The crypto world tells us that Bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies are, well, currencies, to be used in ordinary buy and sell transactions. You might
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Tracking inflation these days provides insights into two different areas, cost of everyday living and the future of interest rates. So, what are we seeing now
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When somebody is being paid to recommend a particular investment, there’s a good chance that it isn’t what an objective observer would call the best possible
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Is the run on at Silicon Valley Bank something to be alarmed about? Will this happen at more banks? Does this affect my checking or savings? Read this week's
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When you look back on some of these economic predictions, you see that there is a bit of a gap between what was forecast and what actually happened in the
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It’s natural to look at returns this year and want to stop the bleeding, but that would mean selling and taking the risk that the markets will suddenly startle
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When the market is soaring one day and plummeting the next stress and anxiety can easily creep into our daily thoughts and actions. Focusing on the ‘little’
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If we are, indeed, experiencing a recession, it is an unusual one, triggered not by the usual decline in corporate activity and job losses
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Bitcoin just finished its worst month in the 12 years that it’s been available on exchanges, losing more than 38% of its value in June. This comes amid
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Consumer sentiment is the weakest it's been in a decade, dragged lower by the highest inflation in four decades. Google searches for "recession" are on the rise
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The stated reason for the rate increase is to squeeze inflation out of the economy. The logic is somewhat complicated, but the simple explanation is that
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Bear markets are part of normal market trends and are a sign of stocks going down in value for an extended period of time. Since 1928, the S&P 500 has
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