The Wealth Blog

Still-low interest rates, fiscal stimulus and talk of more stimulus, new vaccines, and economic growth have been credited for the stock market’s powerful performance. While…

Interest rates remain low, and talk of another injection of government cash into the economy has added to the party-like mood on Wall Street. But…

Nonfarm payrolls rebounded in January following a decline in December, but the pace remains below what’s needed to quickly drive employment back to pre-Covid levels….

As January goes, so goes the year, according to the January market indicator. But is the theory popularized by the Stock Trader’s Almanac correct? When…

The U.S. BEA reported on Thursday that Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which is the largest measure of economic output, expanded at a 4.0% annualized pace…

On Thursday, the U.S. BEA will release fourth quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the broadest measure of the value of goods and services. Economists surveyed…

Interest rates are very low for safe, interest-bearing investments, and savers have found the environment to be challenging. Let’s review Figure 1. Two things stand…

Did you know— Almost half of all Americans do not have a 401k account. Two-thirds do not have an IRA (Individual Retirement Account). One-quarter of…

New daily Covid cases spiked higher in the fall and have remained elevated, according to data from Johns Hopkins. At over 200,000 per day, cases…

Major stock market indexes climbed to new highs last week, as the economic narrative from last year carries over into 2021. Low interest rates offer…

On Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the Nasdaq Composite, and the S&P 500 Index all closed at record highs, surpassing, 31,000, 13,000, and 3,800,…

We make New Year’s resolutions, but few seem to follow through. Yet, a New Year gives us a new beginning. It’s time to look forward…