• Ken Nuss: 5 Annuity Myths That Can Blind You to Good Options
  
  Annuity myths are harmful because they lead people to dismiss annuities out of hand when they could be a perfect fit. Myth 1: annuities are all the same. They're good only for retirees.
• Bryan Kuderna: A History of Market Dips
  
  In an era when newscasters make mountains out of molehills, forced to fill 24-hour networks and infinite Internet space, 2022 seems ready to feed the appetite.
• Govt Bond ETFs to Get Biggest Quarterly Inflow in 8 Years
  
  U.S government bond exchange-traded-funds (ETFs) are set to receive their highest inflow in at least eight years, in the second quarter of this year, as investors rush to put money in safer bonds amid fears over recession and higher inflation levels.
• Meme Stock Investors Hope Bankrupt Revlon Is the Next Hertz
  
  Even for a veteran meme stock trader like Mike Minutelli, Revlon Inc. is a wild bet.
• Congress Calls for 'Meme Stock' Crackdown
  
  Wall Street regulators must do more to address market risks highlighted by the "meme-stock" trading frenzy of January 2021 that pitted individual GameStop Corp investors against powerful hedge funds, a congressional report said Friday.
• Investors Pour $7.51 Billion Into Global Equity Funds
  
  Global equity funds obtained capital inflows in the week ended June 22, following a heavy selling in the previous week, as a slide in commodity prices slightly assuaged investor fears over rapid inflation.
• Nigel Green: Why I Am Still Bullish on Bitcoin
  
  Yes, there are deep losses across the cryptocurrency market. And yes, I'm still buying Bitcoin. The world's largest cryptocurrency has lost 70% of its value since reaching a peak of $69,000 a share in November 2021.
• Want to Fix Your Ailing Retirement Savings? Don't.
  
  When the stock market gets volatile, retirement investors are naturally inclined to want to do something about it. We certainly are at such a point now. The S&P 500 has plunged 21.1% so far this year, as of Wednesday's close. Last week, it lost 5.8%.
• $3.4 Trillion Wiped From Retirement Accounts
  
  The extreme market volatility of 2022 has wiped $3.4 trillion from Americans' retirement savings since January, according to the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.
• Peter Reagan: A Confused Fed Delivers a 0.75% Rate Hike - What's Next?
  
  On May 4th, 2022, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell told us that a major rate hike "wasn't being actively considered." But just five weeks later, his Federal Reserve did exactly that. Is this a mighty blow against inflation, or the death knell of the Everything Bubble?
• 'The Lords of Money' Keep Roiling Markets
  
  The extreme market volatility that has plagued stocks in 2022 and caused the S&P 500 to lose 23% of its value is likely to continue for as long as the Federal Reserve and other central banks tighten monetary policy, The Wall Street Journal reports.
• Bitcoin Inches up above Psychological Threshold of $20,000
  
  The price of a bitcoin inched above $20,000 on Sunday after the broader crypto selloff dragged it below the significant psychological threshold a day earlier.
• Peter Reagan: 3 Ways Historic Inflation Has Changed Everything
  
  It's hard to deny that inflation is the most pressing economic issue for most of us these days, whether we're saving for retirement or just filling up our tanks at the gas station. Ask anybody.
• Trevor Gerszt: Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda: Why the Fed Is Behind the Curve
  
  After the events of the past week, markets are finally starting to realize two things. First, the Federal Reserve hasn't done enough yet to curb inflation. Second, the Fed's attempts to curb inflation should have started a long time ago.
• Max Baecker: The Recession Question Is When, Not If
  
  All good things must come to an end. This saying holds true in all aspects of life, but especially when it comes to the economy. Following the end of the Great Recession in June 2009, the economy expanded into 2020, becoming the longest expansion on record.
• Bob Ciura: 3 Strong Dividend Kings for High Future Returns
  
  With the markets in free-fall due to rising interest rates and the prospect of a global recession, investors should focus on quality. This means focusing on quality stocks with rising dividends.
• Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide as Stagflation Bites
  
  Inflation and economic data are screaming at investors to run for the hills. But what if the hills are hard to find?
• Wall St Week Ahead: Inflation Spells More Pain for Stocks & Bonds
  
  Blistering inflation is threatening to re-ignite twin declines in U.S. stocks and bonds, leaving investors with few places to hide from a Federal Reserve that appears locked in to its most aggressive policy tightening in decades.
• ?Trevor Gerszt: Gold vs. The Dollar: The Fight of the Century
  
  For thousands of years, gold was money. Whether it took the form of coins used for transacting business, or bars used as stores of wealth, gold was the ultimate monetary asset.
• Novavax Shares Jump as FDA Panel Backs COVID Vaccine
  
  Shares of Novavax Inc. surged nearly 20% on Wednesday after advisers to the Food and Drug Administration overwhelmingly backed the use of its COVID-19 vaccine, bringing the shot a step closer to a U.S. launch.
• Hedge Funds Struggle in May Amid Recession Fears
  
  Hedge funds posted negative performance in May, accentuating their losses this year to almost 3%, as investors positioned for a potential recession, a report by hedge fund data provider HFR showed on Tuesday.
• Bob Ciura: 3 Beer Stocks With Bubbly Dividends
  
  With a possible global recession looming, it's an opportune time for investors to consider defensive stocks that can withstand economic downturns.
• 401(k)s Get Us to Save, Even Amid Market Swings
  
  More workers are following experts' advice in saving for retirement, even when finances feel precarious. It's happening because 401(k) plans are using a simple human trait to guide us: our inclination to do nothing.
• SEC Probes Binance Over 2017 Initial Coin Offering: Bloomberg
  
  The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating whether crypto exchange Binance Holdings Ltd.'s initial coin offering in 2017 broke the agency's rules, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
• SEC to Propose Big Changes to Stock Market: WSJ
  
  The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is preparing to propose big changes to the stock market that could reshape how it operates, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

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