Throughout the second quarter of 2025, global trade tensions caused by reciprocal tariffs and increasing unrest in the Middle East impacted the markets on a daily basis.

H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, narrowly passed the House of Representatives on May 22, 2025. The legislation is now being deliberated in the Senate, after the Senate Committee on Finance released its own version of proposed tax provisions on June 16, 2025.

May proved to be one of the best months for stocks in quite some time.

There is an adage that the market doesn't like surprises, and part of the market reaction was due to the unusual approach.

President Trump's rapid, on-and-off implementation of tariffs and the escalating trade war it sparked unsettled the financial markets.

This graphic compares S&P 500 sector returns in 2024, along with each sector's weight in the index.

Wall Street got off to a slow start to 2Q of 2024. Stocks lagged for much of April, rebounded in May, and were choppy in June.

Stocks rebounded from a sour April, closing higher in May.

The SECURE Act 2.0 enhances the tax credits associated with adopting new retirement plans, beginning in 2023.

According to the Department of Education, federal student loan payments will resume in October 2023.

As the race among tech companies to monetize AI picks up speed, it's worth considering how widespread adoption might affect workers.

With the media focused on historical banks collapsing, you might be concerned about your own deposit accounts. Here's why you shouldn't be.

The year 2022 may best be described by one word: inflation.

Dubbed the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022,the legislation is designed to improve the current and future state of retiree income in the United States

On March 16, 2022, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of the Federal Reserve raised the benchmark federal funds rate by 0.25% to a...

On December 15, 2021, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of the Federal Reserve System made a significant shift in monetary policy.

Many IRA and retirement plan limits are indexed for inflation each year. The IRS has updated the 2022 numbers.

A number of advancing tax proposals have put corporations and high-income individuals in the spotlight.

The U.S. housing market, already strong before the pandemic, has heated up to record levels in 2021.

Are rising prices a temporary issue that will fade or a signal of a wide-spread, longer-term economic pullback?