The good news is that market conditions (increasing supply, flat population growth, and below-average sales) are likely to continue suppressing shelter costs for some time–much needed to help restore ...

Cyber fraud is a constant and growing threat to consumers and service providers. Safety protocols and checks are steadily evolving and increasing. It’s wild out here.

Real estate, the most widely held and highly leveraged asset class, has led the harshest economic downturns historically. On the upside, the few who have cash, value discipline and patience tend to ...

In financial matters, ignorance can be bliss before it becomes a nightmare. Sober assessments require discipline and can be ...

Timeless perspective is offered in this segment…the more things stay the same.

Vanguard founder and ETF pioneer, Jack Bogle, warned that if index funds came to own half of the U.S. stock market, it could lead to significant issues, like too much influence concentrated in just a ...

Further to the comment regarding defensive equity allocations, it is worth noting that they also typically decline significantly during bear markets and recessions. The chart below, courtesy of A., ...

Economist Lacy Hunt offers a sobering look at the long-term economic forces shaping the U.S. outlook—and why inflation might already be in retreat, even as the Federal Reserve stays cautious. He ...