Notes on the Economy – Q3 2023 Summary
Economic growth is robust, the unemployment rate is at a 54-year low, the stock market is up over 15% year-to-date! What could possibly go wrong?
Notes on the Economy – Q2 2023 Summary
It would not take much to push the economy into a downturn serious enough to warrant a recession label.
Families Can Reverse the Generational Money Curse
The “shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves” in three generations adage may be avoided with family planning and transparent communication.
Financial “Baby Steps” When Planning to Start a Family
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Can You Have Good Income But Bad Credit?
Your credit score doesn’t care about your annual income, only how many debts you have and whether you can pay them back.
Notes on the Economy – Q1 2023 Summary
Judging by the economic data, no hare has yet entered the 2023 GDP race; the safest bet is likely on the tortoise.
Notes on the Economy – Q4 2022 Summary
The economy is currently balanced on the edge of a recession precipice, but it could fall over the edge early next year.
Notes on the Economy – Q3 2022 Summary
The Federal Reserve has a full house of policymakers determined to bring inflation down; interest rates will continue upward—even at the risk of recession.
Notes on the Economy – Q2 2022 Summary
U.S. economic output hit a pothole, falling an annualized 1.4%, in the first quarter of 2022; fortunately, the wheels were not knocked off the economic machine.
Notes on the Economy – 1Q 2022 Summary
The U.S. economy, along with the global economy, has been taking a ride on the COVID-19 roller coaster, as growth has alternately accelerated and decelerated.