Federal Reserve officials are closing out 2021 with a hard pivot toward a more-aggressive pace of interest-rate increases next year in response to a strengthening job market and unexpectedly stubborn inflation pressures.

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Although the amount you can contribute to IRAs remains the same in 2022, other key numbers will increase, including how much you can contribute to a work-based retirement plan and the phaseout thresholds for IRA deductibility and Roth contributions.

The investing world was abuzz with potential changes to taxes laid out in President Biden’s multi-trillion-dollar spending plan. Here’s a quick summary of where the latest proposals stand.

Charitable giving feels good. So does reducing your tax bill. The CARES Act provides an opportunity to do more of both in 2021.

In 2020, the amount of human-made mass exceeded for the first time the weight of all global living biomass. This infographic breaks down the composition of all human-made materials and the rate of their production.

While monetary policy normalization is beginning, it will unfold gradually over time, with rates moving from low levels. This is unlikely to pose a threat to global reflation, supporting global equities.

Vanguard December market perspectives offers global economic and security returns forecasts.

Over the past decade, average tuition, fees, room, and board costs have increased 11% at public colleges and 14% at private colleges over and above general inflation.

The impact of missing just a few of the market’s best days can be profound, as shown by this animated look at a hypothetical investment in the stocks that make up the S&P 500 Index.

The Social Security Administration has announced a 5.9% cost-of-living adjustment for 2022 - the largest increase since 1983.

Retailers have warned consumers that product shortages and shipping delays will continue — and perhaps worsen later in the season.

We still expect long nominal rates to gradually move higher in the months ahead driven by real yields realigning with above-trend real economic activity.

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GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate and celebrate the power of giving.

Every year there may be activity from within mutual funds that result in a distribution of capital gains to shareholders. Our Investment Partners have provided calculators that can provide early estimates of these distributions.

Tax laws are in flux, but investors can take these steps now.

The tax benefits associated with charitable giving could potentially enhance your ability to give and should be considered as part of your year-end tax planning.

A deep dive into what ETFs are and how they’re constructed & traded, across the many types of ETFs that exist today.

The active-share score excels at description; it neatly distinguishes between funds that hug their benchmarks and those that do not. Beyond that, one should not ask.