Healthcare stocks are an excellent defensive investment to protect a portfolio against economic uncertainty, recessions, and, to a lesser extent, inflation.

In actual markets the interest rate emerges from time, prices, and capital valuation—not raw productivity.

Rate cutting odds increased vs. a week ago, but I chalk it up to a bit inconsistent job market data (headline NFPs vs. unemployment rate), driving up uncertainty.

The stock market experienced a massive reversal after Nvidia announced another blowout earnings report.

The F.I.R.E. Dividend Growth Portfolio is built on the idea of creating enough growing income to eventually support early retirement.