“The interest is up and the stock market’s down,” say the lyrics of Hank Williams Jr.’s 1981 country hit A Country Boy Can Survive. Sounds like a familiar tune! It sort of feels like we are reliving a replay of the early eighties. So many parallels. Rising rates, high...
We have all felt the pain of rising prices as we go about our daily lives, whether it’s at the gas pump, the grocery store, or when we travel. Inflation in the U.S., as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), hit a 40-year high of 8.5% in March. This leaves many...
You may have heard the word inflation swirling around recently. It can sound like a scary word. But should we be concerned about it? Read on for thoughts on understanding inflation and how it’s measured, as well as answers to some common questions to help clarify how...
