The inflation data for December came out on Thursday: we continue to track to less than an annual 3% rate of inflation, and 2% is in sight. I show several graphs that help me see the trends in inflation more easily. I think the two

I like arranging the most recent calendar year returns in the 3 by 3 matrix of the Investment Style Box. I get a snapshot of what outperformed and what underperformed the US stock market as a whole. This post shows the nominal return for

This post displays our portfolio return for our 12-month year ending November 30 and compares returns to prior years in my lifetimes. Stock returns were the 6^th worst in my lifetime. Bond returns were THE worst in my lifetime. The return on our portfolio

I was surprised: this period of inflation (so far) PALES in comparison to periods of high inflation that all of us retirees have lived through. I look at two slices of what one might consider as high inflation: we currently have experienced 19-months with inflation

The inflation data for November came out on Tuesday: inflation was lower than last month and lower than expected. The recent data tracks to less than an annual 3% rate of inflation. That sounds like good news to me, but stocks fell about 4% over