Life Insurance Payouts Pass a Record $100 Million – Insurance Overview
As the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to unravel, life insurance payouts for 2021 now show just how extraordinary the deaths recorded were. While...
Highlights From The SECURE Act 2.0 – Retirement Planning
In response to an aging American population, a bipartisan retirement measure passing through Congress looks to assist Americans nearing retirement in the next decade. The...
Gas Prices Fall to an 18-Month Low – Oil Industry Update
Average gasoline prices have officially reached an 18-month low after extraordinary prices in 2022. The average price per gallon of regular gasoline across the U.S....
Macro Economic Overview
Global equity and fixed-income markets navigated through a volatile environment as 2022 unfolded to be a challenging year. The Russian invasion of Ukraine, rising interest...
Market Indexes / January 2023
(all values as of 12.30.2022) Stock Indexes: Dow Jones 33,147 S&P 500 3,839 Nasdaq 10,466 Bond Sector Yields: 2 Yr Treasury 4.41% 10 Yr Treasury...
World Population Surpasses 8 Billion – Global Demographics
In 1804, the world’s population reached 1 billion people. In 1927, over a century later, it reached 2 billion. Now, just 11 years after it...
Unemployment Rate is Expected to Rise Heading Into 2023 – Labor Market Update
In September 2022, the unemployment rate hit 3.5%, its lowest point since the start of the pandemic. However, new Fed forecasts predict the unemployment rate...
Some Reprieve as Rates Fall Modestly – Fixed Income Overview
With the new year approaching, the Fed is expected by many analysts to begin slowing its rate hike trajectory. Currently, the Fed Funds Rate range...
OPEC Decides to Cut Oil Production – Oil Industry Overview
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is a group of nations that are the world’s major oil producers, producing more than half of...
How The Fed Has Lost Over $70 Billion – Monetary Policy Review
The Federal Reserve has posted its first operating loss since 2011, marking a stark turn in the central bank’s history since the 2008 financial crisis....