Ukraine has a secret weapon in its war with Russia. Only it’s not the firepower we’ve seen donated to them from NATO countries. And it comes courtesy of an unlikely source—Elon Musk’s SpaceX. It’s in the form of an off-grid high-bandwidth internet network named Starlink. It services consumers in 45 countries with as many as […]
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To fight inflation, the Federal Reserve has been raising interest rates in what’s referred to as a tightening cycle. Rates have climbed steadily by 75 basis points (3/4 of 1%) until the most recent Federal Open Market Committee meeting when the tightening was reduced to 50 basis points or a ½ of 1% increase. The
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During inflationary times investing can be frustrating as the measuring stick (U.S. dollar) used to determine the value of future returns keeps getting smaller. With inflation comes the antidote of higher interest rates. Inflation and higher interest rates don’t automatically spell doom for investors, but some changes to retirement portfolios and the way investments are
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Inflation has a significant and sometimes severe impact on the overall economy. The impact on prices can be felt far and wide in the world of commerce, but an even greater concern is the impact of inflation on the investment sector. With rising interest rates, the stock market has whiplashed up and down with volatility.
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