Many of us all but ignore our retirement accounts for much of our working lives—most likely only vaguely aware of the portion of our paychecks going into our 401(k)s. If this describes you, it’s time to give retirement savings more attention—particularly in the case of IRAs.
As of now, the S&P 500 has avoided officially entering a bear market. There is plenty of detailed analysis of the current state of the market out there; in fact, I’ve been doing my own. But let’s put aside the nitty-gritty of the details for a second. Today, I want to walk you through 1 …
What Just Happened and How Rare Was It? Wednesday afternoon was President Trump’s much-anticipated tariff announcement, branded “Liberation Day.” There’s a lot to sort out on the potential impact, but the short-term market reaction has been decidedly negative and that’s been rough. It bring …
Tariffs are here and in a big, big way, much bigger than anyone expected. And the levels shared by President Trump aren’t really reciprocal tariffs. The calculation of new tariff rates is based on the trade deficit the US has with each country and has nothing to do with actual tariffs other …
In this episode of Carson’s Take Five, Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist at Carson Group discusses the latest developments on tariffs and their impact on the market. With Sonu away, Ryan dives into the market’s reaction to new tariffs set to take effect and what they mean for investors. …
If you’re between the ages of 35 and 55, it’s time to get stubborn. Not like a toddler or teenager trying to assert their independence, but more in the sense of being committed and unyielding as you work toward your financial goals.
Uncertainty Still Prevails After a promising Monday (S&P 500 up 1.8%) stocks stalled over the rest of the week. The S&P 500 ended up down 1.5% for the week and is now down 9.0% from the February 19 highs, but only down 4.8% for the year.
