Monthly Older Posts: June 2023

We’re stuck at ~4% inflation rate.

This post shows that we continue to track to 4% inflation, twice the Federal Reserve’s target. The Fed announced this week that we would not see 2% inflation until 2025. That sounds right: recent monthly rates show no trend to 2% inflation. They show

Japan: a wonderful experience, #1

Patti and I have been back three weeks now, and we reflect on what a wonderful experience we had in Japan. It was very different from here. I describe some of the visual, physical differences that I will not forget.

 

Terrain. Mountains, mountains,

Do you own the KING of mutual funds?

In the long run, index funds will outperform: the chances are 15 of 16 that you’ll have as much or more in the future from an index fund than from an actively managed mutual fund. I am surprised that less than 20% of the value

What’s the redemption value of your I-bond? When and how do you redeem it?

If you first bought an I-bond last year like I did, I suspect you are a bit confused on the redemption value of your I-bond, when to redeem it and how to redeem it. I was not clear when I wrote this post. This

We’re still at a 4% inflation rate

This post shows that we continue to track to 4% inflation, twice the Federal Reserve’s target. Why do I track inflation? I track the recent trends in inflation since high inflation hurts the ability of companies to earn appropriate returns and grow. High inflation consumes

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