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By Kyle Tetting It’s hard to argue with the year-to-date success of the vast majority of investment categories. As I write this on April 26, broad measures of stocks like the S&P 500 had gained more than 6% with only a few trading days left in April. Similarly, less volatile measures like bonds have added half as much or more. While the gains are encouraging, I am struck by how pessimistic many of the headlines remain. “Markets climb a wall of worry,” the saying goes, and that seems especially true now, though investing from a place of worry is tough.

By Kyle Tetting While the postmortem on Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse is still being written, there’s plenty of blame to go around. From bank executives and their advisors to the bank’s largest clients, to the Federal Reserve itself. There may be bits of blame for each, but the harsh reality is that such a high-profile bank failure has resulted in many questions about who or what is next. […]

Research suggests a way consumers can wise up to scams.

Each week, advisors on the Money Talk Podcast cover a range of developments affecting long-term investors. The Money Talk Quiz reviews some of their insights in a multiple-choice quiz. (Answers include links to further resources.) […]

Let’s just say that the process of bankruptcy is a lot more lenient than it used to be.

Join Landaas & Company May 12 at the Women of Distinction luncheon, benefiting the Women and Children’s Fund of Waukesha County. […]