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Modern sporting rifles (MSRs) have become more popular in the United States in recent years, leading to many intense debates about public safety and gun control. MSRs are very popular among competitors, hunters, and other U.S. citizens. These semi-automatic rifles can be configured for a wide array of applications and customizations. Between 2013 and 2022, over 32.9 million MSRs were manufactured in the U.S. The National Shooting Sports Foundation reported that nearly 70% of MSRs in circulation since 1990 were sold in just the past 10 years.

Home prices are up sharply since before the COVID-19 pandemic. Realtor.com puts the current average price of a home on the market at $442,500. Tight inventory is the primary reason. One trigger of that is people do not want to sell homes on which they have a 3% mortgage when the interest rate on a 3-year fixed mortgage is almost 7% today.

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Today’s market activity is a show of resilience as stocks come back from yesterday’s trade-war sell-off to make their way into positive territory. As of mid-morning, all three of the major stock market indices were trading higher. Stocks have been headline driven, but earnings are also having an effect on trading, which is turning out to be a good thing today.

Aspiring retirees spend many years saving up money so they have a large enough nest egg for retirement. It’s common for young investors to pour their money into growth-oriented stocks and funds. However, retirees often shift their focus to wealth preservation instead of wealth accumulation.

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Suze Orman says not to follow the 4% rule because you may take out money when you don’t need it and not have money when you do.

China has repeated its claims multiple times that it could invade Taiwan. China does not recognize Taiwan as an independent state and has a goal of reunification under its “One China principle.” Taiwan, however, has its own elected leaders and sees itself as independent from China. If China were to one day decide on an invasion to bring Taiwan under its control, what would that look like? Overall, China’s military is immensely larger than Taiwan’s forces, but there is more to a military than size. For one thing, U.S. support could make a difference in the outcome of a conflict.

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