Making Money During The War On Inflation & Corruption

In less than 24 hours, the Federal Reserve will announce the results of a meeting that will shape our economic outlook for the foreseeable future. January 25, 2022 [Turn on your images.]( Making Money During The War On Inflation & Corruption In less than 24 hours, the Federal Reserve will announce the results of a meeting that will shape our economic outlook for the foreseeable future. At the same time, a bipartisan effort to end corrupt insider trading in Congress is fighting an uphill battle against money-hungry politicians. The whole nation is waiting on both outcomes with baited breath, and there’s no better way to pass the time than by making a little money. If you’re looking for quick, safe, and dependable profits, you’ve come to the right place. Because unlike our government…money moves FAST! --------------------------------------------------------------- [Turn Your Images On] [The Fed Meets, The Financial World Waits…]( Shawn Ambrosino Antici…pation. Remember that line from one of the most iconic cult-following movies of all time, The Rocky Horror Picture Show? I have to admit, I couldn’t stand the movie. I watched it on VHS at some point during the 80s or 90s, and I just didn’t get the appeal at all, minus a few catchy songs and the performance of Tim Curry as Dr. Frank N. Furter. But despite my personal feelings about it, one of the iconic lines is Frank N. Furter simply saying… “Antici…pation.” [Turn Your Images On] My friends and I very rarely say the word without dragging out the moment much like Furter, and it used to drive my wife nuts for years. However, that’s how the entire financial world is feeling at the moment as we await the news that is sure to come out of Wednesday’s Federal Reserve policy meeting. With so much uncertainty surrounding our economy, anything could happen tomorrow. Waiting… With Bated Breath Of course, at the moment, there’s disagreement over whether Fed Chairman Jerome Powell and company will be raising the rates–but the fact that they COULD has everybody anxious about what exactly will happen when they finally adjourn. It’s that anticipation over a pullback in Federal Reserve stimulus that had markets moving yesterday. Although the Fed has signaled it will very likely raise rates multiple times this year, the first increase is not expected this week. Instead, the policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee will likely tease higher rates coming in its March meeting. I hate teases…as do most people. I’d rather they just rip the band-aid off and start hiking those rates so we can get to doing what we’ve got to do when a bear is treading around outside. Sometimes it’s just easier (and better) to let the bear in. Let’s welcome that sumbitch into the house and deal with him now. He’s going to get in anyways, and maybe we can mitigate some of the damage if we open the door for him. A few weeks ago, Powell told Congress, “It really is time for us to begin to move away from those emergency pandemic settings to a more normal level. 2022 will be the year in which we take steps toward normalization.” What “Normalization” Means For The Fed Of course, by “moving away from those settings,” Powell means it’s time to raise the rates–and that rate has been set at next to zero since BEFORE the pandemic. Those Americans feeling the crunch of higher prices are HOPING for this tightening of policy, as it will hopefully dampen the speed at which inflation is rising. However, Wall Street isn’t as enthusiastic about the rate change since it will most likely spell the end of the bull market we’ve been in since 2009. But there’s really nothing anyone can do about it. In fact, even Vegas is getting in on it, with ODDS being put on how often the rates are going to be raised For example, betting markets show that there’s a 31% chance that there are at least four interest rate increases by the end of this year…. But those same markets are pricing in decent odds of the Fed tightening a little bit slower (three rate hikes: 26% chance) as they are for the Fed tightening a little bit faster (five rate hikes: 20% chance). Either way, odds are we’re going to be experiencing more rate hikes in 2022 than we have in over a decade. Wonderful, right? However, the takeaway from all of this is the fact that we are getting advanced notice of these hikes…and forewarned is forearmed, right? There are MULTIPLE steps that we can take in order to prepare for a coming bear, which we’ve outlined a few times. However, the BEST way to prepare for a coming financial shift isn’t just information, it’s guidance. 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I grew up in the 80s, when non-partisan agreements were found all around. However, over the last 12 to 15 years, our political spectrum has narrowed. The number of points we agree upon has shrunk, while the list of things on which we disagree grows by the day. [Turn Your Images On] If you don’t believe me, just peruse social media for five minutes and you’ll see exactly what I’m talking about. That’s why it’s always amazing to me when the Right and Left agree on anything these days. Bipartisanship seems to come around only slightly more often than Hailey’s comet. A Rare Occurrence: Bipartisanship! I guess that’s why I was so surprised to see that support for legislation limiting members of Congress from trading in individual stocks was on the rise. More than a year ago, Rep. Abigail Spanberger of Virginia introduced legislation that would outright ban members of Congress from trading stock. This isn’t surprising because there has been talk for decades about limiting legislators from trading -given their intimate knowledge of laws and policies that affect stocks, sectors, and even the economy as a whole. Members of Congress get to start preparing for these changes before anybody else by having the inside track on the direction that our government is going. Sure, right now there ARE certain mechanisms in place to truly stop market dominance by our legislators–but it’s never really hindered them from making money. Congress overwhelmingly passed the STOCK Act about a decade ago, requiring that members of Congress and their spouses disclose when they buy or sell stocks…which is great, right? That is, until you realize they don’t have to report these actions at the time of their execution. They just have to do so within 45 days of the trade. What’s truly terrible is that we’ve seen multiple members of Congress become extremely wealthy to the point that we make jokes about it. Seriously, there’s a group of guys on Reddit whose whole financial strategy is finding out what moves Paul Pelosi (husband of Speaker Nancy Pelosi) is making and following suit–and they’re making a KILLING. Politicians get to do what no other American can, doing on a daily basis what would land average citizens behind bars. Just ask Martha Stewart what she thinks about the Pelosis trading activities. I’ll bet she’ll have a different take on it altogether. [Turn Your Images On] If it was any other American, what they’re doing would absolutely be called “insider trading.” Congressmembers have the type of knowledge that puts them at a distinct advantage…and yet no one’s taken steps to stop it. And how do they skirt the whole “insider trading” label? By having their spouses or family members do the trades for them and then reporting it 45 days later. That’s a laughable loophole if I've ever heard one. Bringing Transparency Back To Washington However, if Rep. Spanberger (a Democrat) and her co-lead, Chip Roy (a Republican) have their way, Congressmembers won’t be able to trade individual stocks at all… Well, at least not in the traditional way. The bill (and two others with bipartisan support) is gaining steam and would require members of Congress, their spouses, AND their dependent children to place their stocks in a blind trust while the member is in office, which is a step in the right direction–but even that may not be limiting enough. At least there’s finally a movement to create some transparency here. And you know what? We can thank Business Insider for this. T[heir investigation into whether or not Congress was following their own laws revealed that 54 members had violated the STOCK Act](. Here’s hoping that our legislature does the right thing. We should ALL be trading on a level playing field, ESPECIALLY the people who claim to lead us. 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