Posts by: Max Erkiletian

by Max Erkiletian

State of the Dream – An Economic and Personal Finance Perspective – MLK Day 1/20/25 The weather was unusually mild for an August day in 1963 when Dr. Martin Luther King took center stage on the steps of t... read the story

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Fed’s Trump Concerns Surface As Debt Ceiling Plans Twist and Turn Donald Trump’s policies are likely to keep inflation high putting a damper on future rate cuts, according to Federal R... read the story

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Physical and Financial Risk of Impending Polar Vortex Get ready for a series of arctic blasts of extreme winter weather triggered by a polar vortex. Consequently, the onslaug... read the story

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Five Ways Trump May Affect Your Financial Life Many professional investors are excited about Trump 2.0. They like Trump’s plans to lower taxes and they are enthu... read the story

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Pharmacy Closures Increase as PBMs Owned by Insurance Companies Grow A few years ago major pharmacies announced plans to move into healthcare by incorporating clinics in stores. However, to... read the story

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Mass Deportation – Part Two: Impact on You and Economy This is part two of a two-part series examining President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to stage a mass deportation of und... read the story

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Mass Deportation – Part One: Devil is in the Details, Cost is Hellish This is part one of a two-part series examining President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to stage a mass deportation of und... read the story

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A Holiday Budget Avoids Overspending and Relieves Stress Even before we can taste our Thanksgiving turkey, some of us have visions of sugar plums dancing in our heads. However, ... read the story

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Trump’s Stumbling Start – Cabinet Picks Drop Stocks Even before taking office, a president-elect’s actions signal the direction of the incoming administration and its imp... read the story

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Trump Plan to ‘Fix the Economy’ May Do the Opposite     Exit polls show that many voters supported President-elect Donald Trump because they believed his pledge t... read the story