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How Do Rising Interest Rates Affect Credit Cards?

How Does The Federal Reserve Raising Rates Affect My Credit Cards? You heard that the Federal Reserve raised interest rates. How does the Fed increasing interest rates affect your credit cards personally? It’s actually pretty easy to tell. First off, your credit cards are most likely tied to something called …

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What Is the Difference Between PPI and CPI? 1

What Is the Difference Between PPI and CPI?

These days everyone is worried about inflation. The financial media often distill reporting about inflation down to a single, easy to understand number. “Inflation rose 5% in March,” they will say. What are they talking about, exactly? What is the CPI? What is the PPI? And, what is the difference …

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Russia Invades Ukraine 2

Russia Invades Ukraine

Thinking about your investments as war starts is kind of cold and calculating, but also perfectly natural. What should I do when Russia invades Ukraine? First, remember, investors do not like uncertainty. Nothing is more uncertain than the course of war. Expect a market downturn with every new development that …

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Blaming the Fed 3

Blaming the Fed

Selective amnesia and analysts dying to be “right” is contributing to a flood of inaccurate articles seeking to blame the Fed. I saw this in my Twitter feed this morning and I just couldn’t let it go by. It’s filled with the kind of half-truths and misinformation that builds an …

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Inflation Is Real

Some (me) people have been under the impression that the claims of inflation have been overblown. The December numbers suggest that I am wrong, even if the chicken-littles aren’t right. The numbers say core prices are up 5.5% year over year for December. Remember that this comes off an unnatural …

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What To Do After Identity Theft

Identity theft is way too common. Knowing what to do after identity theft is critical. With the number of places that your information is stored online, identity thieves don’t even have to leave their couch to steal your identity. Add in the number of papers you throw away with your …

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