In this episode of Grow Money Business we review the government shutdown and what’s holding up an agreement, how that impacts the financial markets, what’s happening with gold, and a different perspective on the AI…
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September Recap and October Outlook After a pause in interest rate cuts since the last cut at the December 2024 FOMC meeting, the Federal Reserve finally reduced rates by 25 basis points at the September…
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In this episode of Grow Money Business we cover the current state of the market and whether we’re in a bubble or not. We also respond to a listener question about whether they should add…
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August Recap and September Outlook An extremely low jobs report for August, released in the first week of September, focused all attention on the jobs market. The real shock wasn’t the low number of jobs…
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July Recap and August Outlook The hot days of high summer are usually regarded as the “silly season” because, lacking important news, the media tends to look for trivial material that will capture viewers. Not…
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May Recap and June Outlook May was a month of differing perspectives. Markets turned positive on a belief that a solution on tariffs would be eventually forthcoming, and the continued whipsawing headlines began to have…
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In this episode of Grow Money Business we review what the markets have done as news of trade negotiations has trickled out over the last few weeks. We review whether tariff policy leads to inflation…
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April Recap and May Outlook April began with the shock of tariff announcements that were much more punitive than anticipated by businesses, markets, investors, and economists. Equity markets promptly pulled back, even entering bear…
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This episode of Grow Money Business covers tariffs, Trump’s recent economic policy, the market’s reaction, and how we should interpret all this as investors. We cover an article commenting on a recent wonky U.S. government…
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March Recap and April Outlook The month started out on a positive note as CPI came in lower than expected, creating a brief respite from worries about the impact of tariffs. It was short-lived, as…
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