Economics

Inflation: It’s Back Like Everything Else From the ’80s

Available for Interviews: Suzanne Powell

Suzanne Powell Suzanne is the founder of Capital Strategies Group, and acting Vice-President of Meridian Wealth Management. She is also the author of the newly released book, The Ultimate Money Moves for Women Over 50.

What Suzanne Powell could say on
How to Save Money During This Inflationary Period:

Remember the 1980s and high inflation? It was at that time that the world was in a major recession and the US had both tremendous unemployment and inflation. Last year we saw prices increase sharply in the area of energy and goods (especially gas and used cars). Supply chain issues also caused price increases in various goods while consumer demands for these goods remain high. Today, inflation is climbing at anxiety-producing levels. We see the effects everywhere: at the gas pumps, in the stores, with interest rates, etc. However, there are some things we can do to offset these financially unsettling times.

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Summer Learning Reimagined

Available for Interviews: Nadine Levitt

Nadine Levitt is an education advocate, speaker, and the CEO & Founder of WURRLYedu, an educational technology platform. Nadine specializes in the social-emotional curriculum (SEL), and she is also the author of the children’s book, My Mama Says Inside Me Lives a Village.

What Nadine Levitt can say in an interview about
Summer Learning:

- During the last couple of years we have seen a lot of kids fall behind in terms of academic progress, so should you rush to online learning to try and close the gap before it becomes a grand canyon?

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Inflation and Pensions: Adjusting for the Future

Available for Interviews: Chris Janeway

Chris Janeway is Founder & CEO Fourth Point Wealth and coaches investors throughout southern CA. He is also a national speaker, financial coach, and advocate for financial literacy.

What Chris Janeway can say in an interview about
Inflation & Pensions:

- - Inflation isn’t inherently a bad thing for pension systems when it’s under control. Mild inflation is a good thing over time and, if anything, it often helps boost the asset pool under management. The problem we’re seeing now is rampant inflation adding downside volatility to the economy accompanied by rising interest rates. The rising rate environment is adding huge volatility to the bond market, where pension systems and seniors go for safety from risk.

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Financial Literacy Is Essential for Our Youth

Available for Interviews: Chris Janeway

Chris Janeway is Founder & CEO Fourth Point Wealth and coaches investors throughout southern CA. He is also a national speaker, financial coach, and advocate for financial literacy.

What Chris Janeway can say in an interview about
Financial Literacy:

The socio-economic wealth gap is clear by age 15 according to the PISA Study by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (well before these teenagers have started their financial lives). The 2019 study took measures of economic, social, and cultural status rather than simply household income averages for a particular school.

Janeway can share with your audience the financial fundamentals that can help not only the youth but everyone where holes in their financial education exist. Financial literacy holds the key to unlocking seemingly elusive economic security.

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3 Tips Young Investors Can Apply Now to Retire at the Incredible Age of 45

Available for Interviews: Chris Janeway

Chris Janeway is Founder & CEO Fourth Point Wealth and coaches investors throughout southern CA. He is also a national speaker, financial coach, and advocate for financial literacy.

What Chris Janeway can say in an interview about
Retiring 20 Years Sooner:

Retirement by 45 seems incredible and is no small task. To take 20 years off the saving years and add them to the spending years, takes incredible discipline and planning. Understanding exactly what you want to live like and how much that costs is crucial in creating the plan to get there.

Of course, a big part of this picture is assessing the kind of lifestyle you wish to have in the future and all of the costs associated with it. Once you come to that conclusion, you can start to take the following tips into consideration:

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Is Evergrande the Next Lehman Brothers?

Available for Interviews: Chris Janeway

Chris Janeway is Founder & CEO Fourth Point Wealth and coaches investors throughout southern CA. He is also a national speaker, financial coach, and advocate for financial literacy.

What Chris Janeway can say in an interview about
Evergrande:

- - - Evergrande, China’s 2nd largest developer and one of the top 500 worldwide companies by revenue, is facing a cash flow and debt crisis. With tentacles reaching throughout the Chinese economy, a default of Evergrande has recently been described as the next Lehman Brothers. Is that correct? Should global investors worry about Evergrande?

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