Estate Planning Essentials: Protecting Your Legacy
Estate planning has a reputation for being complicated, uncomfortable, and easy to delay. That’s a problem; when life moves fast, an outdated estate plan can create confusion, conflict,…
The government's partial U-turn on what opponents dubbed the "farms tax" was a Christmas present for those who had campaigned against the imposition of 20% inheritance tax from next April.About half the farms that would have been…
Heavy rain storms across large parts of California triggered floods and mudslides and left three dead as of Christmas night, according to local officials. The storms - which were expected to continue through Friday - brought 11 inches…
Last week, President Donald Trump ordered a blockade of oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, dramatically escalating U.S. pressure on the Maduro regime. The U.S. has already seized a Venezuelan oil tanker, and in a Truth Social…
Key Takeaways
Bond volatility has gone quiet, but key yield and credit signals matter more than ever
Treasury yields, the yen, and credit spreads may shape fixed-income returns in 2026
Asset allocation, not headlines, will likely drive…
On December 22 and 23, the United States signed four additional new, landmark global health Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with Madagascar, Sierra Leone, Botswana, and Ethiopia, reinforcing U.S. leadership that delivers measurable…
has a sneaky talent; it rarely arrives with fireworks. It shows up in the small stuff first. A higher grocery bill. A pricier dinner out. A “wait, when did flights get this expensive?” moment. Then, if it sticks around, it starts…
Catastrophic fires in the Amazon rainforest made global headlines, but since then NASA has noted that right now there are actually many more fires in parts of Africa than in Brazil.
This has led some to question whether double…