Inflation
Watch the 2023 State of the Economy presentation for our outlook on the markets and economy for the coming year. Steven Bouchey and his team will discuss: The State of the Firm 2022 In Review What’s Driving Investment Sentiment Challenges and Opportunities Planning Perspectives The Markets and Portfolio Outlook Watch the presentation below and download…
Written by: Paolo LaPietra, CFP® Last week was another step in the right direction for the fight against inflation with December’s CPI coming in at 6.5%. This would make the sixth consecutive month of declining inflation, down from 7.1% in November. Inflation has been a dark cloud hovering over the stock market, bond market, and…
Written by: Vincenzo Testa, CPA Inflation is a healthy evil when the cost of goods and services increase year-after-year at modest percentages. During the past 25 years, inflation usually ranged between 2-3% as shown in the exhibit below, which is an optimal increase in the cost of goods and services. The U.S. Labor Department announced…
Written by: Nicole Gobel, CPA There have been several big announcements this past week that will benefit taxpayers and are meant to be a means of combatting the high inflation we continue to see in many areas of the economy. Social Security recipients will be receiving a substantially larger benefit in 2023 on top of…
The BFG Investment Team will share our market and economic outlook as we enter the fourth quarter with elevated inflation levels, continued interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve, and the upcoming release of Q3 earnings data. Join Steve, Ryan, and Paolo as they discuss these important topics.
What a summer we enjoyed and here we are with foliage showing brilliant colors before the leaves start to fall, no pun intended. Before we know it, Thanksgiving will be here, and then the holiday season. Have you had your fill of pumpkin spice this and that yet? This is supposed to be our quarterly…
Are I Bonds Still A Good Investment?
Written by: Paolo LaPietra, CFP® I Bonds have been an extremely popular investment vehicle for Americans since 2021 with the spike in inflation that we have seen in the economy. To put into perspective on how sought after I Bonds have been, more than 3.7 million accounts were opened to purchase I Bonds in 2022…