Matthew Woods Weber, CFP

10/15/2026

66% of S&P 500 earnings growth is expected to come from just 10 of the 500 companies in the index

10/15/2026

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personal-finance/retirement/social-security/2026/10/14/2027-social-security-cola-announcement/92233610007/

Social Security recipients will get a 3.6% pay raise next year, but experts warn rising costs may eat up the extra cash.

10/13/2026

Investor portfolios have become alarmingly reliant on the fortunes of just one bet on the build-out of an uncertain technology

10/08/2026

Bonds have just experienced their worst 10-year period in history, but are now priced more attractively than at any time in the last 20+ years

09/29/2026

Data-center spending is greater than that for canals, railroads and grid combined—creating jobs and stock-market wealth, while boosting inflation and crowding out housing.

09/11/2026

09/02/2026

I didn’t grade the trade war against an economist’s ideal. I graded it against Trump’s own promises.

08/14/2026

The US government bond market has become a hedge fund playground

07/24/2026

China's open-weights AI strategy is winning: its companies are taking the lead. America's closed-first, locked-down strategy is doomed to failure - and it could take the US economy down with it.

07/02/2026

Attention student loan borrowers: Major changes are coming your way, starting Wednesday.