3 Places the Next Crisis Could Start
If there’s one thing to know about financial crises, it’s that every crisis is different While regulators and politicians try to pass laws and enact regulations to keep another crisis from...
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If there’s one thing to know about financial crises, it’s that every crisis is different While regulators and politicians try to pass laws and enact regulations to keep another crisis from...
After 10 consecutive meetings with an increase in the federal funds rate, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) finally decided to pause its rate hikes at its most recent meeting The question now...
Between fears of a banking crisis and fear of recession, more and more Americans today are looking at ways to protect their hard-earned money The search for safe havens in the face of potential...
Today’s consumer price index (CPI) release showed that inflation slowed to 4% year on year, from 49% year on year last month The news headlines of course play this up as a positive result of the...
While the US banking crisis may seem to be resolved in many people’s eyes, the reality is more likely that it’s just on the back burner The underlying cause of the crisis hasn’t been resolved,...
One of the many questions people have after they retire is, where should I move my 401(k) If you’ve saved up a sizable nest egg in your 401(k) account, you may be wondering what to do with it after...
Inflation may not be making headlines today like it was back when it was 9%, but it hasn’t gotten any less problematic either At just under 5% official reported inflation according to the consumer...
Things appear to be coming down to the wire in the latest debt ceiling negotiations, as the US government may be within weeks of running out of options for avoiding default Now both sides are...
It seems there are two things today that many bank depositors fear most: a collapse of the banking system, and the introduction of a central bank digital currency A banking collapse is an...
Last week the Federal Open Market Committee raised its target federal funds rate another 25 basis points, to 500-525%, the highest level since 2007 It was an expected move, but now the question...
Americans hold over $66 trillion in retirement savings in 401(k) accounts, making them one of the largest sources of retirement savings in existence Americans also hold nearly $115 trillion in...
Only days after our warning that the US banking system wasn’t out of danger, another major bank failure ensued, as First Republic was seized by regulators and sold to JPMorgan Chase over the...
More and more Americans are working hard to try to safeguard their hard-earned retirement savings With 401(k) and IRA accounts holding trillions of dollars of accumulated savings and investments,...
As long as the sky doesn’t appear to be falling, it seems as though most people go through life oblivious to the threats facing them That includes the threats facing their finances as a result of...
Many people were understandably shocked a couple weeks ago when the US experienced the 2nd- and 3rd-largest bank failures in its history But with the Federal Reserve stepping in to help lend money to...
While the sale of Credit Suisse to UBS may have assuaged some fears about the international banking system, there are still numerous weaknesses that the past few weeks have highlighted In the US,...
To say that events of the past few days have been shocking and unnerving is a bit of an understatement Even those of us who expect a major recession or financial crisis to occur have been startled by...