Each morning when I get to my office the first thing, I do is tune the television to Fox Business. I’m not using Fox Business to provide any kind of research or decision-making; I simply use it as it is intended which is for entertainment and informational purposes only. Normally it is just background noise while I go about my day but I do occasionally tune in to my favorite show, Making Money with Charles Payne. Out of all the shows on Fox Business from opening bell to marke

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Even though it’s the demand for negativity in the first place that drives the bulk of the news and information we see all the time, my goal in this quick piece is to give you what is hopefully a nice, quick breather from the typical top headlines and narratives. Inflation is a word that can, and especially now, leave a bad taste in your mouth. Let’s touch on this inflation topic a little bit for the month of April but also point to some other facts: As of end of April ’22, th

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What is Taking Place in the Economy and Markets? The year 2022 has reminded us that markets can be volatile. So why now are we seeing such high volatility in the markets for the year 2022? This one word that we, the consumers, are feeling on a day-to-day basis, Inflation. Since the Covid-19 pandemic begun here in the United States, the Federal Reserve began stimulating the economy, as we all remember those months in 2020 where only “essential workers” reported for work, stim

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