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Three Levers, One Future: How Saving, Allocation, and Behavior Will Shape Your 2026 Financial Results
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Three Levers, One Future: How Saving, Allocation, and Behavior Will Shape Your 2026 Financial Results

Year-end market headlines are always attention-grabbing, but real financial success depends on the three levers you can actually control: saving, allocation, and behavior.

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Markets Drift Lower as Year-End Nears; Fed Minutes Reinforce Rate Cut Expectations
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Markets Drift Lower as Year-End Nears; Fed Minutes Reinforce Rate Cut Expectations

Stocks edged lower Tuesday for a third straight session, with trading thin and few new catalysts to shift sentiment.

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Habits, Not Hype: How to Turn Your 2026 Investment Resolutions into Automatic Wins
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Habits, Not Hype: How to Turn Your 2026 Investment Resolutions into Automatic Wins

Habits, Not Hype: How to Turn Your 2026 Investment Resolutions into Automatic Wins Turning good intentions into lasting investing habits for 2026 starts with a clear picture of your ideal financial life—and making that vision part of your daily routine.

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Tech Weakness Leads Stocks Lower; Precious Metals Retreat Sharply
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Tech Weakness Leads Stocks Lower; Precious Metals Retreat Sharply

U.S. equities slipped Monday as a late-year rotation out of tech dragged major indexes into the red.

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Behavior Checkup 2025: Did Your Investing Actions Truly Match Your Beliefs?
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Behavior Checkup 2025: Did Your Investing Actions Truly Match Your Beliefs?

Year-end performance is important, but the real value of 2025 lies in how closely your actions reflected your investing beliefs and written plan.

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Markets Hold Steady After Strong Weekly Gains
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Markets Hold Steady After Strong Weekly Gains

Stocks ended the week quietly but firmly, with the S&P 500 closing just shy of record highs after notching its best week in a month.

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Last Business Friday: The One Page Plan That Can Transform Your Financial Life
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Last Business Friday: The One Page Plan That Can Transform Your Financial Life

Imagine turning your entire financial life into a single, simple snapshot—just one page, reviewed on the last business Friday of the year.

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Markets Rally to New Highs Despite Mixed Data; Tech Leads, Fed Bets Hold Steady
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Markets Rally to New Highs Despite Mixed Data; Tech Leads, Fed Bets Hold Steady

Markets notched a fourth straight day of gains as the S&P 500 closed at a record high, led by large-cap tech.

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Santa Rally Gains Steam as S&P Nears Record
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Santa Rally Gains Steam as S&P Nears Record

U.S. equities extended their year-end rally to kick off the holiday-shortened week, with broad gains across sectors and the S&P 500 brushing against record highs.

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Positioning for 2026: Turning 2025’s Volatility into Your Advantage
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Positioning for 2026: Turning 2025’s Volatility into Your Advantage

Every volatile year puts both your investments and your emotions to the test—and 2025 was no exception.

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Markets End Week Strong Amid Triple Witching Surge and AI Optimism
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Markets End Week Strong Amid Triple Witching Surge and AI Optimism

Stocks finished the week on a high note, driven by renewed enthusiasm for AI-related names and heavy options-related trading.

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Markets Rebound as Inflation Cools Sharply, Lifting Rate Cut Hopes
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Markets Rebound as Inflation Cools Sharply, Lifting Rate Cut Hopes

Stocks rallied Thursday after a surprisingly soft November CPI report reignited optimism around disinflation and a more accommodative Fed in 2026.

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