U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (not pictured), in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 22, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the administration is considering ending capital gains taxes on home sales to boost the housing market. When…
Senate staffers rest on the U.S. Capitol steps at sunrise as Republican lawmakers struggle to pass U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping spending and tax bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 1, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters How to read this guide Follow along from start to finish, or use the table of…
U.S. stock markets are reeling, and retirement savers are fleeing to an interest-bearing, safe corner of their 401(k) in search of safety. The major averages have been in a tailspin since President Donald Trump rolled out his ” reciprocal ” tariffs on April 2. Since then, the S & P 500 has fallen almost 10%…
Hinterhaus Productions | Getty Images As investors digest the latest bond market sell-off, advisors have tips about portfolio allocation amid continued market volatility. Typically, investors flock to fixed income like U.S. Treasurys when there’s economic turmoil. The opposite happened this week with a sharp sell-off of U.S. government bonds, which dropped bond prices as yields…
As President Donald Trump rolls out sweeping new tariffs on goods imported into the United States, Americans are growing increasingly pessimistic about their financial fate. Consumers worry that the duties will cause inflation to flare up again, while investors fear that higher prices will mean lower profits and more pain for the battered stock market. As of Thursday…
Johner Images | Johner Images Royalty-free | Getty Images Protect from ‘sequence of returns risk’ Stock market dips can be most harmful to portfolios during the first five years of retirement, which is the “danger zone,” according to Arnott. If you withdraw money when asset values have fallen, there are fewer funds available to capture…