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The Bad News: Getting it down sufficiently will be a long slog

The president and CEO of Creative Planning, the Kansas City-based financial services firm with some $240 billion in assets under management, addresses high inflation, falling stock markets, rising interest rates, low unemployment, and more. 

Tucked inside the Inflation Reduction Act is $80 billion in new funding for the IRS over the next 10 years. Here are three ways to protect yourself from the upcoming onslaught of audits.

When we live in alignment with our core values, our decisions and lifestyle begin to shift, and our spending becomes more purposeful.

But it’s unlikely to happen this year given the underlying strength of the economy.

The last time we saw the bond market invert was in 2019, and we had an unexpected recession due to the pandemic…Is history about to repeat itself?

Markets are underestimating how much the Fed will have to hike rates over the next couple of years and that will spell more trouble for the stock and bond markets before year-end.

But not enough to upend the economy or financial markets.

In today’s environment, smart investing means seeking out investments beyond stocks and bonds.

For investors concerned with the prospects of rising inflation and related market volatility, several alternative investment asset classes may merit consideration.

The broad-based sharp rise in asset prices is likely to hit some speed bumps.

While there is no doubt that the increasing inflation will have an impact on the real estate industry, real estate investors can still make solid investments through modifying their investment strategies.

If we’re going to change the trajectory of homeownership society to include young people, we must change our public policy at the local, state and federal level.

Six trillion dollars later and now that the opening of America is in full swing, inflation is rearing its ugly head. Here are the biggest questions that I am getting as a financial planner, as well as my answers.