Businesses, Stock Markets & the Economy

What a Federal Reserve Rate Increase Means for You. “Rates on credit cards, savings accounts and different kinds of loans move when the Fed changes its benchmark rate. Here’s what you need to know.” (The New York Times)

Panic Selling Quantified (Barry Ritholtz)

“Nearly a third of investors who panic sell never buy equities again. My experience is that many panic-sellers repurchase equities at higher prices than they sold for, and often later in the recovery when the news flow has improved (and confirmed by the study). Markets tend to bottom when the headlines are horrific, leading to capitulation.”

Your Finances & other Wealth Management links

A Practical Guide to Securing Your Mac and A Practical Guide to Securing Your Windows PC (The New York Times)

Use These Scam Tools to Spot Fraud (ssa.gov)

The Environment & ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance) Investing

Forests do more to cool the Earth beside absorbing carbon. (sciencenews.org)

Your Physical & Mental Well-being

Watch🡪What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness (Robert Waldinger)

Source: Ted

This Week’s Serendipity

How Many Humans Have Ever Lived? (Visual Capitalist)

Source: Visual Capitalist