Markets Under Pressure

Four Roads From Here: What the Bond Market Is Pricing

Wallace R Nichols, MBA, JD, CFP

Published on: 05/05/2026

Four scenarios for Treasury yields — what each means for bonds, mortgages, and retirement.

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The Market Is Telling You Something. Here's How to Listen.

Wallace R Nichols, MBA, JD, CFP

Published on: 21/03/2026

Four straight weeks of S&P 500 losses. Recession odds rising. Gold selling off. Here's what it means for your retirement — and what to do about it.

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The Fed Held. Everything Else Sold Off. Here's Why That's the Point.

Wallace R Nichols, MBA, JD, CFP

Published on: 18/03/2026

The Fed held rates and everything sold off anyway. Here's what Powell said, what he didn't, and what it means for your retirement portfolio right now.

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This Is That Moment

Wallace R Nichols, MBA, JD, CFP

Published on: 14/03/2026

Markets rallied Monday and gave it all back by Friday. Here's why every bounce failed — and what it means for your retirement portfolio right now.

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