Tag: economics
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Markets in Review
2022 was the worst year of performance in 97 years for the bond market, ending the year -13.07% as measured by the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index. Equity markets did not fair much better with the most comprehensive view of the U.S. equity market, the Wilshire 5000 -19.00%. The Federal Open Market Committee increased…
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Financial Repression
In their 2011 paper Former Senior Vice President and World Bank Group Chief Economist Carmen Reinhart, and International Monetary Fund Economist Maria Belen Sbrancia brilliantly explain the “pillars” or economic conditions of financial repression and demonstrate how it is effective in the liquidation of government debt. A term introduced in the 1970’s, financial repression is…
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Capital, Access & Influence
Exploring and gaining experience in the many areas of business and finance continues to inspire my appetite for change. Since childhood I have pursued meritocratic environments. My athletic career has disappointed deeply in that area. Though I continue to find marginal success in different areas, the returns have not matched the investment or risk taken.…
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Do you need a will?
An estate is all the rights, titles, or interests that a person (living or deceased) has in any property. Estate transfer is the act of conveying title to property interests from one person to another. Selecting proper estate transfer alternatives is the key to efficient and effective estate planning. At death, transfers occur either through…