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Are You On A Fixed Income? You’re In BIG Trouble. Here’s Why.

FIXED INCOME WILL LOSE

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Those on fixed incomes will have a difficult time. More difficult than it already is. We are seeing how much influence the low interest rates have had and yet the benefits don’t seem to be hitting the majority of people. A small group of individuals have seen their wealth expand to a great degree and we are now at the largest wealth gap in history, with no chance to reverse course. What’s really going on here?

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FIXED INCOME – POSITIVES:

    • GOVERNMENT WILL LIKELY BOOST SOCIAL ASSISTANCE OF ALL KINDS
    • TAX REBATES FOR THOSE HIT BY UNEMPLOYMENT AND THOSE IN NEED

 

FIXED INCOME – NEGATIVES:

    • PRICES OF EVERYTHING GOING UP RAPIDLY
    • INFLATION RATE GOVERNMENT USES TO DETERMINE C.O.L.A. IS NOT ACCURATE

 

 

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US Economic Recovery & Unemployment Data Show Some Are Being Left Behind

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Clorox Plans Price Hike for Glad Products, and More May Follow – Bloomberg

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Kimberly-Clark Announces Price Increases for North American Consumer Products Business | Kimberly-Clark Corporation

Kimberly-Clark Announces Price Increases for North American Consumer Products Business | Kimberly-Clark Corporation

DALLAS, March 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE: KMB) announced today that it is notifying customers in the U.S. and Canada of plans to increase net selling prices across a majority of its North America consumer products business. The increases will be implemented almost entirely through changes in list prices and are necessary to help offset significant commodity cost inflation.

These Two Popular Peanut Butters Are About to Skyrocket in Price | Eat This Not That

These Two Popular Peanut Butters Are About to Skyrocket in Price | Eat This Not That

Hold the bread and the jelly – the price you pay at the grocery store for two popular peanut butter brands is about to increase, along with other items. Both Jif and Skippy already are or will be more expensive thanks to previous winter storms, the ongoing pandemic, truck driver shortages, shipping fees and delays, and even the recent block of the Suez Canal by a cargo ship.

Hormel Foods Reports First Quarter Results And Provides Full Year Guidance | Hormel Foods

Hormel Foods Reports First Quarter Results And Provides Full Year Guidance

Record sales driven by growth from all four segments The company previously announced the acquisition of the Planters® snack nuts business Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL), a leading global branded food company, today reported results for the first quarter of fiscal 2021. All comparisons are to the first quarter of fiscal 2020 unless otherwise noted.

Procter & Gamble Will Raise Prices in September – WSJ

Procter & Gamble Will Raise Prices in September

Procter & Gamble Co. this fall will start charging more for household staples from diapers to tampons, the latest and biggest consumer-products company to announce price increases. The maker of Gillette razors and Tide detergent cited rising costs for raw materials, such as resin and pulp, and higher expenses to transport goods.

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Hershey’s Is Planning To Raise Prices On Its Holiday Candy

Hershey’s Is Already Planning To Raise Prices On Its Holiday Candy This Year

We may only be a month or two past Christmas 2020, but the companies behind your favorite foods are already looking forward to the next holiday season. And while no doubt they are dreaming up all sorts of adorable chocolate Santas and caramel snowflakes, they’re also figuring out what such things will cost.

General Mills eyes net price increase as rising costs squeeze margins, but analysts question execution

General Mills eyes net price increase as rising costs squeeze margins, but analysts question execution

With margins under pressure due to rising commodity and transportation costs, General Mills plans to increase prices going forward, but some investment analysts worry the timing will be off with local economies beginning to reopen and increased competitive pressure at the retail level.

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Tax refunds on $10,200 of unemployment benefits start in May: IRS

Tax refunds on $10,200 of unemployment benefits start in May. Here’s who’ll get them first

Tax refunds on 2020 unemployment benefits are slated to start this month. But some taxpayers – namely, single filers – will get the money sooner than others. It may be summer before other groups, such as married couples and those with complex tax returns, get their refunds, according to the IRS.

