If investing was only a matter of intelligence, Sir Isaac Newton wouldn’t have lost a fortune during an 18th-century recession. Scott Nations, an author, financial expert, and former CNBC contributor, tells the story of […]
U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, Republican of Ohio, tweeted this analysis of the stock market earlier this month. Your 401k misses President Trump. — Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) May 9, 2022 Jordan is implying that […]
The housing market is out of control in many areas of the country, with record-high home prices and record-low inventories. Prices had been steadily increasing since 2012, but they’ve accelerated since the onset of the COVID-19 […]
Remember the 1980s? Blondie was at the top of the charts, the mystery of Luke Skywalker’s paternity was solved, and inflation was even worse than it is today. The consumer price index, a measure of […]
The S&P 500 finished January down 5.3%, its worst month since March 2020. There are good reasons for pessimism about the markets: Inflation is up more than 7%. Everything from gas to groceries and cars is […]
The Federal Reserve will likely raise interest rates in 2022 in response to rising inflation. A majority of the members of the Fed’s Open Market Committee, which sets monetary policy for the country, say […]
Luis Rosa has met with clients remotely for years, even before the pandemic. When the certified financial planner and member of the Zoe Financial planning network moved from New York to the West Coast, the clients […]
Climate change may already be affecting your biggest investment. Rising sea levels are driving home prices down, a study by researchers at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania finds. Philip Mulder, a doctoral candidate […]
Nev Schulman has uncovered romantic frauds on his show “Catfish” for a decade. But he’s also dealt with financial scammers. Even if a romantic scammer doesn’t start out looking for financial gain, they usually […]
Personal finance startup Truebill, which offers tools to help people manage their finances, is launching a credit card in early 2022. Truecard is designed to help users raise their credit scores. “What is a credit […]