With the Federal Reserve engaged in an asset purchase program designed to increase the money supply in an effort to stimulate the economy, many are starting to worry about inflation.
View detail |
- Login to post comments
With the Federal Reserve engaged in an asset purchase program designed to increase the money supply in an effort to stimulate the economy, many are starting to worry about inflation.
In his address, the President suggested that the federal minimum wage be raised from $7.25 an hour to $9.00 an hour, indexed to inflation. Could you really live off the minimum wage? Or is a living wage something different?
Find out what taxes, deductions, exemptions, and credits have been adjusted for inflation for 2013 by the IRS.
Thanks to moderating gasoline prices Canadian inflation fell back to about 0.8%/year.
Inflation is a very real threat to your buying power, and it can impact your financial situation. In order to enable you to keep making purchases, your wages are supposed to inflate as well.

One of the subjects coming up right now is food price inflation. However, it's not just inflation in terms of food prices that you have to be concerned about; inflation can strike just about anytime – and affect you in ways you might not realize.

A healthy amount of inflation is a good thing. That said, there are ways to protect your money when inflation risk rises.
The economy seems to be doing better but does that mean inflation is not far away? Is now a good time to invest in gold. See some arguments for against gold.
Yes, I know, many of you have seen this before, and are probably thinking, “Man, I don’t go out and spend frivolously, I’m not trying to pretend I’m a Rockefeller, I’m just an everyday person, I don’t have any lifestyle inflation.” Here is the thing – lifestyle inflation is a silent beast.
One way to beat inflation is to focus on stocks that raise their dividends. This gives you an income stream that rises as fast as the cost of living.




