China And Germany Are Leading The Next Round Of Global Inflation
China And Germany Are Leading The Next Round Of Global Inflation
Notes From the Field By James Hickman (Simon Black) March 6, 2025
Between press conference bust ups, tariff announcements, peace deals, and cryptocurrency reserve proclamations, it has been a busy month and a half.
Despite all this, our global economic outlook remains relatively unchanged: we’re still anticipating a pretty serious bout of inflation around the world, and I’ll explain why.
Inflation isn’t hard to understand. We all see it when we go to the grocery store, fill up our cars, or pay for tuition, daycare, or medical services.
7 Worst Mistakes Boomers Can Make With Money — and How To Avoid Them
7 Worst Mistakes Boomers Can Make With Money — and How To Avoid Them
Cindy Lamothe Sun, March 9, 2025 GOBankingRates
Every generation comes with its own set of challenges and opportunities. For boomers, there are certain fumbles they can make with money that will significantly hinder their financial situation in retirement.
“Boomers often face financial pitfalls that can jeopardize their retirement,” said Stewart Willis, President of Asset Preservation Wealth & Tax.
Below are some of the worst mistakes and how to avoid them.
4 Subtle Signs Someone Is Fake Rich vs. Actually Rich
4 Subtle Signs Someone Is Fake Rich vs. Actually Rich
Cindy Lamothe Fri, March 7, 2025 GOBankingRates
We all have that one friend who loves to draw attention to their wealth and their flashy lifestyle. “Have you checked out my Prada bag?” they’ll say, or, “I just had the most exquisite meal!”
These friends have perfectly curated Instagram feeds and highlight their luxury items like it’s their job. So, you think, they must be loaded, right? Not so fast, say money experts. Not all that glitters is gold.
7 Things Wealthy People Do With Their Money
7 Things Wealthy People Do With Their Money (That You Should Also Be Doing)
Jennifer Taylor Sun, March 2, 2025 GOBankingRates
Wealthy people have a track record of making some pretty serious money moves. When you have that much wealth, a whole world of opportunities opens up for you. For the rest of us, these strategies can feel completely out of reach.
It’s true to an extent, but even the wealthy elite are following some core principles any of us can adopt. If you’re interested in growing your net worth, consider taking a page from their book. These are some tried and true things the super-rich do with their money that any of us can do.
5 Things Wealthy Parents Teach Their Kids That the Middle Class Might Not
5 Things Wealthy Parents Teach Their Kids That the Middle Class Might Not
Dawn Allcot Mon, Mar 3, 2025,
It’s often said, especially in the United States, that the rich get richer. It’s obviously easier to build wealth if you already have money to invest, a financial education and successful parents who can guide you.
For instance, Amazon may not exist today if Jeff Bezos’ parents’ had not shelled out close to $250,000 in start-up capital so he could launch the online bookstore in his garage, as widely reported by multiple sources. But it wasn’t just their cash that gave the young entrepreneur a leg up. In an article published by People, Bezos referred to his parents as “loving and supportive.”
Besides start-up capital and a safety net that enables people with more money to take bigger risks, what else do wealthy parents give their children that most middle-class parents don’t?
9 Biggest Mistakes High Income/High Net Worth Millennials Make
9 Biggest Mistakes High Income/High Net Worth Millennials Make
Thomas Kopelman
We often associate wealth with financial expertise, but this could not be further from the truth. High net worth people are not immune to making mistakes. In fact, they make just as many mistakes, if not more than everyone else. And the worst part about it is that these mistakes they make can be even more costly due to higher dollar amounts behind the mistakes.
Let me help you avoid this by walking you through 9 of the most common mistakes I see high net worth millennials make.
Get Ready to Pay
Get Ready to Pay for Paris Hilton’s New House [Podcast]
Noteds From the Field by James Hickman (Simon Black) January 14, 2025
In 1913, 24-year-old Charlie Chaplin arrived in Los Angeles, drawn by an offer from Keystone Film Company. Coming from a poverty-stricken childhood in London and a successful vaudeville career, Chaplin found in Los Angeles a place of limitless potential.
The city was largely undeveloped, surrounded by orange groves, open fields and dirt roads where coyotes still roamed. But it offered the perfect backdrop for the burgeoning film industry— mountains, oceans, deserts— and a chance to escape the constraints of traditional theater.
Warren Buffett’s Advice For Your Plan B
Warren Buffett’s Advice For Your Plan B
Notes From the Field By James Hickman (Simon Black) February 24, 2025
On February 27, 2009 the global financial crisis had been raging for five long months.
Many of us remember it like it was yesterday. Entire economies were ravaged. Some of the world’s largest businesses failed. Others only survived thanks to unprecedented government bailouts. Unemployment surged. Countless people lost their homes.
It was brutal— the worst economic crisis almost everyone had ever experienced. But Warren Buffett, aged 78 years young at the time, was still a cheerleader for America despite all the darkness and gloom.
5 Bad Financial Habits Americans Don’t Realize Cost Them Thousands
5 Bad Financial Habits Americans Don’t Realize Cost Them Thousands
Emily Fowler Mon, February 24, 2025 GOBankingRates
More Americans are focusing on their finances in 2025 than they have in the past 10 years, according to a recent study from Allianz Life. But while many plan to improve their financial stability, stress levels around finances are still high, with only 16% of people saying they’re less stressed than last year.
Here are five financial habits that could be contributing to those stress levels and costing thousands.
Ask 9 Questions To Choose the Right Financial Advisors
Rachel Cruze: Ask 9 Questions To Choose the Right Financial Advisors
Ashley Donohoe Sun, February 23, 2025 GOBankingRates
Whether you’re selling a house, choosing tax strategies or making a retirement portfolio, handling complex financial situations on your own can lead to costly mistakes, missed opportunities and possibly legal issues. Money expert Rachel Cruze advises partnering with various types of financial advisors who have the knowledge to help you make better decisions and ensure you’re building wealth properly.
However, you should be prepared to put some time into finding trusted people who will focus on what’s best for your situation rather than just their profits from commissions or fees
The US Government Has To Sell $28 Trillion Of Debt In The Next 4 Years
The US Government Has To Sell $28 Trillion Of Debt In The Next 4 Years
Notes From the Field BY James Hickman ( Simon Black ) February 19, 2025
Last summer, the Federal Reserve wanted you to believe that inflation was a thing of the past.
Sure, just about every category of consumer goods had increased in price. Electricity rates had increased 5% year over year. Rent and housing costs were up 5%. Hospital care had become 6% more expensive. Food prices were up. Fuel prices were up. Auto insurance had risen by a whopping 18.6%.
Yet, bizarrely, the overall inflation average was just 2.9%. And based on that number alone, the Federal Reserve had all but declared victory against inflation