As tapering moves to the forefront of policy discussions, you should understand the mechanics of quantitative easing (QE), how money is created and flows into the financial system, and the impact it’s having on financial markets.

Financial services are undergoing a digital transformation of their own, driven by technological innovations in several key areas.

Investors in green bonds should consider the potential trade-offs between investing for environmental impact and investing for return and capital preservation.

It's worthwhile to think through some of the softer, nonfinancial issues that could arise in your later years.

Spending your nest egg carefully is just as important as building it.

The state of the global economy at midyear still very much depends on the course of COVID-19, especially considering differences in vaccination rates and varied levels of fiscal support.

On the morning of August 14, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, causing widespread destruction. Currently, critical needs include medical help, food and water and shelter.

2021 has already been marked by a series of extreme and catastrophic weather events, prompting policy makers to focus on more resilient infrastructure and investments to mitigate climate change, which has meaningfully exacerbated extreme weather events.

A look at headlines from the past 50 years shows the difficulty of timing markets around inflation expectations. Investors may be better served sticking to a long-term plan.

You have to understand what you’re really fighting about to make peace.

Many people put off creating a long-term-care plan. This step-by-step guide can help you get over inertia, dread, or both.

Tax incentives may help you to give more than you could otherwise and provide even more resources to causes you care about.

Student of the Market - July 2021, from BlackRock

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.

Macroeconomic indicators signal that the global economy is rebounding faster than many had expected from its sharpest contraction in modern history.

The same forces driving higher consumer prices are also helping lower-priced stocks.

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.

In high- (or low-) tax years, retirees may have reason to flout the rules of thumb on withdrawal sequencing.

For high net worth individuals, the surest way to leave behind a smaller legacy is to ignore gift and estate tax planning.

A charitable remainder trust (CRT) is an irrevocable trust that generates a potential income stream for you, as the donor to the CRT, or other beneficiaries, with the remainder of the donated assets going to your favorite charity or charities.