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<p>Your portfolio might be due for an end-of-the-year cleanup. The Morningstar US Market Index is up about 15% through mid-November 2025, and overall performance has been strong for years (even after 2022’s down market). That said, some stock sectors have performed significantly ... Show More

<p>Investors are betting big on bond exchange-traded funds. Hundreds of billions of dollars have poured into bond ETFs in the first nine months of 2025. And more of these strategies have hit the market over the past several years. It’s important to remember that some bond ETFs ar ... Show More

<p>Are you getting the most out of your fund’s performance? Over the past 10 years, the average dollar invested in US mutual funds and exchange-traded funds earned 1.2% less per year than what those funds returned during the same period. That’s the top-line finding in this year’s ... Show More

Economic Data releases and Fed speeches today will resonate with a rising commentary of no rate cut(s) this year, thanks to sticky inflation. Target's earnings show the consumer is still spending; markets continue in 4-month advance, longest since 1970. Preceding a correction? Ma ... Show More

Did somebody say paradigm shift? For the first time in more than a decade, the investing world is undergoing a fundamental shift. In the midst of a new interest rate regime, my guest Kristy Akullian (BlackRock investment strategist extraordinaire) joins me to unpack the implicati ... Show More

(2/7/24) Early morning coffee snafus: That's no way to start the day. Headline economic data is not comporting with on-the-ground reality: Credit Card and Auto Loan delinquencies are on the rise because borrowers are out of money; there's been a drop in Labor Force participation. ... Show More

Retirement strategies range from simple index fund investing all the way to full-on real estate development deals. What works for some investors won’t work for others. What’s most important to you is knowing what will or won’t work for your lifestyle. Some workers can easily do a ... Show More

Kathy Jones, Chief Fixed Income Strategist at Schwab, joins Forward Guidance to share her outlook on interest rates, credit spreads, the economy, and the Federal Reserve. Filmed on December 5, 2023. __ MetaMask Portfolio is your one-stop shop for all things web3. Instead of conne ... Show More

<p>019R | In our Friday roundup Jonathan and Brad discuss the highlights and takeaways from the Monday episode with JL Collins. Then the podcast is opened up and crowd sourced to the community. Find out the specific travel reward perks that are available for active duty military ... Show More

(11/6/23) Friday's employment report was weaker than expected, as expected; there's always no recession in sight...until it is. How long will it take for the lag effect to appear? Black Friday preview; market rallied to 6% after previous week of disappointment. Markets ran throug ... Show More

<p>Putting money in ETFs with staggered maturities can preserve and even grow wealth in a rising interest-rate environment.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Today&#39;s Stocks &amp; Topics: OMF - OneMain Holdings Inc., COR - Cencora Inc., 401k Rollover, The Green Transition ... Show More