Investing & Trading
The Fed Hiked Rates. Stocks Rose Anyway. Here’s Why.
The Fed raised interest rates for the first time in three years — and stocks rallied anyway. Here's why markets trade expectations, not headlines, and what…
Market & Economic Insights
Cash Yields Are Back. Inflation Never Left.
The Fed just raised interest rates for the first time since 2023, and your cash is finally earning again. Here's why higher yields alone won't protect…
Market & Economic Insights
The Fed Meets This Week. Watch Your Cash, Not Your Stocks.
The Fed announces its rate decision Wednesday, and markets expect a hike. Here’s the part of your retirement plan it actually moves — and it isn’t…
Market & Economic Insights
The Fed Meets Next Week. Don’t Try to Time the Market.
The Fed meets September 15–16, and for the first time in a while a rate hike is on the table. Here's why trying to time the…
Market & Economic Insights
A Strong Jobs Report Is ‘Bad News.’ Not for Retirees.
August's jobs report beat expectations by roughly threefold, and Wall Street called the strong number "bad news." Here's why a retiree should read a healthy labor…
Investing & Trading
September Is the Worst Month for Stocks. Usually.
September is the stock market’s only month with a negative average return in nearly a century — but a base rate isn’t a forecast, and the…
Investing & Trading
The Stock Market Is Expensive. What That Actually Means
The S&P 500's valuation sits near its highest level since 1999. Here's what an expensive market actually tells you — and why it's a bucket-sequencing problem,…
Market & Economic Insights
Everyone’s Watching Jackson Hole. You Don’t Have To.
The Fed meets at Jackson Hole this week and the whole market is hanging on every word. Here's the retirement-planning reason a well-built plan lets you…
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Long-Term Rates Just Hit a 19-Year High. Now What?
The Fed controls short-term rates, and everyone expected cuts. But long-term rates just hit a 19-year high, and for retirement income that is more window than…
Market & Economic Insights
The Fed Is About to Change the Deal on Your Cash
For about two years, the safest money in your retirement plan has quietly paid around 4%. If the Fed starts cutting rates, that yield falls almost…