Predictions for 2023 & Mea Culpa 2022 We’re almost at the end of 2022, a year filed with various ups and downs in the financial markets. In this week’s episode of Grow Money Business, Grant…
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GMB #160: Mea Culpa 2022 & Predictions for 2023
GMB Ep #153: Have Stocks Already Hit Bottom?
Stocks and bonds have had a terrible time this year, and many wonder if the worst is over or if the next 12 months will bring more hardship. However, although the economy faces challenges, there…
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Inflation Has Tax Impacts, Too
Inflation has been making every area of our lives more expensive as the costs of the goods and services we use every day have skyrocketed. The Federal Reserve is attempting to lower inflation by using…
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Inflation, the Fed, and Recession. It’s Not Linear.
The June CPI number came in at 9.1%. This is not only the second consecutive month that we’ve seen an increase – it was a whopper. Consensus expectations were for an 8.8% annualized increase in…
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GMB #137: All About I-Bonds, TIPS, and Bond Investing in Inflationary Times
As inflation continues to rise, many questions have come up regarding best practices for safeguarding investments. This week on Grow Money Business, Grant takes a deep dive into bond investing in an inflationary market, and…
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GMB #135: A Longer Look at Inflation & Monetary Policy With Kirk Chisholm
In recent months we’ve seen the highest inflation rates in the United States since the 1980s. As a result, many people seem to be concerned about the ripple effects of inflation and what the Federal…
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It’s Not About Inflation, It’s About Volatility
Inflation is driving the headlines and wreaking havoc on budgets. But for long-term investors – mostly everyone – short-term inflation isn’t the biggest risk to financial plans. Volatility is. It’s being fueled by the Federal…
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Are Fed Actions Working? Parsing the New Data
After April’s downturn, the first two weeks of May have not seen substantial improvement. By Thursday, May 12, markets were dangerously close to bear territory. The Fed enacted a 50-basis point increase in the Fed…
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May Market Commentary: The Fed Owned It, But Can They Control It?
April Recap and May Outlook COVID concerns took a definitive backseat as mask mandates on flights ended, and the concerns about the economy turned to how bad things will get. The concerns over the disruption…
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What’s Driving the Recent Volatility? A Quick Guide
The Federal Reserve has been very clear about its intentions to move more aggressively in fighting inflation. It currently defines “more aggressively” as a likely series of 50 basis point rate hikes, beginning with the…
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