When Do Americans Start Receiving Social Security Retirement Benefits?When to start receiving Social Security benefits is a personal decision. More Details What’s in Your 401(k)?Contributing to a 401(k) can be a big step toward a more comfortable retirement, but...
The Markets (as of market close September 11, 2026) Despite strong returns last Friday, it was not enough to offset losses accumulated earlier in the week. Each of the benchmark indexes listed here closed the holiday-shortened week in the red as investors tried to...
Printer Friendly Version A hot CPI print. Friday’s slightly hot Consumer Price Index (CPI) report lifted the bond market’s odds of a rate hike from the Federal Reserve (Fed) this week to near 90%. Markets take it in stride. The positive reactions from stocks and bonds...
The Markets (as of market close September 4, 2026) Most of the major market indexes closed the week moderately higher, despite a late-week pullback. Investors had to weigh strong corporate earnings and economic resilience against concerns that the Federal Reserve may...
Printer Friendly Version August delivered the loudest bond market narrative in years, and almost none of it survived contact with the price action. Total public debt crossed $40 trillion on August 18. The 30-year U.S. Treasury yield reached 5.33% intraweek, a level...
