3-24-2023 – Retirement vs. Emergency Savings: How to Prioritize in a Shaky Economy
More than half of savers are prioritizing short-term financial goals in 2023, including emergency savings, according to a recent study from Fidelity Investments. Today's Stocks & Topics: Is the Fed Ba...
25 Mar 202345min
3-23-2023 – What Could the Federal Reserve’s Rate Hike Mean for Your Money?
For starters, a wide range of consumer finances — from mortgages and credit cards to student loans, auto loans and savings — will be affected by the rate increase. Today's Stocks & Topics: DMB - BNY M...
24 Mar 202346min
3-22-2023 – What Can We Expect for Home Prices in the Real Estate Market?
Higher mortgage rates have been cooling home prices since last summer, and for the first time in a record 131 consecutive months — nearly 11 years — prices were lower on a year-over-year comparison. T...
23 Mar 202347min
3-21-2023 – Understanding the UBS Takeover of Credit Suisse and Impact on Bondholders
Some Credit Suisse bond investors’ stakes were wiped out as Swiss authorities facilitated the mega merger. Today's Stocks & Topics: Housing Sales, Interest Rates, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sm...
22 Mar 202346min
3-20-2023 – Can You Find Stable Portfolio Income in Retirement?
Investors need to think about how they’ll generate income in retirement, ultimately, and what kind of risk they want associated with that income. Today's Stocks & Topics: Current Economic Data, Tiger ...
21 Mar 202347min
3-17-2023 – Sectors to Watch for Undervalued Stocks
During uncertain times, investors may want to own companies that offer some sense of certainty in terms of cash flows and company fundamentals. Today's Stocks & Topics: NYCB - New York Community Banco...
18 Mar 202345min
3-16-2023 – Analysts Blamed the Banking Crisis as Oil Tumbled to Its Lowest Level Since December 2021
A retest of October’s lows could add increased downward pressure on WTI crude and energy stocks may struggle given the surplus and weakening demand outlook. Today's Stocks & Topics: First Republic Ban...
17 Mar 202346min
3-15-2023 – Ratings Firm Downgrade Takes the Banking System from Stable to Negative
Analysts cited a ”‘rapidly deteriorating operating environment” despite regulators’ efforts to shore up the industry.(They say that other institutions with unrealized losses or uninsured depositors st...
15 Mar 202347min
