Record Charitable Giving in 2024 U.S. charities received a record $592.5 billion in 2024, driven by a strong stock market and healthy economy. More Details Balancing Life in the Sandwich Generation It’s important to find balance when caring for children and...
Services Exports Help Trim Trade Deficit Tariffs and concerns about the U.S. trade deficit focus on trade in goods, so the importance of trade in services is often overlooked. More Details Are You Prepared for the High Cost of Dying? While death is inevitable, you may...
We started 2025 on a high note, although we acknowledged that “no market environment is ever permanent, and that change is always potentially around the corner.” Well change did come, and with it, volatility, perhaps in part because we assumed President Trump’s...
Outlook 2025: Pragmatic Optimism By LPL Financial Research Looking back, 2024 clearly echoed many of the themes from 2023. By and large, the economy continued to defy expectations and surprised once again. Stocks continued their strong performance, driven by powerful...
Travel Spending Surpasses Pre-Pandemic Levels Travel and tourism spending — for foreign visitors in the United States and U.S. citizens in foreign countries — surpassed pre-pandemic levels in 2024. More Details Have You Set a Retirement Savings Goal? It’s...
