U.S. stocks took a pause this week, coming off recent highs as investors digested a mixed bag of corporate earnings and the possibility for a Fed rate cut at the end of July. Bonds and gold both ended the week higher. Abroad, China reported slowing economic growth,...

We all know the feeling of our spending getting out of control. We often don’t realize how much we are spending on the “little things” like ride sharing, our daily lunch at the deli around the corner, or all those subscriptions to streaming services we pay every...

IPOs often generate lots of excitement—do they also generate investor profits? Sometimes, but Warren Buffett stays away. Initial public offerings (IPOs) create buzz in the investment world. After all, who doesn’t want “in” on the ground floor of the next Microsoft,...

U.S. stocks finished the week at new all-time highs on the heels of Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s testimony and release of the FOMC minutes. After a stronger-than-expected jobs report and a pickup in inflation, all eyes were on the Fed to reiterate expectations for a...

Overview Optimism on trade paired with indications the Fed will cut rates drove all major asset classes higher. By changing tune on the direction of rates, the central bank indicated concern about mixed economic data points and the ongoing possibility of the trade war...

For a short-term savings alternative, where should you turn? If you have a long-term investment strategy, then you understand the importance of making your money work for you. But do you apply that same approach to smaller sums of money that could be working for you...

Thawing trade tensions following constructive talks at the G20 meeting over the weekend pushed stocks higher. President Trump agreed to hold off on additional tariffs while the countries continue to negotiate and also allowed US companies to begin supplying products...

Last month, national bookseller Barnes & Noble announced that it would be acquired by a private equity firm after years of struggling to compete with Amazon. Barnes & Noble is a publicly held company, so the transaction has been referred to as “going private.”...

This week saw markets focus in on two important developments that have been a common thread in the second quarter: The US/China trade war and the Federal Reserve’s potential pivot towards accommodative monetary policy. On the trade war front, market participants are...

Business chat and instant messaging company Slack Technologies Inc. went public on June 20, but not in the way that most businesses go public. Instead of doing an initial public offering (or IPO), Slack executed a direct listing. Also sometimes referred to as a direct...

“Net worth” is an oft-misunderstood term -- we tend to think of net worth as it relates to billionaires and celebrities, but not to ourselves. However, we all have a net worth, and understanding your own can be a powerful tool to help guide your current and future...

Stocks gained for the week, with the US market fully recovering losses from May and reaching all-time highs. With earnings results in a slow period, trade and interest rates remain the primary drivers of price moves. On trade, investors regained some optimism that...

If you asked me how much I’m earning in interest on my savings account, I couldn’t tell you. What I do know, is that the numbers on my statement next to the word "interest" are in cents. Not dollars. I had a hunch that I wasn’t the only one totally baffled by those...

Nothing is Certain in Investing – Lessons Learned From the NBA Finals Trying to predict the outcome of the NBA finals is like trying to time the market – you might win, but you might end up getting it very, very wrong. Vegas priced the Warriors as the heavy favorite...

It was a relatively uneventful week in equity markets due to anticipation of next week’s Fed meeting and the G20 Summit the following week. Global equity markets were mixed, ending flat for the week with the U.S. notching slight gains and international developed...