Where are Treasury bonds going?
The direction of bond yields is influenced by investors’ expectations for economic growth, among other factors. When economic
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Investors didn’t stumble over inflation last week. Why not?
Inflation – rising prices of goods and services – can be measured in a variety of ways. For
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Zoom, zoom, zoom.
Big economies tend to recover from recessions about as quickly as semi-trucks accelerate from stoplights. In other words, recovery tends to
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Estate planning may be one of the last things that anyone wants to think about. Not only is it difficult to contemplate our mortality, but human beings may also
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Last week, unemployment claims were looking good and consumers were feeling good.
The number of Americans applying for first-time unemployment benefits
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What are professional asset managers thinking?
Bank of America recently published the results of its March global asset managers’ survey, which polls 220
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Investors had a lot to be enthusiastic about last week.
Major stock indices in the United States soared, finishing the week higher and setting new records
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Neanderthal DNA may make people more – or less – susceptible to COVID-19, reported The Economist. It all depends on whether you have the genes and, if you do
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Students of financial markets may have noted a historically unusual event last week.
On Thursday, the yield on 10-year U.S. Treasury notes briefly matched the
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Think about how many choices you make each day based on personal preference: shorts versus pants, tennis shoes versus sandals, coffee versus tea.
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It’s a contrarian’s dream come true.
Contrarian investors like to buck the trend. They buy when other investors are selling and sell when others are buying.
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The word “exciting” is one not usually associated with Life Insurance and an IRS code, but in 2021 that is the case. The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021
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