Jul 9, 2026
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Central banks are buying the one thing the printing press can't create. Your target-date fund is all-in on dollars.
Jul 8, 2026
Employers cover about 74% of that family premium. Every dollar going there is a dollar not going to your salary or 401(k) match.
Jul 7, 2026
Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, and seven others now make up nearly half the fund — and nearly half the risk.
Jul 3, 2026
That $1.7 billion surplus is now a $197 billion deficit — and the deal meant to fix it nearly tripled the hole instead.
Jul 2, 2026
The year before: $100 billion gone. The year before that: $70 billion. The drawdown is speeding up, not tapering off.
Jul 1, 2026
The Supreme Court ruling is today's headline. This chart shows what the court was actually ruling over.
Jun 30, 2026
The S&P Global PMI came in at 55.7 for June — a four-year high. Outside the pandemic, factory job cuts are running at their worst pace since 2009. One chart shows how both are true at the same time.
Jun 26, 2026
OWL, BX, ARES, APO, KKR — if your advisor put you in 'alternative income,' one of these may be sitting in your portfolio right now.
Jun 25, 2026
The asking price got 45% more expensive. The payment got 116% more expensive. The difference is 3.4 percentage points on a 30-year loan.
Jun 24, 2026
3 min read
Fewer babies born in 2025 means 700,000 fewer workers arriving in 2043 — fewer people paying in while more are drawing out.
Jun 23, 2026
Central banks bought 3,220 tons from 2022 to 2024. Over 1,000 tons a year, three years running. That's governments moving reserves, not traders chasing a chart.
Jun 19, 2026
That's more than every soldier, aircraft carrier, and base we operate worldwide — and it compounds.
