Sunday, December 22, 2024
The combination of rising living costs due to inflation and crappy stock market results have many people rethinking their retirement plans. Here are a couple of recent excerpts from the financial press. This headline comes from CNBC: 25% of Americans are delaying retirement due to inflation, survey finds Then there’s this excerpt from a Wall […]
High inflation has become a driving force in our lives. It’s challenging to invest for income and keep up with inflation, especially outside of commodity-focused investments. We have to take an extra step to ferret out investments that will perform well while inflation stays high. Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve will need higher interest rates to […]
The Fed has begun the battle against double-digit inflation. CNBC reports they are raising interest rates (very slowly) and announced: “Officials “generally agreed” that a maximum of $60 billion in Treasuries and $35 billion in mortgage-backed securities would be allowed to roll off, phased in over three months and likely starting in May.” CNBC adds: […]
With inflation hitting 8.5% in the Tuesday report (a 40-year record)… The Federal Reserve IS NOT going to slow down their plans to raise rates and sell off their bond holdings. So far, we’ve seen many tech stocks down 30%…50% if not more. However the S&P 500, the Nasdaq and Dow are still hanging around […]
Just when you think things can’t get crazier, they do. The US pulls out of Afghanistan, leaving people and weapons behind unnecessarily. Russia invades Ukraine because they are threatened by NATO. China is rattling the saber over Taiwan. The Canadian Prime minister governs against the will of the majority; all because he wants to save […]
Last fall the Fed said it began “tapering” the amount of debt securities they were buying. This Wall Street on Parade (WSOP) headline reports; “Since the Fed Announced It Was ‘Tapering’ Last November, It’s Actually Added $332 Billion in Liquidity with New Debt Security Purchases.” The Fed says one thing and does another; they continued buying debt […]
Higher inflation has been rough on all of us. Gas, food, and housing costs are through the roof. Consumer inflation was up 7.9% year over year—the worst it’s been in about four decades. As it turns out, inflation wasn’t transitory after all. As noted by CNBC: Allianz Chief Economic Advisor Mohamed El-Erian: “The characterization of […]
In a recent interview with Chuck Butler, we concluded, short of dumping the FED and a ballot box revolution, inflation is here to stay. Individual investors can control where/how we invest to protect our life savings. Chuck summed up his feeling about a market fraught with risk: “I recently had some bonds mature. These maturities brought me […]
Many think the only trades to combat inflation are in the commodity and metal space. But actually…there’s another industry you can look at. It’s not one you would think you could trade in as there are no specific “stocks” and “companies” to trade. It’s much different. Well, an opportunity has come up in this industry […]
Bitcoin’s value was cut nearly in half over the last few weeks: from a high of $68,978, it dropped to a low of about $35,000. However, after catching major support, Bitcoin is showing strong signs of life, thanks in large part to President Biden’s executive order on cryptocurrencies and institutional buying. According to CNBC: “Biden’s […]
