Rising interest rates and the Feds slow march to normalization

At 2 p.m. the Feds will announce their plans to unwind the balance sheet and not let interest rates that affect the overall economy go up too quickly. Today I look at how the world is affected by a dollar that gets too strong due to rapidly increasing interest rates. Other topics include:

• Borrowing on your 401k for the purchase of a first home
• Common retirement concerns
• The city is buying Tom’s house. How much should he put into his portfolio vs. his next home?
• Challenging the 4% rule –What is the proper stock vs. bond allocation for someone going into retirement?

 

 

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