Two weeks ago I reported on inflation for December for the set of indexes that come out early in the month. This post reports on the important measure that the Federal Reserve uses for its decisions on interest rates. That measure was reported this morning.

The BLS issued a number of measures of inflation for December Thursday. A few articles said that inflation in December was high. December inflation was a little higher than October or November, but the charts in this post would not show that it was very

I like arranging the most recent calendar year returns in the 3 by 3 matrix of the Investment Style Box. I get a snapshot of what outperformed and what underperformed the US stock market as a whole. This post shows 2023 results: the return

I found my portfolio needed some mechanical repair. I don’t have our bonds in the right location in our portfolio: I have far too little in our taxable Investment account and too much in our Retirement accounts. I scheduled tasks throughout 2024 such that by

The Federal Reserve signaled about ten days ago that they would not be raising interest rates in the battle to lower inflation. Most pundits conclude that the Fed will cut rates at least twice in 2024. The stock market loved this news and it’s up