Why Sam Zell Bought Gold for the First Time – Bloomberg

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Biden’s Plan to Spend $4.5 Trillion Without Boosting Deficits Depends on Factors Beyond His Control – WSJ

Biden’s Plan to Spend $4.5 Trillion Without Boosting Deficits Depends on Factors Beyond His Control

WASHINGTON-President Biden’s $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief package was financed entirely with borrowed money. Now, he is proposing to spend another roughly $4.5 trillion on infrastructure and social programs-without adding to the red ink.

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US trade deficit hits record $74.4 billion in March

US trade deficit hits record $74.4 billion in March

WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. trade deficit surged to a record $74.4 billion in March as an improving U.S. economy drove purchases of imported foreign goods. The deficit, the gap between what America buys from abroad and what it sells to other countries, was 5.6% greater than the February gap of $70.5 billion, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.

United States Balance of Trade | 1950-2021 Data | 2022-2023 Forecast | Calendar

United States Balance of Trade | 1950-2021 Data | 2022-2023 Forecast | Calendar

The trade deficit in the US widened to a new record of USD 74.4 billion in March 2021, from a revised USD 70.5 billion in the previous month and compared with market expectations of a USD 74.5 billion gap. Imports jumped 6.3 percent to an all-time high as the domestic demand consolidated its recovery amid re-opening efforts.

Canada Balance of Trade | 1971-2021 Data | 2022-2023 Forecast | Calendar | Historical

Canada Balance of Trade | 1971-2021 Data | 2022-2023 Forecast | Calendar | Historical

Canada posted a trade gap of CAD 1.14 billion in March of 2021 compared to an upwardly revised surplus of CAD 1.42 billion in the prior month and against market expectations of a CAD 0.7 billion surplus. It was the first trade shortfall following two consecutive monthly trade surpluses.

Biden Quietly Preparing for Food Stamp Increase Without Congress – Bloomberg

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Pandemic-led decline of U.S. cities may be reversing

Pandemic-led decline of U.S. cities may be reversing

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) – Fears that U.S. cities would be emptied by the coronavirus pandemic are giving way to potential signs of revival, according to a series of analyses that suggest any dislocation from the last year will prove temporary. Some data suggest a return is already underway.


Fixed income, those on pensions, people who rely on income from government, social security. The financial system is always changing. Money comes in and goes out. More investment is certain funds or sectors and then it flows to another. More cash and debt is expected. Cheap money is coming very easily these days.


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— The Money GPS: Swaggystocks.com shows you exactly what’s going on with the retail traders. Ignore the garbage on the actual boards and just get the data (Instagram Feb 21, 2021)
— The Money GPS: Bitcoin $240,000? (Instagram Feb 17, 2021)
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— The Money GPS: Commodities for 2021 — Boom or bust? (Instagram Feb 14, 2021)
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— The Money GPS: Clubhouse. Get in the app because I’m planning on going live daily. (Instagram Feb 13, 2021)
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— The Money GPS: GME and AMC attracted many buyers. Illiquid stocks/micro cap stocks are now trendy. Be careful. (Instagram Feb 4, 2021)
— The Money GPS: Silver rockets higher (Instagram Feb 2, 2021)
— The Money GPS: Silver squeeze next? (Instagram Jan 31, 2021)
— The Money GPS: ETF loses 80% of assets! (Instagram Jan 31, 2021)
— The Money GPS: The Fed will not pop the bubble (Instagram Jan 30, 2021)
— The Money GPS: Wall Street Bets on Reddit is adding millions of people. Retail traders needed to keep the prices going higher. (Instagram Jan 30, 2021)
— The Money GPS: Jim Cramer says don’t go for grand slam. What do you think? (Instagram Jan 29, 2021)
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— The Money GPS: STOCK MARKET TUMBLES as GME soars (Instagram Jan 29, 2021)
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— The Money GPS: Fed won’t pull the plug right? (Instagram Jan 25, 2021)
— The Money GPS: Delaying the inevitable pain. (Instagram Jan 25, 2021)
— The Money GPS: Money flooding into stocks (Instagram Jan 24, 2021)
— The Money GPS: 2 ears, 1 mouth — use in that ratio. (Instagram Jan 23, 2021)
— The Money GPS: Buy the biggest shorts? (Instagram Jan 23, 2021)
— The Money GPS: Investing legend says bad things are coming because paper printing does not create an economy. (Instagram Jan 22, 2021)
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— The Money GPS: Moving south? (Instagram Jan 21, 2021)
— The Money GPS: Bitcoin going higher? (Instagram Jan 20, 2021)
— The Money GPS: Janet Yellen will you go “big”? (Instagram Jan 19, 2021)
— The Money GPS: Time to move? (Instagram Jan 19, 2021)
— The Money GPS: Never stop (Instagram Jan 18, 2021)
— The Money GPS: Invest in yourself first (Instagram Jan 18, 2021)
— The Money GPS: BITCOIN HITS $40,000 (Instagram Jan 7, 2021)
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The Money GPS on Twitter: “Wake up to the suits and ties. They’re all lying to you. None are your friends. None wish to help you. Wolves in sheep clothing. More distractions than ever before. The magician always makes a spectacle to hide the trick. / Twitter”

