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Stephen H Akin
May 17, 202310 min read
Inflation Pressures Continue
The US consumer continues to fuel the economy! Retail sales rose 0.4% in April.
Retail Sales in the United States rose 0.4% in April
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Stephen H Akin
May 9, 20238 min read
FDIC Insurance Reform
The FDIC has released an analysis of options to consider regarding deposit insurance reform. This report describes options for reform of...
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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 19, 202316 min read
The Future of the Bretton Woods Agreement ?
Temperatures have risen over the past week, both in the sunny streets of Washington DC and at IMF and World Bank headquarters. David...
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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
Apr 4, 20233 min read
Gold Breaks Out
Gold prices settled above $2,000 a troy ounce for a second consecutive day. Currently, the most active June 2023 contract is trading up...
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Stephen H Akin
Mar 24, 20235 min read
Treasury Emergency Meeting
The meeting will be closed to the public, the Treasury Department statement said. POST UPDATE PRESS RELEASES Remarks by Secretary of the...
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Stephen H Akin
Mar 22, 20234 min read
Moral Hazzard
"History Doesn't Repeat It's Self But It Often Rhymes" Mark Twain Moral hazard is a situation where an economic actor has an incentive to...
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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
Mar 15, 20236 min read
Treasury Management
Efforts to stem systemic banking risk increases US Dollar inflationary consequences. What is moral hazard? Investopedia defines it this...
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Stephen H Akin
Mar 9, 20239 min read
Presidents Budget
Todays release of the Budget cuts the deficit by nearly $3 Trillion over 10 years. Briefing Room Statement Release President Biden...
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Stephen H Akin
Mar 7, 20235 min read
Monetary Policy Report
FRB Chairman Powell Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress Testimony Before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban...
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Stephen H Akin
Feb 28, 20233 min read
Death and Taxes
Benjamin Franklin said “Nothing is certain except death and taxes.” Originally a line in a letter back in 1789 about the US Constitution...
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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 8, 20236 min read
Best Investments To make in 2023
Are you winning on wall street? Here are some ideas for the new year! Where to begin? One of the cornerstones to good financial planning...
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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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Stephen H Akin
Jan 8, 20234 min read
Crypto Currency
Regulators are concerned that the Crypto Panic is creating a new type of bank run. Silvergate Capital Corp., a California lender that...
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Stephen H Akin
Jan 5, 20234 min read
Investing
As we enter 2023, a new year. It's time for a complete financial evaluation. Now is the time for understanding counter party risk. Market...
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Stephen H Akin
Dec 31, 20221 min read
New Year, Fresh Start
Start the year off right with a complimentary financial review Now is the time to make good on your New Year’s resolutions. Free...
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Stephen H Akin
Dec 30, 20221 min read
Ahead of the Markets
As we come to the end of 2022 we wanted to call your attention to our best financial call of the year.
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