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The prior five years cost $9,430. These five cost $21,911

Sep 15, 2026

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1 min read

The prior five years cost $9,430. These five cost $21,911

That is more than double the damage of the entire 2016–2021 stretch, in roughly the same number of years.

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Americans say they need $1,460,000. The median worker has $107,269.

Sep 10, 2026

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1 min read

Americans say they need $1,460,000. The median worker has $107,269.

That's a gap of more than $1.3 million — and the stock market just had one of its best stretches in recent memory.

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Six cuts. Then 162,000 jobs. Now a hike.

Sep 7, 2026

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1 min read

Six cuts. Then 162,000 jobs. Now a hike.

That surprise sent rate-hike odds to 63% before markets closed Friday.

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Your stocks are priced for perfection. The Fed just picked up the gun.

Sep 2, 2026

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2 min read

Your stocks are priced for perfection. The Fed just picked up the gun.

It has only been this stretched once in all that data. December 1999, right before the crash.

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A dollar from January 2020 now buys about 79 cents worth of goods

Aug 31, 2026

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1 min read

A dollar from January 2020 now buys about 79 cents worth of goods

65 consecutive months above that target, and J.P. Morgan now expects rates to go higher next month.

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Your gold ounce cost $1,517 in January 2020. Look at it now.

Aug 24, 2026

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1 min read

Your gold ounce cost $1,517 in January 2020. Look at it now.

Same dollar that bought it back then has lost nearly a quarter of its worth since.

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The buyer that just walked away

Aug 21, 2026

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1 min read

The buyer that just walked away

The level it left tells you everything about this week.

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CPI came in clean. The 30-year didn't care.

Aug 12, 2026

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1 min read

CPI came in clean. The 30-year didn't care.

Inflation matched Wall Street's forecast on the nose. The long bond stayed at 2007 levels anyway.

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MONEY & MARKETS

Your 401(k) had its best week in four months last Friday

Aug 11, 2026

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1 min read

Your 401(k) had its best week in four months last Friday

The reason it happened is the part that stings a little.

Read More

MONEY & MARKETS

The Social Security trust fund deadline just moved up one quarter

Jul 13, 2026

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1 min read

The Social Security trust fund deadline just moved up one quarter

Last month the Trustees moved the deadline up yet again. The average retiree loses $458 a month the moment it happens.

Read More

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The yield that preceded the last crash

Jul 10, 2026

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1 min read

The yield that preceded the last crash

Same level. Different Fed. Same warning.

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MONEY & MARKETS

One in eight dollars charged to American credit cards hasn't been paid in three months

Jul 8, 2026

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2 min read

One in eight dollars charged to American credit cards hasn't been paid in three months

The Great Recession peak was 13.7%. The gap between that low point and right now is shrinking fast.

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MONEY & MARKETS

Three months ago your portfolio was bleeding. Then Q2 happened.

Jul 2, 2026

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1 min read

Three months ago your portfolio was bleeding. Then Q2 happened.

If you held through the Q1 selloff, those 90 days handed you more than a typical full year of returns.

Read More

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$3,820 — the real cost of keeping $100,000 in your savings account last year

Jun 22, 2026

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1 min read

$3,820 — the real cost of keeping $100,000 in your savings account last year

CPI just hit its highest reading since April 2023. That's the number your interest rate has to beat — and isn't.

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What your grocer paid last month

Jun 16, 2026

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1 min read

What your grocer paid last month

It hasn't hit your receipt yet. It will.

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MONEY & MARKETS

The dollar just lost ground again

Jun 11, 2026

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1 min read

The dollar just lost ground again

The Fed's target is half of this.

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Gold just did what gold always does

Jun 4, 2026

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1 min read

Gold just did what gold always does

Iran. Inflation. A Fed that might hike. Guess.

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What Q1 corporate profits actually showed

May 29, 2026

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1 min read

What Q1 corporate profits actually showed

The quarter before told a very different story.

Read More

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Wall Street just flipped the script on rates

May 25, 2026

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1 min read

Wall Street just flipped the script on rates

Three months ago they were pricing cuts. Not anymore.

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The last time bonds did this, Bush was president

May 20, 2026

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1 min read

The last time bonds did this, Bush was president

Iraq surge. iPhone launch. Pre-housing-crash.

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Even the Fed didn't see this one coming

May 14, 2026

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1 min read

Even the Fed didn't see this one coming

Wholesale prices just did something they haven't done since 2022.

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MONEY & MARKETS

The prior five years cost $9,430. These five cost $21,911

Sep 15, 2026

•

1 min read

The prior five years cost $9,430. These five cost $21,911

That is more than double the damage of the entire 2016–2021 stretch, in roughly the same number of years.

One Number
One Number

MONEY & MARKETS

Americans say they need $1,460,000. The median worker has $107,269.

