Purchasing power refers to the quantity of goods or services $20 can buy today. Inflation erodes purchasing power, making $10 buy fewer loaves of bread over 10 years. Investing in S&P 500 funds can ...

In Chicago’s working-class Pilsen neighborhood, a 60s-era oil-fired power plant rises up from an industrial lot behind Dvorak Park, which in warmer weather is packed with children climbing on its ...