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Cash Interest Rates Got You Frustrated?

Cash Interest Rates Got You Frustrated?

If you have turned on the news or picked up a newspaper, it is hard not to have heard all the talk about Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell raising interest rates to fight inflation, as well as all the predictions about how many times the Fed will raise rates and how...

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Is Your Investment Strategy Resilient to the News?

Is Your Investment Strategy Resilient to the News?

Despite the market’s persistent growth over time, investors may often be tempted to think that the current lull is different, that this time it won’t recover. The result is poor decisions applied to an investment strategy. The Uneasy Thoughts: From the start of the...

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Are We There Yet?

Are We There Yet?

– Every little kid on every road trip ever…Investors are focused on when the current market decline will end. Unfortunately, unlike the parent driving the car to a destination, the markets do not have a defined destination. They are on an ever continuing journey with...

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Wondering About a Response to Inflation?

Wondering About a Response to Inflation?

Investors have become concerned about the possibility of a recession.  The annual rate of inflation reached a 40-year high in May and the Federal Reserve just raised its benchmark rate for the second time and is expected to raise the rate again in July 2022. Is...

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We Know Where to Hammer

We Know Where to Hammer

When a homeowner grew frustrated trying to eliminate the squeaks in his floor with his hammer, he complained to a neighbor, who recommended a local craftsman. The craftsman entered the home, walked slowly around the room and then pulled out a hammer and nail. With...

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Cash Interest Rates Got You Frustrated?

Is the Bull Market Fading?

Every time markets turn volatile; people begin wondering if this is it: the end of the bull market. Speculation has been especially dominant, with cryptocurrencies and NFTs getting a lot of attention. Speculative value is only a good investment if what you buy will be...

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