The Money Farm Team

Investors attempt to predict the elements that influence portfolio performance and make decisions based on their predictions. One of the issues that can affect a portfolio is inflation. Stocks should, in theory, provide some inflation protection since, after a time of adjustment, a company’s revenues and earnings should grow with inflation. Inflation’s variable impact on […]

Core inflation refers to the change in the cost of goods and services that excludes the food and energy sectors. These items are not included in our estimate of inflation since their prices are significantly more unpredictable. The consumer price index (CPI), which is a measure of prices for goods and services, is most commonly

Price increases could be a sign of a fast-growing economy. Demand for products and services is fueled by people buying more than they need to avoid tomorrow’s rising prices. Suppliers are unable to keep up. Worse still, neither can wages. As a result, most people are unable to afford common products and services. Is inflation

Germany’s 100 trillion Mark (1923): Following World War I, the Weimar Republic of Germany defaulted on reparations payments stipulated by the Treaty of Versailles. There was also a lot of political unrest, a strike by the labor, and military invasions by France and Belgium. As a result, the republic began printing new money at a

The cost of your down payment does not affect the price of your home; it is determined by the rate of inflation multiplied by the cost of the home. Inflation may have quadrupled the value of your down payment if the house’s worth doubled. You’ve done even better if you took out a fixed-rate mortgage