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Is Inflation About to Peak?

Is Inflation About to Peak?

Inflation is still really high, and everyone keeps talking about it. It’s affecting all of us because it’s so widespread. How high will it get? Will it ever stop?

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Too Much Stock?

Too Much Stock?

Several years of a strong stock market along with lower-than-normal bond yields have led many older investors to be heavier in stocks than they usually would have.

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1,000,000 Barrels of Oil a Day

1,000,000 Barrels of Oil a Day

On March 31, President Biden announced the release of up to 1 million barrels of oil a day every day for six months from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve to help fix the high gas prices.

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High Gas Prices

High Gas Prices

Right now, oil and everything made with oil seems to be getting crazy expensive. What is more concerning is that Brent oil prices are surging again this week.

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The Three Investment Risks

The Three Investment Risks

There are real risks to investments too that a wise investor must plan for and try to minimize. The three basic types of investment risk are market risk, interest income risk, and inflation risk.

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Wheat Prices and our Bread

Wheat Prices and our Bread

Ukraine is the Kansas of Europe. They’re a huge supplier of wheat and corn. So, when their country is threatened grain prices are impacted.

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War and Stocks

War and Stocks

Starting with Russia and Ukraine, the truth is the U.S. economy, and the overall stock market probably won’t be impacted much by the recent conflict.

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Nice Jump

Nice Jump

The 10-year yield jumped to the significant 2% mark in the last few days because of the latest inflation numbers.

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Rough January

The stock market hates uncertainty, and the first month of this year was ripe for uncertainty.

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Just Supersize it

Due to rising inflation, McDonald’s announced that it expects their food and paper costs to almost double this year compared to what they were paying for the same things in 2021.

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“How are the Roads”

“How are the Roads”

I don’t see the 2022 market repeating the 2021 market that looked great the first quarter coming out of the pandemic shutdowns of 2020.

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