Why do we even bother listening to the Federal Reserve? Even if we ignore all of their failings in the late 1990s and again before, during, and after the financial crisis, let's look at how terrible the Fed has been at predicting the post-COVID economy.
Throughout 2021, the Fed told
If you're a follower of Jesus, you're probably aware that there will be trials and tribulations throughout your life since we live in a broken world. In this section of Matthew (chapters 24-25), Jesus teaches about the coming trials we'll face in the world and motivates His followers to prepare
Is the recession over? Is the economy back on a growth track? Is the resilient consumer going to be able to keep the economy growing? Is inflation heading down? Is the Fed nearly done raising rates? Is the coast clear for stocks?
Based on the market action last week, the
We've been programmed to believe the Fed is all-knowing and has the ability to control the financial markets. This idea has brought a perception of "stability" and added to investors' appetite for risk. If you believe the Fed will be there to save the day, you will take on more
Given the push to new lows for the market, SEM hosted a webinar to discuss why the markets have been falling, how long this might last, and most importantly, what SEM has done and plans on doing as we go through it. We broke up the replay video into two
