Commodities That Can Help Your Portfolio Hedge Against Inflation
It’s impossible to be a consumer these days and not be keenly aware that inflation is at a 40-year high. The 9% increase seen in June 2022 was the largest increase since 1981; consumers are feeling the pain everywhere they shop, from gas to food to housing — and...
When will the Federal Reserve Pivot?
“If you don’t have price stability, the economy is really not going to work the way it’s supposed to.” ─ Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, June 2022 At the end of May, the year-over-year inflation rate reached 8.6%, its highest level recorded since 1981. Due to...
Investing During Interesting Times
“It’s no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.” ─ Mark Twain Usually, when we write our quarterly investor commentary, we perform a deep dive analysis into one particular subject that offers long-term investment relevance for our...