Education, Articles and Videos
Please choose any of the following articles below that interest you. Each article is listed under the month it was written. Articles written in prior months may still have educational interest.
Those 55 & Older Are Going Back To Work – Retirement Planning
Rising inflation along with no new pandemic relief funds are prompting many aged 55 and older to return to work. Labor Department data shows that...
Wage Increases Can’t Keep Up With Inflation – Labor Market Overview
The most recent wage data released by the Labor Department showed a 5.7% increase in wages for the past year, yet still below current inflation...
Strengthening U.S. Dollar May Help Curtail Inflation – Consumer Inflation Dynamics
The U.S. dollar has risen over 7% since the beginning of the year driven by increasing interest rates and a flight to safety for international...
Why The Russian Economy Is So Vulnerable To The Current Sanctions – International Review
As U.S. oil producers, workers and drillers benefit from rising oil prices, Russia’s economy is starting to suffer from imposed sanctions. Newly enacted sanctions by...
Equities Struggle With Higher Costs
Major equity indexes ended the first four months of the year in negative territory. The S&P 500 Index fell 13.3%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average...
Macro Economic Overview / May 2022
The most recent inflation data released revealed an 8.5% annual increase, yet came in below what many analysts had expected. A consensus is forming, among...
Women Getting Bigger Pay Raises Than Men – Labor Market Update
The pandemic derailed many working families, keeping family members home with children as schools and daycares were shuttered. Many mothers stayed home to care for...
Rates On The Rise – Fixed Income Overview
Global bond yields rose in March as European and Asian central banks concurrently raised rates to help stifle global inflation. The Fed began to raise...
What Commodities Have Been Most Affected – Global Dynamics
Global commodity prices have experienced extreme volatility since the inception of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Of concern is that many of the affected commodities...
What Is Stagflation – Inflation Overview
Becoming more of a topic throughout the financial media is stagflation, characterized as an environment with minimal economic growth, inflation, and elevated unemployment. The last...