… with the job of ensuring economic prosperity.
The FED Chair leads the American monetary policy process and pushes the money-creating button for the world’s largest economy! That unmatched economic and financial power gives the FED Chair top rank among civil servants and sets the monetary and economic tone that investors track and major …
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Economy – includes the following
Auto Sales – vehicles, 1 of 3 key trackers
Debt – wealth destroying monster
Employment – jobs, 1 of 3 key trackers
House Sales – real estate, 1 of 3 key trackers
Equities – stocks and shares
ETF – Exchange Traded Funds
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Purpose: Starting or expanding a business.
Benefits: Business loans help entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses. Successful businesses have returns that surpass the loan cost. Consequently, these businesses generate substantial income. This income adds to individual wealth and grows the economy. Therefore, business loans are vital. They enable businesses to expand …
… markets! The FED created and forced vast sums of money into the market to support economic activity until the commercial and private lenders returned. Credit and the economy survived, preventing a depression. However, as commercial lenders return, the FED must reduce a balance sheet ballooned during the economic rescue mission.
Does the FED control the …
… from the rise in share prices. As always, there are exceptions to this generalization. The share price of these companies can and do rise with the general economy. That is often at a pace well behind the prices of the market leading shares.
There are many happy exceptions. Companies that can and do pay dividends …
… Every year car dealers have to move a fleet of low mileage lease returns. There are many good deals among these well maintained vehicles. Choices range from economy to extreme luxury.
Just don’t use the price break of a used car to blow your wealth building plan. Shifting your purchase to a higher end …
… the FED begins Quantitative Tightening (QT). The QT program unwinds the effects of the previous decade of QE. QE poured an ocean of stimulus funding into the economy following the 2008 financial crisis. As a result, those trillions of dollars ballooned the FED balance sheet even while markets and the economy recovered and grew. That …
Read More… and maintaining discipline throughout all markets.
They stay on the plan to avoid the easy mistake of taking excessive risks, especially during the euphoria of a strong economy during bull markets.
On the other hand, they stay invested during volatile markets or a downturn. Reacting to short-term market fluctuations by selling can jeopardize long …
… certainly don’t start a renovation or consider buying a larger house unless we think we can afford it.
Our behavior and that of our family, friends and neighbors cascades through the community and economy. Keeping aware of any changes in such behavior puts us in great position to move as required when the stock