Retirement Planning and Investing

Read about key developments in the United States and elsewhere that are most relevant to investors interested in retirement planning and investing.

Financial Fallout Mounts from Baltimore’s Riot

Insured property damage caused by the recent rioting in Baltimore has hit $23.9 million and is destined to...

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A Tale of Three Charts: Is the American Dream Alive or Dead?

Here are three charts that paint a depressing picture of the U.S. economy.

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What the Federal Reserve’s FOMC Meeting Means for the Market

Today is "Fed Wednesday," as I like to call it, which means at around 2 p.m. the Federal...

An Economically Sensitive Stock Shortlist for When the Fed Raises Interest Rates

Taking a view from 10,000 feet, some former Cash Machine winners in these economically sensitive situations that make...

Listen to Paul Dykewicz’s Latest Radio Commentary

Hear Eagle Daily Investor Editor Paul Dykewicz discuss the latest about the weak U.S. economy, the financial fallout...

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How a China Delay, Flat S&P and Climbing Yields Affect You

MSCI Inc., whose MSCI Emerging Markets Index is the most widely tracked benchmark of share-price performance outside the...

Paul Dykewicz’s Latest Audio Commentary

Listen to Paul Dykewicz’s recent interviews on a variety of political and economic topics.

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Federal Reserve ‘Jawboning’ — A Boon to High Dividend Paying Stocks?

Of late, Federal Reserve officials have been jawboning about the likelihood of an interest rate hike during 2015....

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Why the Fed Should Just Take the Summer off

The Federal Reserve has made it succinctly clear that future action on fiscal policy is data dependent. Well,...

Does Wall Street React More Favorably to Republican or Democratic Presidents?

The stock market does better, way better, starting with President Bill Clinton, when Democrats hold the White House...