Atmospheric Rivers Drench California The West coast mega drought, described as the worst in 1,200 years, seemed to be abruptly broken. A series of storms…

Two Kings Unthroned The two biggest commodity markets as determined by dollar value traded were the two to tumble the most this week. Crude, the…

There is no doubt, 2022 was a bad year for investment returns. It was especially bad because while stocks entered a bear market (down more…

Beginning in 2023, Iowa families and businesses will pay lower taxes as a result of House File 2317 enacted during the 2022 legislative session. The…

More than 1 in 4 retirees say they’re spending more than they can afford, according to an October 2022 survey by the Employee Benefit Research…

2022 year-end review The war in Ukraine, coronavirus, droughts, floods, fires and sudden rampant inflation combined to make 2022 one of the wildest commodity and…

If you feel you have more to complain about these days, you might be right. The products we use are increasingly complex, which often means…

Zelenskyy asks Congress for aid Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy addressed Congress on his first trip abroad since Russia invaded Ukraine. Congress has approved $50 billion…

Book a flight or hotel room now, and pay it off later? It’s an increasingly common trend in travel spending. Companies like American Airlines, United…

COVID Returns, China Descends The world’s second largest, but struggling, economy has suddenly relapsed into a tsunami of COVID that is expected to infect as…