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Interest Payments Are An Increasingly Large Part Of The US Budget Deficit

The Big Picture

Previously : The Greatest Missed Opportunity of Our Lifetimes (October 23, 2023) The post Interest Payments Are An Increasingly Large Part Of The US Budget Deficit appeared first on The Big Picture. If you were in Congress from 2015-2021, you are the reason why HALF of the projected federal debt will soon be interest payments.

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Budgeting to Optimize Cashflow Amidst Tightened Margins and Uncertain Returns

Wealth Management

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The 9 ‘Best’ Financial Advisor Conferences (For Scaling Up) In 2023

Nerd's Eye View

Which, in turn, is spawning even more hunger for specialized practice management conferences in 2023. Leading to an expansion in various ‘niche’ conferences that specialize in particular challenges that advisors face as they follow the growth journey. Read More.

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Q3 GDP Tracking: Over 3%

Calculated Risk

Next week, August CPI, retail sales, PPI, import and export prices, industrial production and monthly budget statement will affect our GDP tracking [Sept 8th estimate] emphasis added From Goldman: July goods exports were stronger than our previous assumption, and we boosted our Q3 GDP tracking estimate by 0.2pp to +3.1% (qoq ar).

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3 Alternatives to the “Mint” Budgeting App

MainStreet Financial Planning

With the recent news of Mint shutting down, we wanted to share a few helpful alternatives for budgeting tools to help you stay on track with accomplishing your goals! YNAB – YNAB stands for “You Need a Budget” and it is one that I have personally used and recommend to friends and clients. month or if you pay all at one time it is $99.99/year

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Why the FED Should Be Already Cutting

The Big Picture

The Consumer Expenditure (CE) Survey asks households the share of their budget which goes towards different categories of goods and services, and is subsequently used by the CPI program to create weights for index estimation. BLS measures of Shelter peaked much later, around May 2023 — a lag of 14-18 months. year over year.

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What Is The 70-20-10 Budget?

Clever Girl Finance

If you don’t feel like you truly have a strong handle on your finances, one possible cause for that is using a budgeting method that doesn’t work. While not everyone needs a to-the-penny balanced budget, some type of budgeting strategy or template is really important if you want to know where your money is going month after month.