by Daniel White | Feb 21, 2022 | Economy
February 21, 2022 The headlines continue to be dominated by inflation as the Consumer Price Index (CPI), a common inflation gauge, hit another new high in December. It’s the highest level on record in 39 years. Of course, this is getting everyone’s attention,...
by Daniel White | Feb 14, 2022 | Economy
February 14, 2022 Choose any metric you’d like, it’s clear the U.S. job market is strong and getting stronger. The pandemic introduced a new set of labor dynamics. With the labor market being extremely tight right now, employers are hanging on to existing workers as...
by Daniel White | Feb 7, 2022 | Economy
February 7, 2022 The IRS had a terrible 2021 and this year looks even worse. Millions of people experienced unusually long processing times last year. Lengthy waits, delayed refunds, and general confusion made interactions with the IRS more frustrating than ever....
by Daniel White | Jan 31, 2022 | Economy
January 31, 2022 A bullwhip effect may be coming to the U.S. economy. I’m talking about the full Indiana Jones whip crack treatment. In economic terms, that means distorted demand misinforms the supply chain, turning shortages into surpluses and “out of stock” into...
by Daniel White | Jan 24, 2022 | Economy
January 24, 2022 House prices rose almost 20% in 2021. What can we expect this year? Many buyers know about bidding wars. They were common last year. So, it’s not surprising to see a new record 19.8% increase in home prices between Aug. 2020-Aug. 2021. There’s been a...
by Daniel White | Jan 17, 2022 | Economy
January 17, 2022 Beginning in the 1990s, DALBAR Inc.’s Quantitative Analysis of Investor Behavior (QAIB) report is an annual report on individual investor behavior. It has been updated every year for 27 years to reveal the performance of the average annual equity...
