The Federal Reserve has all but guaranteed us that interest rate increases will be forthcoming, perhaps as soon as March of this year. Further, the process of quantitative easing, or increasing the money supply as the Fed buys government bonds, will be dialed back to zero. We know that interest rate increases should have an […]
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In the early days of the United States, banking became a hot topic as some of the founding fathers were opposed to the establishment of a centralized national bank. Their reasoning came from Britain’s attempt to place the American colonies under the financial control of the Bank of England, that was seen as another act
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The hydrogen economy is one of the best kept secrets of today’s climate change movement. There are current uses for hydrogen and numerous future prospects, but it will take some technological improvements to put hydrogen as an energy source into the four corners of the economy. The question then becomes, what is the hydrogen economy,
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All investments, big or small, have three structural components: the amount of money invested, the expected rate of return, and the time or duration of the investment. Many investors, especially smaller, private ones, are familiar with the first two components, but don’t pay that much attention to the third one. The Time Value of Money:
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The supply chains in the U.S. are clogged with merchandise enroute from foreign manufacturers to domestic distributors and retailers. The consequences of this include record-breaking shipping rates, long queues of vessels that must wait over a week to reach a berth in U.S. ports, and logjams at railroad yards. Most of these issues pertain to
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You’ve invested time and much of your savings into your portfolio. You’ve carefully and painstakingly made the best choices you could for the stocks that you own. The stock market has shown you that it does not always co-operate with your carefully laid plans. Is it the right time to sell? Good Entry Points: To
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The Federal Reserve is toying with the idea of dialing back quantitative easing (increasing the money supply) in the near future. With this, investors can expect interest rates to gradually begin to rise. Bonds, notes, and many other fixed securities issued at the lower rates of interest will begin to decline in value as investors
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The Federal Reserve is weighing a reduction in bond purchases (Quantitative Easing) in the near future which will reduce the growth of the money supply. It’s widely expected that this action will lead to interest rate increases that should have an impact on the value of fixed income securities that private investors could be holding.
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Stock markets have been on a long bull run with only a very few minor pullbacks since March 23, 2020. The government has provided a major amount of stimulus, and this activity will likely continue. But the day will come when the stimulus ends. What happens then? If history is any gauge, we can expect
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The signs we are seeing about the current economic recovery are mixed—in some instances it appears that the recovery is moving along as planned, but other signs point to potential problems. By drilling down closer we may be able to see if the economy is on the right track or recession is just around the
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