Wednesday Reading List
ICYMI: Market Musings from Spain – Checking in on the stock market, economy, yields, real estate, and Wall Street’s new lost decade calls.
The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate jumps back to 7.0%—here’s why by ResiClub
A strong economy and concerns the deficit will rise after the election caused rates to climb sharply after they eased earlier in the year.
World faces historic oil glut ahead, report warns by Axios
The green transition, slower global growth, and U.S. production could lead to one of the largest supply-demand gaps we’ve seen.
You’ve Got to Earn It: Update on Earnings Season by Charles Schwab Asset Management
Earnings season is shaping up to be relatively strong so far, but the market will likely continue to shift focus to an increasingly murky sales picture.
Cut Your 2024 Taxes Before It’s Too Late by The Wall Street Journal
You have until year-end to do these things, like check your withholdings and estimated taxes to reduce penalties that are more costly given higher interest rates, plan inherited IRA distributions, bunch deductions if you want to itemize and otherwise cannot, and reconsider home energy credits.
Consumers Are Gaining Confidence, Yet Higher Prices Still an Anchor by Wells Fargo
Consumer confidence surprised in October. Inflation is still a concern and the economy ranks higher than the election in terms of worries, which is unusual this late in election season.
Creative Solutions to Lower the Cost of College by Heritage Financial
If your child recently took the PSAT it’s likely that you are starting to think more about college funding. Saving money, borrowing money, and financial aid are the most obvious ways to pay for college. But none of these methods attempt to lower the actual cost of college. Here are some creative ways to lower the cost of college which, in turn, may lower your own costs.
Book Recommendation
Master of War (Master of War, 1) by David Gilman
Amid the carnage of the 100 Years War – the bloodiest conflict in medieval history – a young English archer confronts his destiny. For Thomas Blackstone the choice is easy – dance on the end of a rope for a murder he did not commit, or take up his war bow and join the king’s invasion.
Boston Corner
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