After a four-decade hiatus, inflation is once again rearing its ugly head. Its impact has been felt at the checkout counters and gas pumps for months, and now it’s shaking up the markets. Year over year, U.S. wholesale prices were up 10% in 2021—a rate of increase not...
Financial planning is essential for achieving one’s financial goals. It is a step-by-step approach wherein you create a financial plan to control your income, expenses, and investments to better manage your finances. However, not everyone has a financial plan....
Parents want the best for their kids and are often worried about whether they can fulfill their needs, especially their financial security. A Pew Research Center report states that American parents particularly worry about the financial future of their younger...
An investment portfolio is a combination of various asset classes. These can include stocks, bonds, real estate, cash, gold, collectibles, currencies, and more. The selection of each asset can be made on the basis of your risk appetite, investment budget, financial...
In an ideal scenario, an investor aims to have built a large retirement corpus that is earning interest (and the interest sum is earning further interest), ensuring they can retire comfortably, even early if they desire. This is the perfect retirement scenario that...