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Student Loan Forgiveness Is Good News for Borrowers, but What about the Economy?
You may have read that the Biden Administration issued an executive order canceling up to $10,000 of student loan debt for borrowers. The...
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- Jul 25
- 3 min
A Look Back at Inflation
It’s not unusual to get nostalgic, looking back at images or other relics of bygone days. In fact, a popular restaurant chain, Cracker...
- May 4
- 5 min
The Fed, the Economy, and the Financial Markets
Especially during times when the economy is in flux—such as in early 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic was causing economic shutdowns,...
- Feb 1
- 5 min
Inflation, the Economy, and the Markets
To say that inflation has been in the financial headlines lately would be a bit of an understatement. Consider just a few recent...
- Dec 20, 2021
- 3 min
Booming Home Sales Again in 2022?
Arguably the wildest consequence of the recent pandemic is the remarkable price boom in the US housing market—which, some might remember,...
- Nov 15, 2021
- 3 min
Thinking about Inflation over Time
In our most recent newsletter, we discussed the recent uptick in inflation, as measured in the US economy by the Consumer Price Index...
- Oct 4, 2021
- 2 min
Just How Big Is the US Economy? State-by-State Comparisons
As we enter the fourth quarter of 2021, attention is being focused on the rate of growth in the US economy and analysts are submitting...
- Aug 30, 2021
- 3 min
ROI on Your State Taxes: Are You Getting a Return on Your Investment?
It seems likely that many of us sometimes wonder what we get in return for our tax dollars. The question isn’t so far-fetched; after all,...
- Aug 16, 2021
- 2 min
GDP Growth: US vs. Eurozone
As everyone knows, the pandemic lockdown in spring 2020 shuttered economies around the world, sending markets into a tailspin and...
- Jul 19, 2021
- 3 min
Inflation: Where Have You Been, and Where Are You Going?
We are accustomed to regular reports on the rate of inflation from the US Department of Labor. Inflation, measured by the amount of...
- Jul 6, 2021
- 5 min
Inflation: Is It Time to Worry?
Since the 2008 financial crisis that led to the Great Recession, the US Federal Reserve has targeted a 2% annual rate of inflation as the...