How Federal Reserve Normalization Could Affect You
With the Federal Open Market Committee’s next monetary policy meeting scheduled to take place in two weeks, FOMC members have to be feeling the heat After a weak move to try to stem inflation by...
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With the Federal Open Market Committee’s next monetary policy meeting scheduled to take place in two weeks, FOMC members have to be feeling the heat After a weak move to try to stem inflation by...
As unbelievable as it sounds, there are people who believe that the US economy is doing well For some reason, they think that high and rising inflation is a sign of a heated up and strong economy But...
It’s no surprise that the US government’s spending makes a drunken sailor look frugal The US national debt is above $30 trillion, and the annual budget deficit is expected to exceed $1 trillion...
Maybe you’ve been watching inflation slowly creep up month after month Maybe you’ve watched as your grocery bill climbs week after week Maybe you’ve wondered how much longer you can afford to...
As good as the past 50 years have been for many people, there’s no denying that they could have been better Investors have certainly done well, thanks to the great bull market that ran from...
When times get tough, investors look for safe havens to help protect their assets And with everything going on in the world today, it’s no wonder that investors are flocking to safe haven assets in...
In part one of this series, we began exploring the Federal Reserve, what it does, and how it can impact your financial well-being In this part, we’ll delve a little deeper into why the Fed was...
Everyone today knows that the US dollar is the world’s reserve currency More dollars are held as foreign exchange reserves than any other currency in the world, and more international transactions...
You’ve probably heard about the Federal Reserve System, but do you know what it does, and how what it does impacts your finances and investments If you’re like most Americans, you may have a...
Massive uncertainty has been rocking currency markets for quite some time, and due to the added volatility of the stock market, it's not surprising that investors are steering in a different...
When President Putin announced that he was sending peacekeeping troops into Ukraine, Western governments immediately responded by pledging sanctions The big question is, will these sanctions have any...
Being comfortable in retirement isn’t something you can expect to happen without planning If you try to wing it, as many people have, you’ll very likely end up failing Planning for retirement...
For the past several weeks, truckers opposed to Canada’s COVID vaccine mandates tied up Ottawa with protests The Canadian government refused to recognize the legitimacy of their grievances, and had...
If you’ve been wondering what it would take for the gold price to finally perk up once again, now you know With the recent press surrounding an alleged potential invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the...
The topic of income inequality has taken on increasing importance in recent weeks, particularly as inflation continues to hit levels not seen in 40 years The rich just seem to get richer, while the...
You would think that in an era of high inflation that looks set to rise even further, people would be anxiously trying to warn about the dangers of inflation Yet no matter how high inflation rises,...
The advent of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies demonstrated to many people the advantages of digital currency, and particularly of decentralized digital currencies Bitcoin was developed specifically in...