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The top 25 market events of the last 25 years
On an October morning 25 years ago, MarketWatch started providing real-time news and market data to the general public on the internet. Individuals were fleeing their stockbrokers for new online platf...
This simple chart reveals how much you need to save at 35 to become a millionaire by 65
What it takes to become a millionaire Getty Images/iStockphoto If you’re in your 30s and already dreaming of retirement, you may be wondering: Just how much do I need to start socking away to retire? ...
Classic 60/40 investing strategy sees worst return in 100 years. How about 40/60?
Rules of thumb in investing appear to no longer apply in the carnage of 2022 in financial markets. Advocates for the 60/40 portfolio split, designed to capture the upside of stocks, but offer investor...
What bank earnings tell us about how consumers are doing with high inflation, recession worries — ‘It’s not a crack in current numbers’
For all the worries about inflation’s pinch and the chance of a recession, just-released earnings reports from big banks indicate the wallets of many regular Americans are generally holding up as they...
You get some student loan debt erased, but what about the rest of it?
“January is going to be here before you know it,” says Damian Dunn, a certified financial planner and vice president of corporate financial wellness platform Your Money Line. Payments resume in Januar...
Switch up a classic stock and bond portfolio for an inflation-proof mix: Rieder
By some measures, the 60-40 portfolio is experiencing one of the worst years in recent memory. As bonds and stocks have sold off in unison, some people have even questioned whether one of the core ten...
Airline Stocks Have Struggled. Here Are a Few Highfliers.
Some airline stocks trade at five times projected earnings. Why so expensive, you might be wondering. The group’s reputation on capital preservation at the moment ranks somewhere between damaged and U...
There’s no rush to buy I-bonds
This week’s worse-than-expected inflation report led to turmoil in more than one market, but you only read about one of them. The market that got all the headlines was in stocks, since in the wake of ...
Series I bond rate expected to fall to roughly 6.48% in November
Morsa Images | E+ | Getty Images Fixed rate for I bonds will ‘most likely be zero’ I bond rates have two parts, a fixed rate, which remains the same after purchase, and a variable rate, wh...
Beneficiaries of Inherited Retirement Accounts Dodge a Tax Bullet
New legislation related to taxes can come with plenty of ambiguities and complexities, but the IRS often irons them out in the regulations it proposes. Al Drago/Bloomberg Sometimes these efforts fail...
The ‘unexpected’ thing Americans now blame their credit-card debt on
Experts like Suze Orman and Dave Ramsey stress the importance of an emergency fund — and it can help prevent you from going into credit card debt. Getty Images Americans’ credit-card debt rose to $887...
Rates on Treasury I Bonds Will Fall to 6.5% Soon. Get a Higher Rate Now.
The new rate on Treasury Series I inflation-linked savings bonds is likely to be set at 6.5% for bonds purchased starting in November, down from the current rate of 9.6%, Barron’s estimates. The new r...
The 2022 holiday shopping season has started
Amazon’s Prime Early Access Sale may be over, but the discounts have only just begun. “Black Friday is here,” said Julie Ramhold, a consumer analyst at DealNews.com, noting that sale...
Here’s the inflation breakdown for September 2022 — in one chart
Inflation was a bit hotter than expected in September, with monthly gains fueled primarily by housing, food and medical care, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said Thursday. Inflation measures how ...
How much should I save each month?
How much should you be saving in your 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s? Getty Images/iStockphoto You know you should save, but (yikes!), just what is the right amount? While there is no perfect answer, there are...
A shocking number of baby boomers and Generation X plan to work past 70—or forever
Almost half of baby boomers and more than one-third of Generation X expect to work past age 70 or do not plan to retire at all, highlighting the need for backup plans in case life’s unexpected events ...
Young, wealthy investors are turning to alternative investments
More advisors are using alternative investments Alternative investments typically fall into four categories: hedge funds, private equity, “real assets” such as real estate or commodities a...
Mortgage Rates Are Soaring. What Financial Pros Say Clients Should Do.
The low-rate mortgage boat has sailed. According to Freddie Mac, the average interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate home loan is now 6.7%, more than double the 3.01% rate from this time last year. That...
I’m the US chief economist at Vanguard, and here are 5 things investors should consider now amid high inflation
“High inflation is unlikely to become a permanent feature of the economy,” said Vanguard’s U.S. chief economist and head of portfolio construction Roger Aliaga-Diaz. Vanguard Despite the Federal Reser...
Opinion: $22 billion in I-bond sales can’t be wrong. Why you may want to buy them even when their rate resets soon
I-bonds’ sky-high interest rate is poised to fall to 6.48% when they reset next month, according to industry experts. Still, that would be the third-highest level since they were sold in 1998. Though ...