The year the rate cuts didn't come
A central-bank U-turn, a record fine that barely dented Meta, and record profits your paycheck never saw - four numbers that moved this week, plus the chart that shows what 'safe' really pays.
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Why not just buy 30-year bonds at 6%?
Someone on Reddit asked the question that a lot of people are quietly thinking. If a 4% withdrawal rate is supposed to be safe for retirement, and a 30-year government bond pays around 6%, why bother with stocks at all? Just buy the bond, collect 6% forever, and skip
Is it too late to invest at all-time highs?
You have money to invest. You open the app, look at the chart, and see a line that has gone almost straight up. The S&P 500 closed at 7,652.86 on 24 August 2026, a rounding error away from its own record. Some part of your brain
The $40 trillion in your mortgage
Washington borrowed its way past a round number this week, and the bill arrived in European bond markets. Plus: what one quarter of AI spending actually costs a shareholder.
The $1.42 trillion IOU behind the rally
Record borrowing is fuelling the market, the AI boom is quietly financing itself, and a struck-down tariff bill is now trading at a discount. Three numbers, and what they mean for your money