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In the midst of a banking crisis that has seen some of the largest U.S. banks collapse nearly overnight and 100-year-old European banks verging on failure, not to mention a volatile bond market and a plunge in crude oil — the Federal Reserve raised rates. While we’d expect stocks to tumble …

On the heels of the first three bank failures in years, issues spread across the pond last week as Credit Suisse Group AG became the latest banking institution to make headlines over solvency concerns. Let’s be clear: This Swiss bank was a three-dollar stock two weeks ago and has long been …

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You likely have heard about the recent Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapse and probably have questions. Here, we provide you with unbiased answers to your questions.

Founded in 1983, Silicon Valley Bank’s parent company, SVB Financial, announced on Wednesday it had sold $21 billion in assets to raise cash and was taking a $1.8 billion loss while also trying to raise capital. Due to dwindling deposits and losses in its holdings, the bank was forced to se …

After the 11th best start to a year for the S&P 500 as of Valentine’s Day, stocks have pulled back during the second part of February in what we would classify as perfectly normal price action. The best three months of the year for stocks are November, December, and January. That means …

Wondering if the time is right to clock out once and for all? While the idea can seem tempting, you don’t want to be hasty. After all, getting back in the game is a lot harder than just staying in … and you don’t want to wind up drastically curtailing your lifestyle to avo …

It’s time to learn more about index funds. We’ll provide a definition, show you how index funds work, compare them with mutual funds, and explain how to invest in index funds.

The past few weeks we’ve advised readers to be on the lookout for seasonal late February/early March weakness. After the 11th best start to a year ever as of Valentine’s Day, some sluggishness was expected. Well, stocks had their worst week of the year last week and are now down three weeks …

Curious about how to invest in ETFs? We’ll define what an exchange traded fund (or ETF) is and break down the differences between ETFs, index funds, and mutual funds.