Should We Be Worried About Consumer Spending?
The (bad) economic news: Newly released research from Bank of America suggested a major consumer slowdown in August. Not long after, a report from...
What Can an Annuity Bring to Your Retirement Plan?
Whether you're retiring in 3 years or 30, having an annuity is a wise decision. With an annuity, you can ensure that your money...
Getting Offers For Your House That Isn’t For Sale? You Aren’t Alone
The housing crunch: These days, bidding wars are the norm. In June, in fact, almost two-thirds of home buyers found themselves in bidding wars....
Exactly How ‘Fragile’ is the U.S. Economy?
U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh made waves last week when he said in an interview that the U.S. economy is at a “fragile point”...
What You Need to Know About the Fed’s Latest Move
As is often the case, the U.S. Federal Reserve got a lot of attention earlier this week by doing… nothing.
On Wednesday the central bank...
Gen X Has a Debt Problem
For Generation X, debt is a fact of life. Carrying the load of mortgages, kids, aging parents, and of course, student loan debt, the...
Is the Housing Boom Over?
It was the housing market that just wouldn’t quit. Driven by low inventory and pandemic-induced FOMO, the last year-plus in real estate has been...
The Truth About the ‘Labor Shortage’
There’s a debate going on about whether or not there is a labor shortage in the U.S. economy right now. Despite lots of “help...
Consumer Confidence is Back. What About the Rest of Us?
In these pandemic-altered times, we can generally break down time into two parts: pre-pandemic and post-pandemic.
Pre-pandemic is usually the bar that economic news is...
The Key Social Security Changes You Should Know About in 2021
The only certainties in life are death, taxes… and changes to the Social Security code. What’s changing now? Quite a bit, actually.
The full-retirement age...
