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Perhaps an unanticipated effect of the COVID-19 pandemic is a major increase in the number of persons seeking admission to the medical and legal professions.

One of the first so-called “anomalies” hypothesized by financial researchers was the size premium, which posits that small-capitalization equities tend to outperform large-capitalization equities over time.

Readers of a certain age may remember the song about the boll weevil, recorded by blues and folk artist Leadbelly in the 1930s and made famous by Brook Benton in the early 1960s. Boll weevils feed on cotton buds, and a widespread infestation in the American South led to economic devastation in the 1920s and 1930s.

As many investors learned during the tumultuous year of 2020, reliable financial and market advice has never been more valuable.

In 1965, an interesting study appeared in the Journal of Applied Psychology. Two researchers, Caroline Preston and Stanley Harris, surveyed 50 drivers and asked them to rate themselves for safety-consciousness and general driving ability, focusing particularly on their last time behind the wheel.

Here’s an uncomfortable truth you need to accept: Someday—hopefully in the very distant future—you are going to die.

With the expansion of the standard personal deduction and the related reduction in applicability of other itemized deductions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), many taxpayers are re-examining their charitable gifting strategies.

With infection rates falling and vaccination rates rising nationwide, many of us are beginning to see the light at the end of the pandemic tunnel. Yet, at the same time, many individuals are also reporting increased feelings of anxiety and vulnerability.

The trading app Robinhood.com has been in the news recently, especially in connection with the price feud in GameStop shares between hedge fund short sellers and individual investors.

It’s time for a pop quiz: What was the highest performing asset over the decade ending on January 1, 2021? US stocks? International bonds? Commodities? The stock market of a random emerging nation?