How to protect your money as Mideast turmoil fuels market volatility
The stock market has been whipsawing as the conflict in the Middle East has unfolded. In the initial trading days since the U.S. and Israel launched strikes against Iran, markets fell and then recouped most of the losses. Oil prices spiked, and demand surged for safe havens like gold amid new global uncertainty. Investors and […]
Anxious about the state of… everything? Here’s how to manage your money through the chaos.
February wasn’t the kindest month for retirement savers. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) fell nearly 4%. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) and the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) dropped roughly 1.5%. Amid all that market turmoil, 401(k) participants hustled to safety, fleeing from equity funds to fixed-income investments, according to a new report that tracks […]