If you’re having trouble wrapping your head around inflation, you aren’t alone. Many economists are perplexed by the trends these days because it seems like, only yesterday, our country was faced with deflation. The most recent CPI went up compared to predictions, at a record level of 8.3% compared with last year’s figure.1 That much inflation can signal future price changes for us down the line, so this is something to keep your eyes on.
On Wednesday, the bull market turned 3,453 days old. By most definitions, that is the longest bull run on record. Since the financial crisis bottomed on March 9th, 2009, the S&P 500 has risen more than 300%. Quite a historic run! While it’s important to acknowledge the record bull run. It’s also important to keep…
Market Chaos and Your Portfolio Holy Volatility! It has definitely been a rocky week since our last blog post. Since that time, we’ve seen: Friday – 02/02/2018 – DJIA Plunged 666 points (2.5%) Monday – 02/05/2018 – DJIA Plunges 1597 points before “recovering” to close down 1175 points (4.6%) Tuesday – 02/06/2018 – DJIA Futures Plunged 1,000 Points…