Posts by: Max Erkiletian

by Max Erkiletian

The Weekly Wrap: Coffee Prices Jump, Groceries Continue Rise, Unvaccinated Workers May Pay More Coffee and other food prices keep going up. Yet, we keep eating and drinking. And, unvaccinated workers may get a jab in... read the story

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The Weekly Wrap: Manufacturing Leaving China; Gun Sales; Gas Prices Up Several important trends are continuing, from businesses ditching China to record gun sales and rising gas prices. Manuf... read the story

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The Weekly Wrap: Infrastructure Investment, Student Housing Shortage, and Aid Programs Ending   Infrastructure investment opportunities abound as economic development legislation advances. At the same time, CO... read the story

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Is It Inflation Or Fear of Inflation? You may read or hear the term “inflation fears” being used with increasing frequency. In turn, that raises the quest... read the story

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Weekly Financial Wrap: Housing, Car Subscriptions, Inflation and Value Investing Housing Market Peaking? Home sales continue at record levels. However, prices show signs of easing — indicating a slig... read the story

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Food Prices Continue To Rise   It started with empty spots on grocery store shelves amid the pandemic. As a result, food prices soared. Now, wit... read the story

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Weekly Financial Wrap: Jobs, Stocks, Govcoin, Food Prices, Office Perks Why Did Stock Explode When Jobs Bombed? April’s jobs report was lower than expected, but Wall Street didn’t care. Th... read the story

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Control and Tax Benefits of ETFs More investors are seeking control and tax benefits of ETFs. And the rising tide of money pouring into ETFs may soon bec... read the story

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Weekly Financial Wrap: The Allure of Munis, Crypto Mining and the Open Road Surge in Municipal Bonds Municipal Bonds have never been sexy unless you like steady tax-free income. Interest from muni... read the story

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Copper Looks Like an Investment With a Bright Future Copper futures hit highs not seen in a decade last month and are up 90 percent over last year. The good news for small i... read the story