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Claiming Social Security: Sooner or later?
How soon to claim Social Security benefits is essential in retirement planning. Steve Giles offers pros and cons to weigh.
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Seeking balance amid volatility
“Despite recent volatility,” Kyle Tetting writes, “we have not seen much change in the long-term fundamental outlook.”

Seeking deeper meaning from one sell-off
Investors recognized that we can’t always take reports such as DeepSeek’s at face value. I see a bigger issue at play.

My outlook for investing in 2025: 2-0-2-5
2024 largely came in line with what we had expected for a steady but solid economy. And 2025 looks to be more of the same.

Looking back on a fantastic 2024
Despite 2022 setbacks for nearly every investable asset, three-year returns are above average for broad measures.

Cautious optimism: A balancing act
As history has proven, “cautious optimism” works. But history is written across years and decades, not three quarters.

Time has come, Fed pivots focus
“Nuance is important, of course, but we didn’t need to hear Powell’s words to know the Fed was ready to pivot.”