The COVID pandemic exposed the risk of supply chain concentration particularly offshore, While offshoring has buttressed company profits and shareholder value for more than half a century many firms are now wondering if there’s a better way — one that allows them to shorten supply chains and reduce the potential for major interruptions caused by political strife global weather events or other exogenous factors The challenge is how to bring manufacturing closer to home while…

At the onset of the pandemic a few years ago the US Government and the Federal Reserve took aggressive action to support the US economy as it went into a self-imposed shutdown Congress passed the Cares Act which provided the public with stimulus checks and the federal funds rate was lowered to nearly zero The goal of these policies was to flood the economy with dollars to fight off instability…, Over three years later we are experiencing the inflationary effects of those stimulus programs The Russian invasion of Ukraine further jolted inflation as the commodity and oil markets spiked and supply chain disruptions worsened  Today inflation continues at the highest rate since the early 80’s and the Federal Reserve is taking action to combat it This article discusses how such an environment…, The impact of rising inflation, Inflation is a measure of the rate of increase of prices for goods and services in an economy which has popularly been measured by the Consumer Price Index “CPI” In any growing economy there is a natural and healthy level of inflation The primary effect of increased levels of inflation to consumers is an erosion of purchasing power with the value of a dollar being worth less than before Savings…, Inflation Since 2010, Inflation from 2010 to May 2022 Between 2010 and 2022 the average rate of inflation hovered at 21% while there was variance between 0 and 4% however between 2021 and 2022 it rose dramatically to approximately 83% Source blsgov While investing during uncertain times can be unsettling for investors it is important to keep a long-term view and understand that market volatility can create attractive…, The impact of rising interest rates,  The Federal Reserve increased interest rates for their first time since 2018 in March 2022 and kept raising it throughout the year in 2023 the year-end rate was 525-55%” When the Federal Reserve increases rates the most notable effect takes place in lending markets Adjustable-rate loans such as credit cards Adjustable Rate Mortgages and Home Equity Lines of Credit will be subject to increasing…, Be prepared for what’s next, These are just a few of the aftershocks that would be produced by persistent inflation and by the Federal Reserve’s subsequent actions to counter it It’s important to note that all economies have myriad elements and unknowns that can alter its trajectory Attempting to time or predict moves in interest rates cannot be done with any level of certainty We believe the best way to prepare for…, Published  January 2024, 1 wwwinflationdatacom | 2 Department of Labor – 5/11/2022 | 3 Bloomberg | 4 treasurydirectgov