2024 was a great year for the stock market. The S&P 500 index climbed 23% for the year, driven by continued outperformance ...

Understand the four phases of the financial market cycle to make the best possible decisions and dodge the worst downturns.

My approach to investing is based on the economic cycle (see below). Our economy goes through different stages of the economic cycle, where different types of investments will do better or worse.

Steve Swinney is CEO of Kodiak Building Partners, a leader in the building materials industry that manages locally led companies. Recent interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve are a welcome ...