Refreshing Snippets
Another Fed Hike & Midterm Elections
With only one and a half months to go before year-end, a year of negative performance is coming to a close. And, it has been a tough one. What can we expect for the next six weeks?
August CPI Data - Why the Sell-Off?
Why would a small 0.1% increase in CPI cause such a big sell-off in the markets?
The answer: because analysts were expecting a 0.1% decline for August instead of an increase (albeit a small one at that). An increase of 0.1% indicates that inflation remains high from a year-over-year perspective (at 8.3%) and may not be moderating as hoped.
The Fed Gets What It Wants
It's well known that two emotions drive market prices: greed and fear...and fear is at the helm right now. There are more sellers than buyers, causing security prices to decline, but if you stand back and look at the bigger picture, this is exactly what the Fed wants. The Fed is managing inflation by affecting consumer demand.
Women & Cash - Is Holding Too Much a Good Thing?
Women tend to hold more cash, but holding too much cash limits wealth growth in the long run. Wealth creation is particularly important for women as they face additional financial challenges that men generally don’t.