
Inflation and Interest Rates Rule in September
The “I” words dominated the month of September - Inflation and Interest Rates.
The “I” words dominated the month of September - Inflation and Interest Rates.
The first half of 2021 has been a choppy, sideways market.
The month of May was a choppy one in the market as stocks consolidated the gains made in April.
The three major stock market indexes made nice gains in April. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq each gained about 5% and the Dow gained 2.7%.
The big story in February was interest rates, not the short term rates that the Federal Reserve controls, but longer term rates set by the bond market.
Year-end is the time to review your Flexible Spending Accounts, also known as FSAs. Not all plans use a calendar year, but many do.