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6 Reasons Inflation is Higher than You Think

Tom Spencer

Figure 1 : Growth in M2 vs Growth in Price Level, 1950 – 2021. Figure 1 above shows that the black line (growth in the money supply) is almost always above the red line (growth in the price level) for the period 1950 to 2021. Figure 3 : M2 Money Stock, 1960-2021. A period of aggressive QE could persist for some time.

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Getting Your Deal Done

Martinka Consulting

You may think it sexy to make something but if you’re a sales type with no manufacturing experience it’s probably a road to disaster. Have a strong balance sheet. I recently saw a business for sale and on the surface it looked great, with $1 million of earnings. I’ll know it when I see it doesn’t work.