US stocks opened mixed Monday morning as investors looked to a key earnings report and a slew of economic data points due later this week. The Dow rose 95 points, or 0.2%. The S&P 500 gained 0.1% and the Nasdaq Composite lost 0.1%. Global markets have gone on a wild…

By James L. Iselin Technical factors and market volatility are creating a value opportunity in the U.S. municipal market. Today’s CIO Weekly Perspectives comes from guest contributor James L. Iselin, Head of Municipal Fixed Income. The summer months are typically a quieter, more predictable time in the municipal fixed income…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.American tech group IBM is closing down the majority of its research and development efforts in China, becoming the latest US company to pull back from the world’s second-largest economy amid increasing…

Eight years of insults, incitement and affronts to the rule of law have proved that Donald Trump won’t be tamed. Yet some of his supporters are still pleading for the criminally convicted and twice-impeached ex-president to rein in his wildest impulses or risk losing the 2024 election. Hoping to sharpen…

Many American retirees are making significant mistakes with their traditional IRAs by planning to leave the accounts to their children or other heirs. Inheriting a traditional IRA never was a great deal and is significantly less appealing to heirs now. An IRA owner can take actions to increase the value…

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Travelers, be warned: The federal government may revoke your passport if you ignore a big tax bill.Such punishments have become more frequent in recent years, experts said.Federal law requires the IRS and Treasury Department to notify the State Department if an American has a “seriously delinquent tax debt.”This is a…

Annie, 39, and her husband, Emery, 43, earn a healthy $223,200 together.On paper, they seem to be living well. They own their home as well as two rental properties, have over $236,000 invested and recently traveled to Lisbon, Portugal, to see Taylor Swift, they told self-made millionaire and money expert…

Last year, consumers shelled out big bucks for their back-to-school shopping needs, spending a record $41.5 billion, according to estimates from the National Retail Federation. That whopping tally, which amounted to more than $890 per household, bested 2021’s all-time high by roughly 12%. While higher prices sure played their part,…

Long/short strategies have had a hard time the last decade in general. Being long-only and having full exposure to the S&P 500 has clearly been the winning trade. But that’s not to say that the next 10 years couldn’t be different. I actually think there’s a lot of opportunity in…