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Sad Truth About The Middle-Class

You’re technically in the middle-class if you earn between $47,189 to $141,568. For years, you could probably get by with a decent middle-class income, but now, inflation, debt, and interest rate hikes have unlocked a new level of financial discomfort. Soon, the middle class won’t exist anymore. And when that sad day comes, only few…

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Moral Of The CPI Story

As expected, stocks tumbled following the release of the September CPI report. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) — a measure of prices consumers pay for goods and services — increased by 0.4% in September and rose by 3.7% year-over-year. This exceeded economists’ forecast of a 0.3% monthly increase and a 3.6% annual increase.    Unsurprisingly,…

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Israel, Hamas & Big Oil Profits

Since the Middle East is a central oil-producing region, geopolitical conflicts can significantly impact global oil prices due to concerns about supply disruptions. For example, here are some of the significant complexities and potential consequences of the current Israel-Hamas conflict on global oil prices…    Oil and natural gas prices jumped after Hamas’s surprise weekend…

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Your Income Level & Your Dreams

As I said in yesterday’s piece (money lesson from the mortgage crisis), the new cost of home ownership equates to paying over 2x your purchase price, which means rising costs could easily dwarf your wages unless you have a secondary income stream. Today, I want to discuss another factor that could be widening the gap…

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Money Lesson From The Mortgage Crisis

With mortgage rates climbing, homeownership costs are becoming increasingly out of reach for the average American family. And worse, demand is at its lowest since 1996. It’s a mortgage crisis! For some, this is terrible news. But as I’ll explain briefly, there’s a money lesson here. Something that can inspire you to seek better opportunities…

They Failed to Take America Hostage, But You’d Be Wise To Do The Needful

After Republicans rejected Speaker McCarthy’s effort to keep government offices open… I honestly thought a shutdown was inevitable, but thankfully… The Senate passed a last-minute spending bill Oct 31st night, averting a federal government shutdown that would’ve been devastating for millions of Americans.  How devastating? Well, without a deal in place, over two million Americans…