A Safer Retirement®
Learn about the latest economic news, discover the potential impact on you and your financial plan, and explore insights you can use to help meet your goals.
September 2025
Energy & Water: What’s Next, and Why It Matters
Two of America’s biggest growth bottlenecks—power and water—are moving from talk to testing. A federal pilot is fast-tracking small nuclear [...]
Housing Crisis – Mortgage Cuts vs. Shortage: What Really Drives Prices
On a national basis, housing inflation has subsided significantly from a few years ago. Home prices and rental rates are [...]
Consumer Discretionary vs. Staples: A Market Signal Worth Watching
An article on StockCharts recently highlighted a key market signal I’ve been watching closely: the performance of consumer discretionary stocks versus consumer staples (read [...]
August 2025
Current Market Valuations
Stocks are near highs, but what you’re paying for future earnings varies widely by sector. Below we show how today’s [...]
Rethinking the Numbers: BLS, AI, and Markets
A leadership shake-up at the BLS has reignited the fight over how America counts jobs. We outline a practical, transparent [...]
Trade Wars Heat Up: Tariffs, Fed & Earnings in Focus
Just hours before new duties took effect, unexpected tariff hikes roiled global markets—while the Fed held rates “data-dependently,” July payrolls [...]