Wake up to the suits and ties. They’re all lying to you. None are your friends. None wish to help you. Wolves in sheep clothing. More distractions than ever before. The magician always makes a spectacle to hide the trick.

The Money GPS on Twitter: “BREAKING: “Federal judge overturns national eviction ban”Get ready for more info on this topic. You know that if there are going to be millions more on the street this will be very chaotic, very quickly. #eviction #homeless #COVID19 #debt pic.twitter.com/9uvF2Svdqd / Twitter”

BREAKING: “Federal judge overturns national eviction ban”Get ready for more info on this topic. You know that if there are going to be millions more on the street this will be very chaotic, very quickly. #eviction #homeless #COVID19 #debt pic.twitter.com/9uvF2Svdqd

The Money GPS on Twitter: “CHINA SAYS BITCOIN AN “INVESTMENT ALTERNATIVE”. Consider the possibility of a country or central bank dumping 1% of their U.S. Treasuries to buy Bitcoin. If others followed? Not suggesting will happen. I’m just discussing the implications, if any. #bitcoin #crypto #china #CBDC pic.twitter.com/JVCnwV2vI2 / Twitter”

CHINA SAYS BITCOIN AN “INVESTMENT ALTERNATIVE”. Consider the possibility of a country or central bank dumping 1% of their U.S. Treasuries to buy Bitcoin. If others followed? Not suggesting will happen. I’m just discussing the implications, if any. #bitcoin #crypto #china #CBDC pic.twitter.com/JVCnwV2vI2

The Money GPS on Twitter: “”HIGH RISK” #HOUSING MARKET. So what will be done? Nothing. #Mortgage rates near record lows. “Blind” bidding. Artificially low listing prices purposely used to generate euphoria and overbidding to increase sales commission. This is the biggest #bubble and it’s not just #Toronto pic.twitter.com/vQvu8gGByK / Twitter”

“HIGH RISK” #HOUSING MARKET. So what will be done? Nothing. #Mortgage rates near record lows. “Blind” bidding. Artificially low listing prices purposely used to generate euphoria and overbidding to increase sales commission. This is the biggest #bubble and it’s not just #Toronto pic.twitter.com/vQvu8gGByK

The Money GPS on Twitter: “”Fed Sounds Alarm on Commercial Real Estate, Business Bankruptcy” Nothing to see here folks. Market is doing well. Stimulus is all that matters. The Fed loves us all. Ignore all negative news and hate anyone who highlights that which is clearly a major issue #realestate #bubble pic.twitter.com/IRDsy53G5A / Twitter”

“Fed Sounds Alarm on Commercial Real Estate, Business Bankruptcy” Nothing to see here folks. Market is doing well. Stimulus is all that matters. The Fed loves us all. Ignore all negative news and hate anyone who highlights that which is clearly a major issue #realestate #bubble pic.twitter.com/IRDsy53G5A

The Money GPS on Twitter: “IF THEY WILL FIGHT OVER PLAYSTATION…What would they do for food? #ps5 #PlayStation5 #playstation #ps5fight #walmart pic.twitter.com/hbimVKzeta / Twitter”

IF THEY WILL FIGHT OVER PLAYSTATION…What would they do for food? #ps5 #PlayStation5 #playstation #ps5fight #walmart pic.twitter.com/hbimVKzeta


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David Bowlas
David Bowlas
May 8, 2021

That’s why we have to go to food banks in Boris’s land of milk and honey. And Priti Patel his minister of the water taxi service from France is getting paid for our own good,.

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