Guide Special Report Focus on Market Cycles, Not Election Cycles October 24, 2017 Set against global economic uncertainty and dire electioneering forecasts for the worst of times here, it’s hard to stay focused on the evidence for continued slow growth (not no growth) in the U.S. The 2020 primary-to-presidential election campaign is provoking more concern about our country’s future than any in recent memory. But … Read Morekeyboard_arrow_right
Guide Special Report What Interest-Rate Hikes Really Mean for Your Portfolio: The Impact on Stocks, Bonds and Cash March 24, 2022 Following a rapid economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Reserve is launching a new rate-hike cycle. It should come as little surprise, as the central bank’s policymakers have been heavily hinting at their plans for months. Complicating matters are the sanctions, uncertainty and strife surrounding the Russian invasion of Ukraine. … Read Morekeyboard_arrow_right
Article Vanguard Takes Two Steps Forward, One Step Back March 24, 2017 Vanguard Takes Two Steps Forward, One Step Back We’re established critics of the “more managers is better” philosophy that Vanguard has applied to many of its actively managed funds, so we applauded the fund giant’s March 20 announcement that it would be cutting loose two managers from its Explorer fund. It’s a … Read Morekeyboard_arrow_right
Guide Special Report Health Care and Your Portfolio December 18, 2016 More than any other time since the Affordable Care Act was under debate a decade ago, health care has dominated headlines. The combination of a pandemic and the race for a vaccine along with the 2020 presidential election has brought news from the sector and national health care policy to the fore. … Read Morekeyboard_arrow_right