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How big of a deal is the trade squabble between the United States and China? Over the past 20 years, the global Gross Domestic Product has risen from $32 trillion to over $86 trillion, which is a 5% compounded annual rate (CAGR). During this timeframe, China’s GDP grew from $1.1 trillion to $13.6 trillion. The

According to the BLS inflation measured by the Consumer Price Index increased modestly 1.7% last year. However, for those of us that bills to pay each month some of the items after adjusting for inflation have risen far more than 1.7%. The cost of health insurance rose 10x that amount. How about household repair expenses

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Friday, the S&P 500 fell 2.6%. The headlines over the weekend painted a picture doom and gloom. Since this bull market began back in March 2009, there have been 35 instances where the S&P 500 fell by 2.6% or more. A week later the market has returned an average of 2.7%, with the best week

224,000 workers attained employment in June, significantly exceeding analysts estimates. Since President Trump was elected in Nov. 2016, the U.S. economy has added a total of 6,250,000 new jobs, and the workforce has grown by 4.3%. June’s figure is 14.9% higher than Trump’s 195,000 thirty-two month average. Is the economy “really great” as Republicans espouse,