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3 interesting things I saw this week – July 15, 2022

July 15, 2022 By Mike

How my parents’ Fed conquered inflation. Selling your business is hard. Strong leaders show their vulnerability.

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Filed Under: 3 Interesting Things Tagged With: Inflation, Leadership, Small Business

3 interesting things I saw this week – July 8, 2022

July 8, 2022 By Mike

We’re living better than our parents. Now we know how investors felt during the 1930’s & 1970’s. Humans aren’t the only ones who hate inflation.

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Filed Under: 3 Interesting Things Tagged With: Economics, Inflation, Market History, Markets

3 interesting things I saw this week – June 16, 2022

June 16, 2022 By Mike

It’s officially a bear market; what now? A tax-loss harvesting review. Are we going back to 1970’s inflation?

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Filed Under: 3 Interesting Things Tagged With: Inflation, Markets, Taxes

3 interesting things I saw this week – May 27, 2022

May 27, 2022 By Mike

An inflation roadmap. Developing high potential employees. Maybe we confuse certainty with complacency.

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Filed Under: 3 Interesting Things Tagged With: Inflation, Small Business

What can history tell us about current market worries?

February 25, 2022 By Mike

With the market struggles over the past few months and world events over the past few days, there have been no lack of reasons for investors to be concerned. Here is a quick list in no particular order.

  • Inflation – At 7.5%, inflation is at levels not seen since the early ’80’s.
  • Consumer confidence – Because of high inflation, consumers are less confident about their financial well-being than they were at the start of the pandemic in 2020.
  • Rising interest rates – To try and get inflation back under control, beginning in March, the Fed is expected to incrementally raise interest rates anywhere between 1% – 1.75% through the end of the year.
  • Investor confidence – The AAII index of investor sentiment shows investors haven’t been this bearish since the start of the pandemic when the market dropped over 30% in a month.
  • Geopolitical instability – Last but certainly not least, Russia has threatened launched an invasion of Ukraine.

(Notice Covid-19 is not on the list. The market has already concluded that this risk is behind us.)

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Filed Under: Markets Tagged With: Forecasts, Inflation, Market History, Markets, Recessions, Sentiment

3 interesting things I saw this week – December 2, 2021

December 2, 2021 By Mike

College costs. When taking inflation into account, the minimum wage in 2015 was the same as in 1949. The global glut of money comes to college football.

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Filed Under: 3 Interesting Things Tagged With: Inflation, Sports

3 interesting things I saw this week – November 19, 2021

November 19, 2021 By Mike

Baby boomers don’t do anything small, including retirement. Market sentiment is getting very bullish. More shots fired in the inflation debate.

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Filed Under: 3 Interesting Things Tagged With: Behavioral Finance, Inflation, Markets

3 interesting things I saw this week – November 11, 2021

November 11, 2021 By Mike

Inflation. Inflation. Inflation

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Filed Under: 3 Interesting Things Tagged With: Inflation

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