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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 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 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 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
Nov 10, 20224 min read
2023 IRA, 401k Increase
Increased amounts of contributions allowed for retirement accounts. Anyone with earned income can open and contribute to an IRA,...
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Stephen H Akin
Oct 11, 20226 min read
ESG
Pressure continues to build for more clarity on ESG rules and compliance...
Stephen Akin takes a look at recent ESG headlines...
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Stephen H Akin
Oct 5, 20223 min read
Retirement Plan On Course?
This upcoming three day weekend U.S. federal holiday commemorates the date when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the Americas. In...
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Stephen H Akin
Sep 7, 20225 min read
Beige Book
Akin Investments takes a look at the Federal Reserve Beige Book Released September 7, 2022
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Stephen H Akin
Sep 1, 20222 min read
Must Have Documents
Stephen Akin discusses must have documents... Everyone needs to have at least the very basics covered....
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Stephen H Akin
Aug 23, 20226 min read
Jackson Hole
Each year in late August the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City hosts dozens of central bankers, policymakers, academics and economists...
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Stephen H Akin
Aug 17, 20225 min read
How to Trade Currencies, Avoid Forex Trading Scams
Forex Trading is rising in popularity amid inflation and geopolitical strife. Stephen Akin,
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Stephen H Akin
Aug 9, 20226 min read
CHIPS and Science Act
Today, President Biden will sign into law the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, which will build on this progress, making...
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Stephen H Akin
Aug 4, 20224 min read
Yield Inversion
An inverted yield curve is a favorite recession indicator of the Federal Reserve Board. When inverted it suggests that the near-term is...
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Stephen H Akin
Jul 28, 20229 min read
Estate Planning
Just for fun download Akin Investments free "Procrastinators Guide to Estate Planning" It's a great way to begin a very important and...
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Stephen H Akin
Jul 7, 20224 min read
Advisors Turn to Options to Protect Capital and Even Boost Returns
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Stephen Akin, founder and investment advisor representative at Akin Investment has used options for many years,
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Stephen H Akin
Jun 23, 20222 min read
Stress Test
Akin Investments takes a look at the results. All big U.S. banks pass Fed's annual "stress test" in 2022 June 23, 2022 Federal Reserve Board
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