Kiplinger: Time to Explore Investments
International stocks: Why bother? For the greater part of the past decade, it hasn’t paid to invest abroad. U.S. stocks beat their overseas counterparts in eight of the past 10…
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Building wealth overtime with 3 simple steps
3 Simple Steps to Building Wealth By THE INVESTOPEDIA TEAM Building wealth is a topic that can spark heated debate, promote quirky get-rich-quick schemes, or drive people to pursue transactions…
An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Building Multi-Generational Wealth
Daniel Mangena Nov. 4, 2022 “You can’t take it with you” — how often have you heard that? It’s an oft-abused phrase employed, usually within the context…
Financial New Year’s Resolutions You Can Keep in 2023
By ANDREW SCHWARTZ | Reviewed by MARGARET JAMES | Fact checked by SUZANNE KVILHAUGDec. 30, 2022 It is important for everyone to reset their personal finances and their goals for…
Investment Lessons from Your Thanksgiving Turkey
Bill Stone, Contributor Nov. 21, 2022 Thanksgiving seems an appropriate time to consider the “Turkey problem” as it relates to risk management. Nassim Taleb introduced the world to the “Black…
Fed Note: July 2022
The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee continued its aggressive tightening pace in the June meeting, by raising the key fed funds interest rate today by 0.75%—to a new range of 1.50-1.75%.
Fed Note: June 2022
The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee continued its aggressive tightening pace in the June meeting, by raising the key fed funds interest rate today by 0.75%—to a new range of 1.50-1.75%.
Fed Note: May 2022
The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee turned more aggressive in this month’s meeting by raising the key fed funds interest rate by 0.50%—for the first time in over twenty years by that amount—to a new range of 0.75-1.00%. There were no dissents.
What Do Rising Interest Rates Mean for Your Money?
On March 16, 2022, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of the Federal Reserve raised the benchmark federal funds rate by 0.25% to a target range of 0.25% to 0.50%. This is the beginning of a series of increases that the FOMC expects to carry out over the next two years to combat high inflation.
Colliding Forces: Russia, Oil, Inflation, and Market Volatility
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has drawn condemnation and punitive sanctions from the United States, Europe, and their allies. The humanitarian cost of war cannot be measured, and the long-term economic effects could take months or years to unfold.