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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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
The July jobs report was bad — the economy lost 23,000 jobs — yet the S&P 500 closed at a record. Here's why “bad news is…
The market keeps hitting record highs while inflation runs near 3.5%. Here is how to read your gains in real, after-inflation terms — and why the…
August and September are historically the stock market's weakest months, and this year adds a hawkish Fed and a midterm election on top. Here's why that's…
The Fed meets July 28-29, and under Chair Warsh it won't signal its next move. Here's why a retiree with a guaranteed income floor can watch…
