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.
How Lower Credit Limits Affect Your Credit Score Due To The Pandemic – Personal Finance
Millions of Americans are having their credit scores adversely affected by the pandemic, as banks and finance companies modify the ...
Pandemic Shifts What Energy We Are Using – Consumer Energy Usage
COVID-19 has upended and completely altered the way we use energy. What has been conventional wisdom and consistent for decades ...
Election Uncertainty
Are you wondering why the current election results are not creating more uncertainty for the markets? Why is the U.S. ...
Macro Economic Overview
November 2020 With the election over, a lingering uncertainty has been removed as expectations of how fiscal policy and stimulus ...
Market Indexes as of October 30, 2020
November 2020 (all values as of 10.30.2020) Stock Indices: Dow Jones 26,501 S&P 500 3,269 Nasdaq 10,911 Bond Sector Yields: ...
Industries That Are Experiencing Higher Unemployment Due To The Pandemic
The most recent labor statistics made available by the U.S. Department of Labor is identifying more impactful increases in unemployment ...
Americans Saving More Amid Pandemic
Store and restaurant closures have prompted consumers nationwide to stay home, spend less, and save more. Dwindling consumer confidence along ...
Macro Economic Overview – October 2020
Worries regarding a second wave of infections heading into the fall, election uncertainties, and wavering economic indicators contributed to a ...
What’s In Store For The Housing Market
Euphoric media reports about the housing market are starting to come into question, as the fragility of the housing market ...
Hunger Becoming A Concern Globally As COVID Takes Hold
The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic yields much uncertainty and concern as the world sees trending patterns towards a global ...
Rates Vacillate As Stimulus Efforts Unresolved
The Federal Reserve continues to purchase $120 billion of Treasury and mortgage agency bonds each month, expanding its balance sheet ...
Equities Taper Off In September
Despite a pullback in September, equities managed to end the third quarter with gains. The technology sector was the primary ...
