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 inflation. This huge spike came after the Federal Reserve…
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Archives for July 2022
Gen X and Money: Five Things That Set This Generation Apart
This generation’s refusal to be categorized earned them the “X” in their name. Their childhoods and early adulthood were in a unique historical period, as their boomer parents settled into full maturity in a changing world. They lived in households where both parents went out…
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July Market Commentary: Will the Fed’s Rate Resolve Lead to Recession?
June Recap and July Outlook After a barely positive May, June saw the bear market return across indices. We ended up with the worst first half performance since 1970. A mid-month 75 basis point rate increase, followed by Fed Chairman Powell’s testimony to Congress…
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Staying the Course in Times of Volatility
While stock market indexes have declined recently, history shows they always recover given time. Just as Chicken Little wrongly assumed that one acorn falling on his head meant the sky was falling, you would likely be incorrect if you thought a few proverbial acorns falling…
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