s one of the key questions that investors and economists are asking, and there is no easy answer. A recession is a period of […]

By now you know that the U.S. is experiencing a fairly dramatic inflation rate.  The Consumer Price Index rose 7.9% last year, and prices this year are surging as well.  […]

You might be reading about the internal debate at the Federal Reserve Board about when and how to “shrink its balance sheet” which will, articles tell us, have some mysteriously […]