When things feel stressful or uncertain, it can be tempting to give in to the overwhelm and surrender your sense of agency. The future isn’t certain for anyone. But there are things you can do to find your way and find reassurance when things feel chaotic.
In November 2015, Congress passed a law that raised the national debt limit and prevented a government shutdown. The law included provisions that removed two social security filing statuses: “file-and-suspend” and “file-and-restrict.”
In the years since the Great Recession, America has seen numerous financial benchmarks return to positive levels: housing prices have largely recovered, unemployment has dropped to half its peak, new automobile sales have been pushed to record highs and most of world stock markets have significantly surpassed their pre-crisis values.
Ever since the U.S. Federal Reserve (“the Fed”) ended its latest quantitative easing program in late 2014, people from all over the world have debated when it should try to increase interest rates.
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