Two years ago, I was writing about the high inflation of 2022 and 2023. Right around that time inflation started dropping dramatically, all the way to where it sits now—below 3%. Meanwhile, interest ...

Series I savings bonds have drawn a lot of attention over the last few years as inflation flew. Back in 2022, billions of dollars of I-bonds were sold when their interest rate ran up to 9.62%. As ...

VCSH offers diversified, investment-grade, short-term corporate bond exposure with a 4.50% yield to maturity and strong liquidity. Current inflation trends and uncertain Fed rate policy create ...

Series I Savings Bonds remain a hedge against inflation, but their appeal is waning as rates are expected to drop and other cash alternatives become more competitive. TIPS offer superior real yields ...

The Federal Reserve has battled a variety of economic troubles over the past 35 years. Between tech busts, a financial crisis ...

Inflation is the unpleasant, yet inevitable force where every year you pay a little more money for the same goods and services. While the economy can typically absorb an average of 2% inflation every ...

"Mortgage interest rates went down before the Fed cut rates in September but went up after," says Ali Wolf, chief economist ...