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Big Student Loan Changes Start July 1. Here's What You Need To Know Starting July 1, federal student loans will carry a lifetime borrowing limit of $257,500 for new borrowers.

What the world learned from the American century: The global wealth pyramid turns into a fat diamond spinning top Global wealth is rising fast, but the bigger story may be who is actually feeling it—and who isn’t.

Client Letter | Midyear Outlook 2026: Policy, Buildouts, & Bottlenecks | July 7, 2026 LPL Research’s Midyear Outlook 2026: Policy, Buildouts, & Bottlenecks examines how policy decisions, corporate earnings, AI-driven growth, and global economic trends are shaping markets and investment opportunities in the second half of 2026. The report remains constructive on U.S. equities while ...

How People Without Kids Can Plan for Retirement, Long-Term Care, and Estate Decisions Not having kids might mean fewer financial obligations, but it doesn’t automatically make retirement planning easier. In fact, flying solo as you age comes with its own set of complexities, from healthcare costs to estate decisions.

Kevin Warsh Could Shake Up the Fed This week’s Weekly Market Commentary discusses LPL Research’s analysis of Chair Kevin Warsh’s hawkish debut, marked by a focus on price stability, policy review task forces, and ongoing uncertainty around future rate hikes and inflation. It also highlights a shift toward “constructive ambigu...

The Tension Between Market Optimism and Policy Reality LPL Research discusses falling oil supports optimism, but persistent inflation keeps the Fed cautious — leaving markets caught between improving trends and policy risk.

We Know Better Diet Can Lead to Longer Lives. Here’s How to Make That Happen. We need to restructure healthcare, treat food as medicine and embrace eating programs that work in the long term.

How to Teach Young Children Healthy Money Habits By staying open, intentional, and values-driven, you give your child the tools to feel confident and grounded in their relationship with money for years to come.

The Iran War Permanently Altered the Global Economy The global order has been altered, and economies are unlikely to simply pick up where they left off before the U.S. and Israel began bombing Iran.

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