Markets were volatile in the first quarter, battered by interest rates, recession fears, and bank failures, but mounted a powerful comeback in March. Let’s look at what happened and what’s ahead.

When was the last time you cleaned your home? Many of us do some form of spring cleaning in our homes regularly.

But what about our financial “homes”? Let’s find out by checking out some simple and painless financial spring cleaning tips.

Inflation, interest rates, and recession fears all played a role in markets having a rough 2022. Let’s take a look at how markets performed last year and what we might see in the first months of 2023.

Whether we are in a recession today, tomorrow, or whenever, it’s going to be more challenging to make money moves when your judgment’s clouded by recession anxiety. What can we do to set our recession fears aside, make confident decisions, and weather the slowdowns better?

The third quarter of 2022 was another rocky one, combining an optimistic summer rally with a large selloff at the end. Driving the quarter’s performance were historically high inflation, aggressive Federal Reserve tightening, and concerns about the global economy. Let’s take a look at how markets performed and what we might look forward to in the months to come.