From Oct. 15 to Dec. 7, 2022, qualified participants can sign up to take part in the federal government’s insurance plan. If you are overwhelmed by the process, definitions and complexities of Medicare, you are not alone.

One of my favorite headlines from The Onion reads: “Thirty-one-year-old Edward Brawley’s plan to get himself an umbrella from a random lost and found took two hours, but it saved him $2.99.” What a relatable tale. After all, who among us hasn’t found ourselves in situations where we are completely ignorant of the value of our time?

Financial literacy is often overlooked in school; here’s how you can help set them up for financial success.

With the recent uptick in market volatility and the poor start to the year for the U.S. stock market, I wanted to recap where markets stand and reiterate three time-tested principles that I believe are as relevant now as they have been over the modern history of financial markets.

Like rough waters at sea, choppy markets can lead to anxiety and discomfort, and inevitably everyone wonders how long we will have to wait for things to calm down.

Unemployment and labor participation have yet to recover to their February 2020 levels. Yet the U.S. stock market is more than 35% higher than its pre-COVID high. All this begs the question – what could possibly bring stocks down?