Category: ETFs and Mutual Funds

With the economy showing continued signs of improvement and financial markets continue to chug along (example: Market indexes back to record highs), many would be investors are more willing to invest in the stock market in order to earn higher than average returns. Investing in this day and age is…

The 2026 federal income tax brackets are confirmed, and with inflation running around 3.5–4% in early 2026, I'm already watching what 2027 is likely to bring. The IRS typically announces next year's figures in October or November, so this page will get another update then. Short version for 2026: same…

Target date funds are mutual funds that are professionally managed with asset allocations and risk profiles set to change along a glide path reflecting your target retirement date. For example you would be buy a 2050 target date fund if you expect to retire around the year 2050. Or put…

10-year TIPS were yielding a real, after-inflation return of roughly 2.3% as of July 2026, according to Federal Reserve data. That's a genuinely positive real return — a different environment than 2020-2022, when TIPS yields were negative or barely positive. Here's how TIPS actually work, what today's yields mean in…