The Fed has been adding liquidity to the markets monthly since September of 2019. Trillions of dollars have been printed to stimulate the economy over the past year. Inflation is higher now than it has been over the last twenty-nine years. Inflation is not going away anytime soon. Democrats pushed a $3.5 trillion framework for […]
Equity markets are very anxious. They swing based on the news after the market close, and gap up or down based on news released before the open. It’s insanity. It’s chaos. And this is the joy ride period. It will get much worse. Traders and hedge funds are frantically trying to get in and out […]
If you have a home, you need good homeowners insurance or hazard insurance in case of a fire, flood, earthquake, or theft. A nice car requires significant insurance in case of an accident. A husband or wife requires a good life insurance policy to take care of a family unforeseen event. Health insurance is required […]
Another week, another 3.5 trillion dollars was proposed by our White House leaders. Senate Democrats began drafting the details on a social and environmental bill. Senate Democratic leaders have said they aim to pass both the budget blueprint and a narrower, bipartisan infrastructure plan that is still being written before the August recess. Our leaders […]
Paper assets are those assets that are simply owed on paper. This includes such assets as stocks, bonds, ETFs annuities, mutual funds, and cash. Physical gold is the most practical and private way for most investors to diversify their assets away from paper.
After the internet bubble in stocks burst in 2000, the Fed used a big decrease in the Federal Funds rate to stimulate the economy. After stocks crashed for over two years, the investment community took advantage of cheap money to build up the housing market. The housing market was then brought down by subprime lending […]
The spot gold price peaked at $2,080 in August 2020. Price then fell to a bottom near $1,685 on March 31. We have since seen prices soar over 11% to get back to near $1,900. Last week’s US inflation figure came in at a shocking 4.2 percent, well above the anticipated 3.6 percent. It could […]
By simple definition, inflation is a general increase in prices and a fall in the purchasing value of money. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the annual inflation rate in the US is 2.6% for March 2021. The annual inflation rate in May of 2020 was .1%. Inflation is already here in the real […]
The stock market can make you rich; it can also bust you out. The United States in the last ten years has seen huge equity gains. These gains can be attributed to innovation, good business models, and mostly debt. Today we have more corporate debt, government debt, and consumer debt than ever in history. All […]
On February 23, Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, testified to lawmakers on the economic rebound from the pandemic recession and the threat of future inflation. Equity markets continue to trade wildly as GameStop and Tesla continue to attract speculators as the Fed is seen as a savior no matter what. We all know […]
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