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Equity bull cycle intact but rising rates and deteriorating breadth are a concern

Oct 08, 2026 |Robert Sluymer, CFA

The S&P 500’s trend is positive, but rising interest rates remain a concern that has led to deteriorating breadth. The silver lining is that the weakness in many stocks has moved some indicators toward oversold levels that often support a rebound.

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Long bonds light a short fuse

Oct 08, 2026 |Thomas Garretson, CFA

Global bond yields have hit fresh multidecade highs, but is this a warning sign or a healthy market recalibration? We explore the structural forces reshaping interest rates worldwide.

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Health savings accounts

The triple tax break hiding in your health plan

Oct 06, 2026 |Rory Banks

A couple of years ago our daughter had ear tubes put in, and I was glad we’d spent years building our HSA. Here’s the plain-English version of the HSA’s triple tax break, the 2026/2027 limits, and why some families treat it as a retirement account.

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What to Do With an Old 401(k) From a Past Job

Old 401(k)s: What to Do With the Ones You Left Behind

Oct 06, 2026 |Rory Banks

Years ago, I rolled an old 401(k) into my new employer’s plan without weighing the alternatives. With 31.9 million old 401(k)s sitting forgotten, here’s the plain-English version of your four options and the rollover mistake that can turn into a tax

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Trump Accounts: What Parents Should Know

Oct 05, 2026 |Rory Banks

This summer we opened Trump Accounts for both our kids. Here’s the plain-English version: who gets the $1,000 Treasury deposit, how much you can put in, how the money gets taxed, and why we see ours as a head start on retirement, not a college fund.

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Trump Accounts vs. 529s: Which One Pays for College?

Oct 05, 2026 |Rory Banks

We opened Trump Accounts and 529s for both our kids, and parents keep asking if the Trump Account can pay for college. It can, but taxes and FAFSA treat the two very differently. Here’s what the same $20,000 tuition bill looks like coming out of each

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How electric power is increasingly becoming a constraint on U.S. economic growth

Oct 02, 2026 |Tyler Frawley, CFA

For most of the past two decades, the U.S. power system had a relatively simple job: maintaining the grid for an economy where electricity demand barely grew. But that job is changing quickly.

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Leaving a charitable legacy with donor advised funds

Oct 02, 2026 |RBC Wealth Management

How families are turning to donor-advised funds to support their long-term charitable giving goals.

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From caution to confidence: How family offices are reshaping their strategies in 2026

Sep 29, 2026 |RBC Wealth Management

Strong 2025 returns and easing wealth-transfer pressures give family offices renewed confidence for the years ahead.

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