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12 Ways to Get Smarter in One Infographic
While raw cognitive abilities matter, it’s how you use and harness those abilities that really makes the difference.
Antitrust Crackdown Aims to Increase Competition
The executive order targets industries in which heavy market concentration is believed to be driving up prices.
What Do Higher Wages Mean for Corporate Profits?
Where things go from here will continue to depend on the trajectory of earnings – investors should use profits as a guide when positioning equity portfolios for a post-pandemic world.
Infrastructure Megatrends: The Clean Energy Transition
Governments around the world are making the pledge to achieve net-zero emissions. Undoubtedly, the utility sector will play a critical role in transforming these goals into reality.
Mid-Year Is a Good Time for a Financial Checkup
As life emerges from the pandemic to a "new normal," a mid-year financial checkup may be more important than ever this year.
The Middle Way
How we as the most powerful species on our planet approach environmental concerns is now front and center in the summer of 2021.
A Midyear Update on our Economic and Market Outlook
Macroeconomic indicators signal that the global economy is rebounding faster than many had expected from its sharpest contraction in modern history.
The Top 100 Companies of the World: The U.S. vs Everyone Else
The largest contributing sectors by market cap are Technology and Consumer Discretionary, together representing 52% of the top 100 firms.
What's Boosting Value Stocks?
The same forces driving higher consumer prices are also helping lower-priced stocks.
New Global Tax Accord Takes Shape
After more than four years of international negotiations, 132 countries recently agreed to a new plan to reform international tax laws.
Are Concerns About Inflation Inflated?
US consumer prices were up by 5.4% for the year ending June 2021, the largest annual increase since August 2008. Naturally, inflation is at the center of attention for many US investors.
Types of Home Improvement Loans
You have more home improvement loan options than you probably realize, so let’s take a look at the different ways to finance your next renovation project.
Five Trends for Investors to Watch Amid a COVID-19 Recovery
In early 2020, economies were at the end of an 11-year bull market. Fast-forward one year, and the world has faced tectonic shifts in society, markets, and government policy.
Welcome Janelle Saunders
Please join us in welcoming Janelle Saunders to New Capital Management. Janelle will be assuming the Administrative Coordinator position.
Don't Be Dogmatic About Retirement-Portfolio Withdrawals
In high- (or low-) tax years, retirees may have reason to flout the rules of thumb on withdrawal sequencing.
Should You Be Concerned About Inflation?
If you pay attention to financial news, you are probably seeing a lot of discussion about inflation, which has reared its head in the U.S. economy after being mostly dormant for the last decade.
Hostage Data: Ransomware and Protecting Your Digital Information
While major ransomware syndicates focus on more lucrative targets, plenty of cybercriminals prey on individual consumers.
Visualizing the Flow of U.S. Energy Consumption
While the US energy mix is still dominated by fossil fuels, there are signs of a steady shift to renewable energy over the past decade.
Re-Growth: Summer 2021 Road Trip
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