American exceptionalism is a phrase coined 180 years ago by French historian, Alexis de Tocqueville, to describe what makes our democracy great. Today, it is a colloquialism used to describe America’s

Despite six hikes in interest rates in the past eight months by the nation’s central bankers to end a vicious cycle of inflation, the U.S.

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In an era of financial titans like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Warren Buffett, it’s hard to imagine that, at the turn of the 19th

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Let’s talk about stock market volatility because we have seen some extraordinary volatility lately.  Let’s start by recalling the basic axiom of investing in common

Stocks have been in a bear market since June 13, 2022. The decline began on January 3rd, worsened in February when Russia invaded Ukraine, and