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.
Macro Economic Overview – December 2021
The onset of the most recent Covid variant, known as Omicron, stands to stall a global economic resurgence which has ...
Market Indexes / December 2021
(all values as of 11.30.2021) Stock Indexes: Dow Jones 34,483 S&P 500 4,567 Nasdaq 15,537 Bond Sector Yields: 2 Yr ...
Wage Inflation Is Here
With over 10 million open positions nationwide, companies are being forced to raise wages and pay incentives in order to ...
Social Security Benefits Going Up in 2022
Social Security recipients are due to receive the largest increase in benefits since 1982, but for many recipients, the increase ...
Some Americans Retired Early Due To The Pandemic
A recent research report by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis found that over 3 million Americans decided to ...
More Workers Are Quitting Than Ever
A shortage of qualified workers across the country is encouraging companies to raise wages in order to attract direly needed ...
OECD Sees An Increase In Global Inflation
Pandemic driven supply issues as well as a gradual emergence of economic activity globally has led to higher prices worldwide. ...
Short Term Rates On The Rise
Rates continued on a gradual assent in October, with the 10-year Treasury bond yield ending the month at 1.55%, up ...
Major Indexes Reach New Highs In October
Major equity indexes were up in October, with the Dow Jones Industrial, S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Indexes all reaching ...
The Dollar’s Supremacy – Currency Update
Even as the popularity of cryptocurrency has taken centerstage as a possible replacement to traditional country currencies, some believe that ...
Macro Economic Overview
Severe labor shortages and supply chain disruptions continue to hamper industries throughout the country, elevating inflationary pressures for millions of ...
Market Indexes Nov. 2021
November 2021 (all values as of 10.29.2021) Stock Indexes: Dow Jones 35,819 S&P 500 4,605 Nasdaq 15,498 Bond Sector Yields: ...
