September 2026

Treasury Yields Rise as Fed Raises Interest Rates

Last week marked the first adjustment in interest rates in the last three years as investors spent the latter part of the week trying to figure out the implications of monetary tightening, rising Treasury yields, persistent inflation, and advancing crude oil prices. By week’s end, tech stocks showed resilience while large caps ticked lower. Ten-year […]

Ghost Tapping Scam: How to Protect Your Money

As more people use tap-to-pay technology for everyday purchases, scammers have found a new way to exploit that technology in the form of ghost tapping. And while ghost tapping sounds like something out of a scary movie, it’s a scam that can have very real consequences. Tap-to-pay technology is designed to make payments quick and […]

Treasury Yields Climb as Inflation and Rate Concerns Grow

Despite strong returns last Friday, it was not enough to offset losses accumulated earlier in the week. Each of the benchmark indexes listed here closed the holiday-shortened week in the red as investors tried to reconcile rising energy prices, increasing inflation, climbing Treasury yields, and the increasing likelihood of an interest rate hike by the […]

Treasury Yields Rise: What Higher Rates Could Mean

A sell-off in U.S. Treasury bonds has pushed longer-term yields sharply higher, with repercussions that could ripple across the economy. On September 1, 2026, the yield on the 10-year Treasury note, which had dipped below 4.0% in February, had risen to nearly 4.8%, the highest level since early 2025. The 30-year Treasury yield hovered around […]

August Jobs Report Sends Mixed Signals to Markets

Most of the major market indexes closed the week moderately higher, despite a late-week pullback. Investors had to weigh strong corporate earnings and economic resilience against concerns that the Federal Reserve may hike interest rates later this month following the unexpectedly robust jobs report (see below). Market sectors were mixed, with energy and communication services […]

401(k) Retirement Plan: 5 Steps to Get on Track

Each year following Labor Day, the Plan Sponsor Council of America (PSCA) observes 401(k) Day to remind workers of the benefits of saving and investing through a 401(k) plan and to provide employers with related educational resources. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the observance. The 2026 theme is “Never Too Little, Never Too […]