Mike Rothberg Financial Advisor with Baystate Financial

Restaurants Are Using AI to Advertise Their Food and It’s Making People Sick Image generators can be very bad at whetting diners’ appetites, rendering wings that look like they were “recovered from the reactor core.”

Three international bodies warn of risks of rising debt and soaring borrowing in major economies IIF highlights challenges facing US, France, UK and Japan, while OECD and IMF also voice global concerns.

U.S. markets moved higher last week as an AI-driven technology rally and lower oil prices outweighed a midweek bond selloff. The S&P 500 gained 1.2%, while rising Treasury yields reflected strong economic data and expectations for additional Fed rate hikes. Dive into this week’s market perspective for more analysis and key takeaways.

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Wall Street is cramming for the midterms. Here’s a handy market cheat sheet. It's been a blistering multi-week period of developments for markets, with hardly time to breathe in between. Lost in the blur have been the upcoming midterm elections, which are now less than seven weeks away.

How to Tackle Estate Planning Progress beats a perfectly optimized plan. Even a signed beneficiary form today protects a family more than a theoretical perfect plan that never gets done.

The Wedding Guests’ Guide to Saying No Flights and hotels are now customary expenses to attend some weddings, in addition to gifts. But invitations aren’t obligations. Here's a guide from the Wall Street Journal.

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Last week, markets navigated a challenging combination of renewed Fed tightening, rising Treasury yields, and persistent inflation concerns. Technology strength helped keep the S&P 500 near flat, while cyclical, small-cap, and rate-sensitive sectors lagged. Strong economic data supported growth but increased expectations for another rate hike. Read this week’s market perspective to learn more.

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