Inflation can eat up your savings and plans for the future. However, you can take steps to protect yourself from inflation. Consider these tips to protect your finances: Understand purchasing power. Purchasing power refers to your ability to buy items such as necessities and luxuries. One of the main issues with inflation is that your purchasing… Continue reading 7 Inflation Tips
Category: Economics
What Impacts Gasoline Prices?
Why do gas prices seem to fluctuate wildly from week to week? From the viewpoint of the average consumer, it doesn’t make sense. How can a commodity product increase its price over such a short period? Let’s see if we can figure out what’s going on. Several factors contribute to the cost of a gallon… Continue reading What Impacts Gasoline Prices?
What are the Problems of Distributive Trade?
Defining distributive trade Distributive trade is one of the fundamental pillars of modern economic systems. This type of trading involves distributing goods and services to all members of a particular group or community. It has been instrumental in the development and growth of many economies worldwide. At its core, distributive trade connects producers and consumers… Continue reading What are the Problems of Distributive Trade?
Difference Between US Economic Law and European Economic Law
The definition of economic law There is no single definition of economic law, as economics encompasses many different areas of study. However, at its core, economic law refers to the principles and theory behind producing, distributing and consuming goods and services within a given economy. These laws constantly evolve as new technologies impact how goods… Continue reading Difference Between US Economic Law and European Economic Law
4 Green Investing Tips
Green Investing Helps The Environment The environmental future of our planet is uncertain. To better understand, some investors are interested in “Green Investing” – looking for ways to invest in environmentally friendly companies and help them grow more rapidly than their competitors who do not focus on the environment as much. Investing money into these… Continue reading 4 Green Investing Tips
Is a Savings Account Still Worth It
You’re probably not saving your money with a financial institution in vain. After all, they pay very little interest, to begin with, and it can be difficult for them to do any better than that, given the current economic environment. Fortunately, you can use some simple strategies to help get the most out of your… Continue reading Is a Savings Account Still Worth It
Focus On Business Basics
When assessing a business for acquisition or turnaround, focus on six basics – Management, Assets, Strategy, Revenue, Costs, and Potential synergies/M&A. What might look good on a spreadsheet or a presentation often fails one or more basic. Be ready to make quick changes. Too often, we get enamored with the potential of a business… Continue reading Focus On Business Basics
Are We Pushing The Edge on Corporate Debt?
Leveraged loans, covenant-lite agreements, and historically low-interest rates and defaults gave us a frothy corporate debt market. An economic downturn could be crushing weak banks/FI’s, investors, and companies on edge. The article by Fortune discusses the issues in more detail. Long story short, we are operating at the marginal edge, and any blip is… Continue reading Are We Pushing The Edge on Corporate Debt?
What is Socialism? Well – it may not be what you think…
Socialism is an economic system based on government control of the means and outputs of production – usually through regulation or ownership. Practically, “socialism” runs on a continuum from government regulation to internalizing externalities through total government economic control. I do not universally conflate economic policy with social policy in this definition. The rule of… Continue reading What is Socialism? Well – it may not be what you think…
Global Economics
The ability to have free trade in goods and services helps more than it hurts. The global economic powers must help that negatively affected transition, but the world is better when goods and services, instead of weapons and soldiers, cross borders. Less Open Borders Hurt – The Economist What is free trade, and what does… Continue reading Global Economics