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Stocks & bonds both gained, as investors warmed up to the idea that the Federal Reserve will soon finish hiking rates, as inflation has started

The first quarter of 2023 ends this week!  Wow, that was quick! Are we headed for a recession? Will inflation continue to moderate? Will Stocks

Forcing interest rates downward began with the Federal Reserve introducing “Quantitative Easing” (QE), in November 2008, to rescue our economy from the mortgage bust… which

The economy and the markets are now even more complicated! Prior to mid-last week, inflation was the daily topic of conversation. Now to complicate matters…

January witnessed stock and bond market indexes all moving higher, as optimism permeated due to tame inflation numbers. February brought us several higher inflation reports,

Let’s hope January’s inflation numbers that were released this month will not continue! Last Friday’s Personal Consumption Index (PCE) increased from 5.3% in December to

Three important pieces of inflation information all came out hotter than expected. The Consumer Price Index registered an increase of .5% for the month of

Filing your income taxes is typically not the most enjoyable task. It’s the unexpected outcome that can give us the chills. There is not much

I bet no one thought a balloon would be front and center news this past weekend. I certainly did not! I must say, if the