September 2022 Market Update
Inflation, Labor Market and Consumer spending August’s inflation surprised economists and the markets, and not the good kind of surprise. Lower gas prices helped somewhat, but the overall Consumer Price Index rose 0.1% over the month and 8.3% over the year(1). A Bloomberg survey showed economists had expected prices to fall 0.1% and the direction […]
How the Fed influences rates and investments
There tends to be a lot of confusion when it comes to the Federal Reserve and interest rates. It makes sense, too. Monetary policy can be confusing. But interest rates are a critical part of how we think about financial planning. To that end, we want to walk through, at a high level, how the […]