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How Prices Can Decline During an Inflationary Period

April 25, 2020July 25, 2020admin

The words inflation and deflation are often synonymous for price increases and decreases. However, this is not always the case as prices can actually decrease during inflationary periods and prices can increase during deflationary periods. In order to understand these concepts it is first important to have a pure definition of these terms. As it […]

Virus Stimulus vs Federal Reserve QE

March 25, 2020March 25, 2020admin

As congress debates the finer details of the stimulus package on the heels of the Federal Reserve announcing several varieties of quantitative easing, one might wonder what is the difference between the two and how it will affect the average person? The two are similar in the fact that both require money to be printed […]

The Politicians Can’t Save You, But They Will Take From You

March 23, 2020March 25, 2020admin

As the World economy comes to a standstill, the low interest rates and money printing strategies taken since the 2008 financial crisis are exacerbating the situation in the United States. Local state and city governments have implemented curfews and gathering limits to support social distancing, actions that are quickly causing economic pains to small businesses […]