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April 12, 2022

In March, U.S. inflation rose 8.5% year over year and 1.2% from February.  Half of the month over month gain was due to gasoline prices, which have fallen in recent weeks most likely due to the Biden administrations release of oil reserves (the largest in history) and the lockdown in Shanghai over the surge in Covid-19 cases. 

Our 2022 Outlook Then & Now                                   

Number 11 and Falling

The major theme the past several months has been inflation.  How high will it go?  How long will it last and will high inflation force the Fed to tip its hand earlier than they would like?  If the Fed is more aggressive in taking away the punch bowl than is currently expected, it will certainly create interesting dynamics in the stock market where growth stocks have yet reigned s

Bond&Devick Wealth Partners Market Insights

November 30, 2021

During our client meetings we hear the same questions:  how bad will inflation get?  Are our portfolios protected from inflation?  Will the Covid virus continue to mutate and cause economic and market disruption for years to come?

Dow 36,000

“To every problem, there is a most simple solution.”  Agatha Christie

Managing the Current Investment Environment

We do not want any of our clients to think we are not taking a resurgence in inflation seriously – we are.  Runaway inflation would damage the economy and the stock and bond markets. 

On April 28^th the Biden Administration released details of the American Families Plan which he tagged as an investment in our kids, our families, and our economic future. President Biden believes it is not enough to restore where we were prior to the pandemic, but that we need to build a stronger economy that does not leave anyone behind –to build back better.

We often talk about history not exactly repeating, but rhyming.  It is hard to escape the parallels between the 2020’s and the 1920’s.