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Living with a bear.
On the survival series “Alone,” the tension ratchets higher whenever participants encounter bears. Some participants live warily alongside bears, while…
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There is a lot of uncertainty in financial markets – and markets hate uncertainty.
In recent weeks, economic and financial market data have been telling different stories – and that makes it tough for…
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Correction and contraction….
Investing during 2022 has been like running a forest trail and having unexpected obstacles appear every so often – a…
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The Federal Reserve’s Ice Bucket Challenge…
Remember a few years ago when people raised money for charity by challenging others to pour buckets of icy water…
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Here’s a riddle: How can inflation be 8.5 percent and 6.5 percent at the same time?
The answer is that it depends on how you measure it. Determining how quickly prices are rising or falling –…
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The first quarter of 2022 was jam-packed with volatility-inducing events
Rising inflation, war in Ukraine, rising interest rates, sanctions on Russia, and a new COVID-19 outbreak in China. Here’s a…
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Checking in on the Federal Reserve.
Among other things, Congress asks the Federal Reserve to use its tools to promote price stability and maximum employment. Last…
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Be careful what you ask for, you just might get it.
In early March, almost two-thirds of Americans who participated in a Nationwide Retirement Institute survey said the Federal Reserve (Fed)…
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Markets were reassured by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)’s actions last week.
The FOMC met on March 16 and did exactly what most people expected them to do. They raised the federal…
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Investor optimism is quite low.
Investor optimism is quite low. In just two weeks, the war in Ukraine has changed the status of 1.3 million…
