How will the markets react as the Fed reverses its easy monetary policy? CNBC covers the analysis from key financial figures about the effects of the worldwide trend toward higher interest rates. If you’d like to know where housing prices are going, ask Robert Shiller. The Yale professor helped establish the futures market for housing, and offers a forecast for the next two years. The death of a partner can leave their spouse in financial distress. Hilary Fiorella, the executive director of the Center for Women in Financial Services at The American College of Financial Services, advises women to take a number of steps now.
Markets Could Be Challenged In The Week Ahead As the Fed Prepares To Reverse Easy Policy — The Fed’s two-day meeting Tuesday and Wednesday is the big event for markets in the week ahead. The central bank is widely expected to announce that it will begin to unwind its $120 billion in monthly bond purchases and end the program entirely by the middle of next year. Read more…
Robert Shiller – Housing Prices Will Level Off Over The Next Two Years — Following a year of record increases, Robert Shiller expects housing prices to level off. But, he said, there could be declines as well. Read more…
How To Plan For A Financially Secure Life In The Event Of A Partner’s Death — Knowing that the life expectancy of women is greater than men, how does a wife plan financially for a life without her husband in her later years? Gabrielle Olya speaks with Hilary Fiorella on the steps to take now. Read more…
John R. Day, Bill Ennis, Stephanie Hall, and Matt Heller