May 5, 2022 Yesterday, the Federal Reserve (Fed) announced an expected 1/2 point increase in interest rates, the first of several possible monthly 50 basis point increases, over the coming months. In addition, the Fed will start reducing its $9 Trillion Dollar balance sheet, with $30 Billion/month of sales of Mortgage Backed and Treasury Bonds.…… Continue reading Fighting Inflation
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A Wall of Worry
Monday, August 9, 2021 The Nasdaq Index, made up of mainly hi growth technology stocks led the markets to a record close on Friday, despite the growing concerns about the spread of the Delta strain of the coronavirus and the growing evidence that inflation is not as “transitory” as the Federal Reserve has been forecasting.…… Continue reading A Wall of Worry
Trend Change?
On Friday July 16, 2021 the market lost 300 points in the Dow Averages, to produce the first down week in the past three weeks, despite record closing highs earlier in the week. Is this simply a profit taking pause, or the beginning of something more significant? A stock market trend change? As Warren Buffett,…… Continue reading Trend Change?
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Do I Hear a Bell Ringing?
July 11, 2021….There is an old Wall Street Saying that “They don’t ring a bell at the top.” So investor sentiment, and optimism, is usually at the highest levels when markets reach critical turning points. It may not be a bell but there seem to be several economic chimes going off these days, as the…… Continue reading Do I Hear a Bell Ringing?
Special Report: Creating a Multi-Million Tax Free Retirement Account
Young entrepreneurs and their associates can create multi-million dollar retirement accounts that can provide life time tax free income. This is the same method that famous billionaires, have set up to create these multi million Roth IRA accounts. The Roth IRA was created by Congress to supplement the traditional IRA that employees use to create…… Continue reading Special Report: Creating a Multi-Million Tax Free Retirement Account
What does a Nation’s Debt have to do with Inflation?
In today’s column we will explore the link between our nation’s debt and the growing inflation. So let’s start off with a definition of the word monetary or price “Inflation” The Dictionary’s definition is: “A general increase in prices, or a fall in purchasing power of a nation’s currency. In our case, that is the…… Continue reading What does a Nation’s Debt have to do with Inflation?
Famous Last Words?
Federal Reserve Chairman Powell sees 1970’s style inflation, as very unlikely, because of the central bank’s commitment to price stability. He pointed to the significant decline in the price of lumber these past weeks, suggesting that recent increases in inflation measures, were “transitory.” Meanwhile, the price of oil, a leading inflation indicator, rose to $73/barrel,…… Continue reading Famous Last Words?
Fed Warning Shot?
Although the Fed raised its headline inflation expectations this week to 3.4%, a full percentage point higher than the March projection, their post-meeting statement stood by its position that inflation pressures were “transitory.” The raised expectations come amid the biggest rise in consumer prices in about 13 years. In the Fed Statement, they now say…… Continue reading Fed Warning Shot?
The $64 Million Dollar Question!
It doesn’t take a Ph.D. in economics to realize we are facing increasing inflationary pressures across the board in housing, food, education, travel, and medical costs. Is the jump in consumer, and producer, prices we have seen in April and May, just “transitory” as suggested by Federal Reserve Chairman Powell, or the early sign of…… Continue reading The $64 Million Dollar Question!