When we think of commodities, our minds might immediately drift to products like crude oil, coal, corn, and sugar. We might call these the “dictionary definition” of commodities. Gold, too, is a longstanding commodity, though I hold that gold is not a “traditional”...
Fear should never make us rush into decisions, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t keep our ear to the ground for signs of economic turbulence and act when appropriate for our unique financial situation. For example: The U.S. Treasury yield curve, which tracks the...
A tax refund is a reimbursement of taxes that you’ve overpaid to the federal or another government. The U.S. Treasury Department estimates that nearly 75% of federal taxpayers wind up with tax refunds because they overpay their taxes. As of April 15, 2022, the average...