If you're planning a few home improvements that will boost the energy efficiency of your house, keep your fingers crossed and hope that the Inflation Reduction Act gets through […]

The IRS has granted victims of the recent severe storms and flooding in Missouri more time to file certain individual and business tax returns and make tax payments. Specifically, […]

This is a question that many people ask themselves in quiet moments but would never have enough nerve to say out loud. SEE MORE 5 Generational Money Taboos That Must Die What […]

Here’s something you already know: The world is a pretty crazy place right now. From high inflation and rising interest rates to major market fluctuations, today’s economic […]

Stocks jumped out of the gate Thursday, building on Wednesday's inflation-fueled gains. However, unlike yesterday where markets rallied hard into the close, today's upside action […]

Stocks have staged a remarkable rally since mid-June, and although the Nasdaq Composite is not in an official bull market just yet, investors may be forgiven if such nitpicking […]

The calls come from people saying they’re with the FBI or the IRS or Social Security or any number of government agencies; They’re all thieves. If you get an unsolicited call […]

Equifax just can’t stay out of the news. On August 2, the company put out a statement saying that a coding error led to consumers getting wrong credit scores. The algorithm […]

Wouldn’t it be great if following just a few “one-size-fits-all” financial formulas really could make planning a successful retirement less problematic? Unfortunately, […]

After the U.S. Supreme Court in June overturned the constitutional right to abortion, lawmakers in various states began enacting a variety of either so-called pro-choice or […]

Are we going into a recession? This question has been in the news and on the minds of investors for months, and the recent announcement that GDP has decreased for the second […]

The latest inflation data catapulted stocks higher out of the gate on Wednesday, with the major market indexes rallying hard into the close. Ahead of this morning's opening bell, […]

One month does not make a trend, but inflation did indeed moderate in July.  The consumer price index rose 8.5% year-over-year – after jumping a scorching 9.1% in June – and […]

At first glance, the measures to curb drug price increases in the Inflation Reduction Act seem like negatives for pharma and biotech stocks. If passed, as expected, Medicare would […]

“The deceleration in the consumer price index for July is likely a big relief for the Federal Reserve,” says Nancy Davis, portfolio manager of the Quadratic Interest Rate […]

Consumer prices were unchanged, on average, in July because of a large drop in gasoline prices and a smaller decline in natural gas from the previous month. While lower prices at […]

You’re probably not thinking much about taxes right now, in part because inflation has you paying sky-high prices for essentials like food, clothing, and gas. But you may have […]

Real estate stocks have been staging a comeback in the third quarter. And that's great news for those invested in real estate investment trusts (REITs) – special tax-advantaged […]

Below is a weekly earnings calendar of the most important upcoming quarterly reports scheduled to be released by publicly traded companies. However, we have also provided expanded […]

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