Articles/Education
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.
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 ...
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%, ...
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. ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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, ...
How The Three Super Powers Have Evolved As The World’s Top Energy Producers – Energy Focus
For decades, Russia, also known as the former Soviet Union before 1991, the United States, and China have dominated global ...
Food & Gasoline Making Up More Of Consumer Expenditures – Consumer Inflation
Food and energy have become the two fastest rising expenses for consumers nationwide, as well as representing a larger proportion ...
Tax On Social Security In Retirement – Retirement Tax Planning
A prudent and effective tax strategy during your employment years will mostly likely need to be modified in retirement. Once ...
Stocks Have A Tough First Quarter – Equity Overview
The yield on the 10-year Treasury bond rose above the S&P 500 Index yield in March, meaning that the 2.32% ...
Macro Economic Overview / April 2022
The Russia-Ukraine war has intensified inflation expectations due to the threat of global supply chains which are expected to be ...
