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March employment data may be the most important number of the month, but Wall Street will not fully react until Monday. That gap could matter a lot for portfolios.

The Fed won’t call it stagflation, but investors should pay attention to the numbers, the policy trap, and the risks to 60/40 portfolios.

Recession is a label. What matters is whether high gas prices, market volatility, and economic anxiety finally hit consumer spending.

Last year’s tariff shock hit a sturdier economy. This year, growth is weaker, inflation is hotter, and the risks are piling up.

For state and local government employees and workers at certain tax-exempt organizations, the 457(b) deferred compensation plan may represent an important component of retirement planning. Unlike the more widely known 401(k) available to private-sector employees, the 457(b) operates under a...