Money flowed into growth-oriented technology investments in 2020. 2021 investing has a different look. Here’s a way to think about a rotation from growth to value investing when inflation heats up. In our last two articles, we described the recent worries about higher inflation, and the effects an increase in inflation has on stock and...

“The arithmetic makes it plain that inflation is a far more devastating tax than anything that has been enacted by our legislatures. The inflation tax has a fantastic ability to simply consume capital.” ~Warren Buffet How does inflation “consume” an investor’s capital and act as a type of “tax”? As inflation increases, the actual value...

The U.S. population may have become complacent about the effects of high inflation rates. Should you be concerned? Consumer prices rose 5% in the 12-month period that ended in May, marking the biggest jump in inflation since 2008. Is that a problem? To answer that question, let’s review a few basics about inflation and how...

The Federal Reserve hit pause on rate hikes in January. Consumers adjusted their inflationary expectations in February. Will this change in course continue?  The Fed hit the pause button in January in their steady march to increase rates. With inflation remaining near the Fed’s 2 percent goal, the Fed indicated the case for raising rates was...

By Regina Franz, Director of Operations The Federal Reserve has increased the federal funds rate—what banks charge each other for overnight loans—by a quarter percentage point, pushing consumer and business borrowing rates higher. According to a statement by the Fed’s policy making committee: The economic outlook has strengthened in recent months. The Committee expects that with further...