SmartSave allows us to deposit and withdraw idle funds anytime and anywhere, allowing our cash to earn more money while lying idle. This is a feature that I personally value when I opened this account, as my investment strategy dictates that I will be holding cash during certain specific time periods. During these times, the money market fund is my best option. Although the returns it brings may not be high, as a responsible investor, I cannot afford to miss out on such an...

The decline in Treasuries since the 8th of March has been mostly attributed to the massive increase in supply, following hawkish testimony from Fed Chair Jerome Powell and safe-haven concerns over smaller US banks after a Fed-arranged rescue of Silicon Valley Bank.
Despite the rising duration risk, equity markets - particularly mega-cap tech companies - have displayed an alarming level of disregard for these develo...

According to Factset, the estimated (year-over-year) earnings decline for Q2 2023 is -6.8%, which is below the 5-year average earnings growth rate of 12.0% and below the 10-year average earnings growth rate of 8.5%. If -6.8% is the actual decline for the quarter, it will mark the largest (year-over-year) earnings decline reported by the index since Q2 2020 (-31.6%). It will also mark the third consecutive quarter...