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Oil Prices Spike: What’s The Impact On A Recession?
Saudi Arabia’s key oil fields were attacked this past weekend, knocking out 50% of their daily oil production. Oil prices spiked 10% as a result, and you’ve probably noticed that the cost of gas for your car immediately jumped as well! With all the talk of a slowing economy in recent months, does this oil…
[Video] FAFSA FAQ #1: What Is It & Is It Worth Filling Out?
So if you have kids who are nearing college age, or in college, you’re probably familiar with some of these acronyms or buzzwords: FAFSA and what it is. So we’re going to touch on what it is, who it’s for, and is it even worth filling out. Michelle: So we’ve got Rob here today, who’s…
Why We Are Seeing Declining Rates Lead To Higher Stock Prices Right Now
On Thursday, September 12, the European Central Bank cut interest rates and re-activated its program to buy government bonds. The Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates at its next meeting this month. Both of these moves are to help “stave off” an economic slowdown. As a result, stock indexes here in the U.S. and…
Monopoly & Excel: Is Your Family A Team? [Video]
Have you ever thought of your family as a part of a team that can teach each other new skills? One of our clients has this story for us about the importance of being a team. The mother of the family had the opportunity for a change of careers, but she was required to have…
Monthly Employment Statistics: It’s Time For The Payroll Report!
On the first Friday of every month, the government releases employment statistics for the previous month. The financial press always seems to build these releases as “the biggest release of the year.” Indeed, this month‘s release of August payrolls will answer a lot of questions about how aggressive the Federal Reserve will cut rates at its…
Technology Can Be A Help And A Hindrance[Video]
New gadgets and tools are always coming to market. Technology can help you track or do things faster and better than before. But, sometimes that new tool, may not necessarily give you all of the help, or the relief, that you were looking for. Let’s explain this a little deeper. As an example, as you…
Mortgage Rates Have Dropped To A New Low: Should I Refinance?
There’s been a lot of talk in the news lately about low interest rates and inverted yield curves. One newsworthy item that is being missed is how mortgage rates have dropped. As recently as last November, mortgage rates were approaching 5.00%. Now they’ve dropped all the way to 3.55% based on the latest survey from…
Have You Lived Through a Recession?
Last week we talked about an inverted yield curve and how many commentators believe that leads to recession. This week we’re going to look closer at what typically happens in a recession. The first thing to remember is that recessions are not uncommon. As mentioned in last week’s post, they happen on average about every…
Are You Creating Opportunities? [Video]
Do you think it’s possible to be creating opportunities for yourself? You could actually create different opportunities for you and your family by doing something new or doing it differently. I’m going to show you two different people. We’re going to call them person A and person B. I’m going to share one change between…
For The First Time In 12 Years, The Yield Curve Inverted! What Does This Mean For Recessions?
It’s been another volatile week in the stock market. The big worry this week is that the “yield curve” inverted for the first time in 12 years. But what does that mean and why do people think that’s significant? Let’s have a look. Yield Curve, Defined The yield curve is a plot of U.S. Government…
21 Days To Better Habits – There’s More Than One Starting Point [Video]
We’ve all heard stories from people, who started their careers in different ways. everyone has a different story of where they got started. There’s not only one right path, for your professional career. Some people went to school. Some started an opportunity right away. Some are public figures. And some are even athletes. Developing Good…
What Happens If You Jump Ahead Of The Plan? [Video]
As you plan financially, do you think that it matters if you jump ahead and maybe do one step before the other? Well sometimes it doesn’t matter. And sometimes it does matter. I’m going to talk through a three bucket system, where you can actually say, “Here’s where I’m at in this step and where…
