One Pricey Partridge The cost of Christmas is ever increasing. Inflation pushing up prices over the past years is making the holidays a more expensive period for American households. Even the poor old partridge in a pear tree is not immune to this. The price of the twelve gifts described in the classic song “The…Read more
Any Time but the Present The wild housing market is taking its toll. Buying a house is a key ingredient for wealth building, but many Americans aren’t able to do that. The U.S. has been facing a deficit in housing units for years. That’s partially propping up home prices. When the Federal Reserve slashed interest…Read more
Smart Stocking Last year, retailers went wild stocking warehouses, and shelves in the hopes of capitalizing fully on the first post-pandemic holiday season. This year, they’re shaking things up again, by doing quite the opposite.Retail giants like Walmart (WMT) and Target (TGT) are taking a more calculated approach to their warehouses, shifting focus from abundance…Read more
