The Economy

What If the Market Crashes?
The Economy

What If the Market Crashes?

Erin Scannell, CFP | March 10, 2024

Financial advisors like to remind investors that the best action to take when stock prices plunge is…nothing. Sitting tight prevents…

What the History of Interest Rates Can Tell Us About Today’s Rates
The Economy

What the History of Interest Rates Can Tell Us About Today’s Rates

Richard Sylla, PhD | February 18, 2024

In an effort to contain inflation, the Federal Reserve ratcheted up the benchmark federal funds rate from nearly 0% in…

What’s Ahead for 2024?
The Economy

What’s Ahead for 2024?

Allen Sinai, PhD | January 15, 2024

Wall Street analysts are once again warning of a possible recession and stock market losses as elevated inflation and interest…

Dr. Allen Sinai’s Prediction for the Rest of 2023
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Dr. Allen Sinai’s Prediction for the Rest of 2023

Allen Sinai, PhD | July 3, 2023

Welcome to this summer’s heavyweight main event. In one corner—the US stock market weighing in at about $45 trillion and…

Beware of the “Richcession”
The Economy

Beware of the “Richcession”

Tony Steuer, CLU | May 23, 2023

There won’t be bread lines in Beverly Hills or soup kitchens in Scarsdale, but if the economy continues to struggle…

Inflation Is Here to Stay!
The Economy

Inflation Is Here to Stay!

David Stockman | December 3, 2022

Inflation surged above 9% recently, its highest rate in more than 40 years. Household budgets are being strained…savings are being…

The Inflation Reduction Act and Your Health Care
The Economy

The Inflation Reduction Act and Your Health Care

Caitlin Donovan | November 3, 2022

On August 16, President Biden signed the more than $700 ­billion Inflation Reduction Act, a sprawling piece of legislation affecting…

Is a Recession Imminent?
The Economy

Is a Recession Imminent?

Allen Sinai, PhD | July 3, 2022

You thought the COVID-19 pandemic was scary for investors? Now there’s a whole new world of surreal troubles to navigate……

Stagflation Playbook
The Economy

Stagflation Playbook

May 6, 2022

Are we about to get walloped by “stagflation”? We have not seen this combination of high inflation, high unemployment and…

Companies That Still Manufacture Things Here
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Companies That Still Manufacture Things Here

Charis Brown | February 13, 2022

Do you prefer to buy American-made products? Here are 33 companies that still manufacture their products in the US.

What’s Ahead for the Post-Pandemic Economy?
The Economy

What’s Ahead for the Post-Pandemic Economy?

Allen Sinai, PhD | January 2, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic is likely history as far as the US economy and financial markets are concerned. So says renowned…

The Rising Threat of the Falling Population
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The Rising Threat of the Falling Population

Erica Orange | June 16, 2021

Doom mongers have been warning about the danger of overpopulation for centuries. Mass starvation and resource shortages were predicted to…

Allen Sinai’s 2021 Economic Forecast: A New Bull Market Through 2025
The Economy

Allen Sinai’s 2021 Economic Forecast: A New Bull Market Through 2025

Allen Sinai, PhD | March 24, 2021

Jittery investors must look past their myopic fears right now and position themselves for much better times, says economist Allen Sinai.