Sep 10, 2026

•

1 min read

Americans say they need $1,460,000. The median worker has $107,269.

That's a gap of more than $1.3 million — and the stock market just had one of its best stretches in recent memory.

One Number
One Number

MONEY & MARKETS

Six cuts. Then 162,000 jobs. Now a hike.

Sep 7, 2026

•

1 min read

Six cuts. Then 162,000 jobs. Now a hike.

That surprise sent rate-hike odds to 63% before markets closed Friday.

One Number
One Number

MONEY & MARKETS

Your stocks are priced for perfection. The Fed just picked up the gun.

Sep 2, 2026

•

2 min read

Your stocks are priced for perfection. The Fed just picked up the gun.

It has only been this stretched once in all that data. December 1999, right before the crash.

One Number
One Number

MONEY & MARKETS

A dollar from January 2020 now buys about 79 cents worth of goods

Aug 31, 2026

•

1 min read

A dollar from January 2020 now buys about 79 cents worth of goods

65 consecutive months above that target, and J.P. Morgan now expects rates to go higher next month.

One Number
One Number

MONEY & MARKETS

Your gold ounce cost $1,517 in January 2020. Look at it now.

Aug 24, 2026

•

1 min read

Your gold ounce cost $1,517 in January 2020. Look at it now.

Same dollar that bought it back then has lost nearly a quarter of its worth since.

One Number
One Number

MONEY & MARKETS

The buyer that just walked away

Aug 21, 2026

•

1 min read

The buyer that just walked away

The level it left tells you everything about this week.

One Number
One Number

MONEY & MARKETS

CPI came in clean. The 30-year didn't care.

Aug 12, 2026

•

1 min read

CPI came in clean. The 30-year didn't care.

Inflation matched Wall Street's forecast on the nose. The long bond stayed at 2007 levels anyway.

One Number
One Number

MONEY & MARKETS

Your 401(k) had its best week in four months last Friday

Aug 11, 2026

•

1 min read

Your 401(k) had its best week in four months last Friday

The reason it happened is the part that stings a little.

One Number
One Number

MONEY & MARKETS

The Social Security trust fund deadline just moved up one quarter

Jul 13, 2026

•

1 min read

The Social Security trust fund deadline just moved up one quarter

Last month the Trustees moved the deadline up yet again. The average retiree loses $458 a month the moment it happens.

One Number
One Number

MONEY & MARKETS

The yield that preceded the last crash

Jul 10, 2026

•

1 min read

The yield that preceded the last crash

Same level. Different Fed. Same warning.

MONEY & MARKETS

One in eight dollars charged to American credit cards hasn't been paid in three months

Jul 8, 2026

•

2 min read

One in eight dollars charged to American credit cards hasn't been paid in three months

The Great Recession peak was 13.7%. The gap between that low point and right now is shrinking fast.

MONEY & MARKETS

Three months ago your portfolio was bleeding. Then Q2 happened.

Jul 2, 2026

•

1 min read

Three months ago your portfolio was bleeding. Then Q2 happened.

If you held through the Q1 selloff, those 90 days handed you more than a typical full year of returns.

One Number
One Number

MONEY & MARKETS

$3,820 — the real cost of keeping $100,000 in your savings account last year

Jun 22, 2026

•

1 min read

$3,820 — the real cost of keeping $100,000 in your savings account last year

CPI just hit its highest reading since April 2023. That's the number your interest rate has to beat — and isn't.

One Number
One Number

MONEY & MARKETS

What your grocer paid last month

Jun 16, 2026

•

1 min read

What your grocer paid last month

It hasn't hit your receipt yet. It will.

One Number
One Number

MONEY & MARKETS

The dollar just lost ground again

Jun 11, 2026

•

1 min read

The dollar just lost ground again

The Fed's target is half of this.

One Number
One Number

MONEY & MARKETS

Gold just did what gold always does

Jun 4, 2026

•

1 min read

Gold just did what gold always does

Iran. Inflation. A Fed that might hike. Guess.

One Number
One Number

MONEY & MARKETS

What Q1 corporate profits actually showed

May 29, 2026

•

1 min read

What Q1 corporate profits actually showed

The quarter before told a very different story.

One Number
One Number

MONEY & MARKETS

Wall Street just flipped the script on rates

May 25, 2026

•

1 min read

Wall Street just flipped the script on rates

Three months ago they were pricing cuts. Not anymore.

One Number
One Number

MONEY & MARKETS

The last time bonds did this, Bush was president

May 20, 2026

•

1 min read

The last time bonds did this, Bush was president

Iraq surge. iPhone launch. Pre-housing-crash.

One Number
One Number

MONEY & MARKETS

Even the Fed didn't see this one coming

May 14, 2026

•

1 min read

Even the Fed didn't see this one coming

Wholesale prices just did something they haven't done since 2022.

One Number
One Number

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