J. Ralph Compton, Financial Advisor at Morgan Stanley

Consider these tax season moves. The sooner you get started, the better prepared you’ll be for Tax Day.

We now find that 85% of individual investors are interested in sustainable investing. Among millennials, the interest is even stronger. Learn more from Courtney Thompson in a Morgan Stanley Minute.

Interest rates tend to be slower to react to positive events than stocks, which helps explain why rates are rising lately. Read more in On the Markets:

Ten key themes may reshape global markets this year and drive a shift in the profile of winners and losers.

If inflation rises faster than expected, the Fed may need to adjust its ultra-dovish policy stance. Here’s why:

As we saw in January, an increase in speculative trading can fuel gains as well as losses. Read more in On the Markets:

Getting started investing may be easier than you expect. Here's how:

Getting where you want to go often means having room to adjust and shift financial priorities. Learn how our Goals Planning System can help.

Stocks may seem elevated, but we believe this bull market has a long way to run in time and price. Learn more:

MS & Co. CIO Mike Wilson believes we should remain bullish long term due to improving economic data and positive earnings revisions, which support his expectations for a V-Shaped recovery. Learn more.

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For them it’s the biggest milestone, the biggest accomplishment, the sale of a business, or an important event for their family. For them, it’s the first and only time. We have seen this literally thousands of times, in thousands of iterations, says Head of Field Management Vince Lumia.

If you dipped into your rainy day to cover expenses in 2020or never had one in the first placemake it a top priority in 2021 to set aside three to six months of expenses. Not sure where to start? I can help.

We expect two major unknowns to be resolved soon: the election and the approval of a COVID-19 vaccine. Here’s what that means for markets: