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When I see my children caught red handed in the cookie jar, even still, they deny their actions and attempt to misinform me and defend their actions as moral and just. But as a parent and someone looking at the facts and just knowing the tendencies of my kids, it’s certainly something they would attempt to do. Of course, it then becomes a teaching moment and we move on. Some of the most obvious and innocent acts of denial and misinformation are appreciated and cherished as we watch children.

In his annual speech at the Jackson Hole, Wyoming symposium, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell admitted what economists have been saying for months: the U.S. economy has reached a point where it no longer needs as much policy support.

Everybody wants results: the money, the esteem, the good life. Yet, few individuals are actually willing to do what it takes to get those results. From losing weight to winning the investing game, there really is no easy success, even if it looks easy from the outside.

If you’re preparing for the Federal Reserve to “taper” or slow down the breakneck pace of its asset purchases, don’t get your hopes up. It’s another story that the mainstream media’s using to get you in panic mode, only to forget about it in a few months and move on to another topic.

Now that millennials are the biggest demographic segment, politicians and corporations are taking young voters and investors seriously. We’ve witnessed a massive influx of money – and with it, a major influence shift – coming from millennials in the 2020’s.

The mega-caps in the Dow Jones and the large-caps in the S&P 500 get the most attention, but let’s not forget about the smaller companies which can generate life-changing returns if we pick and choose the right ones.

A year and a half after the U.S. financial markets freaked out over the onset of Covid-19, we’re in a weird period where people employers can’t fill job positions, mask mandates are back in style, and Federal Reserve higher-ups are talking about tapering.