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Akin Investments Celebrates Small Business and Entrepreneurs. Saturday, November 30, 2024 is Small Business Saturday.
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Stephen H Akin
Nov 193 min read
Inflation Pressures Rise
The San Francisco Fed research suggests the job market continues to be a source of inflation. October was 2.8% stripping out food & energy.
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Stephen H Akin
Nov 153 min read
Animal Spirits
"Animal Spirits" a term coined by the British economist, John Maynard Keynes in 1936.
The five animal spirits are psychological and...
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Stephen H Akin
Nov 62 min read
Financials Lead Markets to All Time Highs?
Dow surges to biggest gain in two years, bond yields and bitcoin also posting sharp gains Markets are clear about what Donald Trump ...
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Stephen H Akin
May 215 min read
529 Plan
May 29th is nationally recognized as 529b College Savings Day. With a 529 plan set up and funded early on in your child’s life, you can...
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Stephen H Akin
Apr 164 min read
Robs 101
Invest funds from your retirement account into your business startup. Invest in yourself. Instead of investing in someone else's dream,...
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Stephen H Akin
Apr 82 min read
FLOW
The Department of Transportation Freight Logistics Optimization Works Overview. The FLOW program is a public-private partnership among...
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Stephen H Akin
Apr 12 min read
Superstition
FRB Chairman Powell Friday said he was superstitious! He didn't want to jinx his forecast. Powell said that it’s unlikely the central...
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Stephen H Akin
Jan 232 min read
Annuity Fair Value?
Are you considering the sale of an annuity or structured settlement? As a Registered Investment Advisor, Akin Investment is here to help....
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Stephen H Akin
Dec 14, 20232 min read
Santa Claus Rally
Commentators often refer to a Santa Claus Rally when the stock market rises in December. The Santa Claus Rally is just one of many...
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Stephen H Akin
Nov 29, 20234 min read
Beige Book shows slowing
The final Beige Book report of 2023 has been released by the FRB of Atlanta. This report was prepared by the Federal Resereve Bank of...
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Stephen H Akin
Nov 14, 20232 min read
U.S. Economy in Global Context
U.S. Outpaces on Economic Growth, Labor Market Strength, and Inflation Reduction The U.S. Department of the Treasury released an analysis...
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Stephen H Akin
Nov 9, 20233 min read
IRS Increases 401k & IRA limits
The Internal Revenue Service announced increased limits into individual retirement plans. 401(k) limit increases to $23,000 for 2024, IRA...
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Stephen H Akin
Aug 15, 20232 min read
Economic Strength
Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari "I'm not ready to say that we're done," The Minneapolis Federal Reserve President...
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Stephen H Akin
Aug 9, 20233 min read
Akin Investments on AI
US Securities Exchange Commission Chairman Gensler warned of risks from AI Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler...
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Stephen H Akin
May 3, 20238 min read
Celebrate Small Business
A Proclamation on National Small Business Week, 2023 Over the years, I've had the pleasure of attending a lot of small business ribbon...
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Stephen H Akin
Apr 11, 20234 min read
HENRY, Financial Planning
High earners, not rich yet (HENRYs) are individuals who currently have significant discretionary income and a strong chance of being...
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Stephen H Akin
Mar 17, 202311 min read
Green Gold
"Green Metals," some of which are also "Rare Earth Elements," are gaining investor attention "Green Metals", which include copper,...
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Stephen H Akin
Feb 14, 20232 min read
Inflation Comes in Hot
The consumer price index comes in hot. January 2023 core inflation was up 6.4%. Firmer price pressures in January, the annual CPI...
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Stephen H Akin
Feb 1, 202310 min read
2023 Offshore Oil
by Stephen Akin | Recent data, research and articles point to a promising 2023 Most of you know that prior to entering the investment...
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