JOLTS: 11.3 Million and CPI: 7.9 Percent!
Lots of intriguing data released this week. First the BLS released their latest JOLTS report and shows 11.3 million job openings. From BLS: The number of job openings was little…
Graphical View of Defensive Portfolio 2022-2030 Part I
With market chaos we thought perhaps now would be a good time to take a graphical view of our defensive portfolio that we are building. Keep in mind that we…
Key US Trading Partners: Inflation, Bank Rates and Pain
Friday’s 6.8 percent inflation rate for the U.S. has us thinking about the rise in inflation globally and we have been doing some research. Specifically, we were interested in finding…
South Korean Inflation Up Again 0.4 Percent
South Korea inflation is up again from prior month. Why should it matter? It matters because S. Korea is one of the largest trading partners of the United States and…
Our Defensive Portfolio So Far
After spending some time researching defensive investments to protect against inflation, we have accumulated small positions in these equities. If and when there are major pullbacks in the stock market,…
Basic Economy (Defensive) Stocks
During periods of moderate to high inflation, raking in cash is the way to stay ahead of the inflation curve. What are some of the best defensive stocks? Companies that…