U.S.: Where Cash Made All the Difference
When the Covid-19 pandemic started, many people expected inequality to get worse in the U.S. But at least for the bottom 50% of Americans, something surprising happened: Many of the least advantaged b
The Inflation Rate and the Fed
Following a 50 basis point hike of the Fed funds rate last week, Dean Barber and Bud Kasper discuss the Federal Reserve's challenge of combating high inflation rates and the necessary factors to achie
Coming Soon: The Pay Check Season Four
The pandemic created a global economic crisis that economists and experts expected would lead to greater wealth inequality than ever before. Host Rebecca Greenfield along with a team of Bloomberg News
Interest Rates and Bond Prices
Dean Barber and Bud Kasper take a deep dive into the relationship between interest rates and bond prices and provide some education on bond any resources and schedule your conversati
Stress Testing Your Financial Plan
The saying goes that history never repeats itself, but it often rhymes has been very relevant lately from a financial planning perspective. Dean Barber and Bud Kasper discuss the importance of stress
Today's Global Economic Outlook
One thing that Dean Barber and Bud Kasper are certain of is that there is a lot of domestic and geopolitical uncertainty to go around. Dean and Bud sort through some of that uncertainty to give their
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The Great Emerging Markets Debate
This past year has reminded everyone why they’re called “emerging” markets. But it’s gone further this time, with investors questioning whether they even want to own anything in countries ruled by aut
What Is Going On in the Bond Market?
For the first time since late 2019, the two-year treasury is yielding higher than the 10-year treasury. This is called an inverted yield curve. Since the late '70s Every single time we've seen an inve
The True Meaning of Tax Planning
Tax filing has been top of mind lately with the April 18 deadline fast approaching. While the tax compliance window is closing for this year, it’s important to remember that the tax planning window is
The Impact of Rising Interest Rates
It's been just over a week since Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell announced a 0.25% hike of the Fed funds rate, and that six more increases have been penciled in for the remainder of 2022. The F
Dot-Com Bubble History Remains Relevant
The Dot-Com Bubble burst 22 years ago today in the wake of many economic factors. What parallels are there between then and now? Dean Barber and Bud Kasper discuss the Dot-Com Bubble and why it's stil
Economic Impact of March Market Madness
Dean Barber and Bud Kasper break down the economic impact we’re seeing from the Russia/Ukraine conflict, the likelihood of rising interest rates, and other contributors to this March Market Madness.Fi
When a Soccer Mom Tells You About Bitcoin Mining...
Everybody has a friend (or three) who's gone full crypto. So Joel’s ears perked up when a friend from high school and college, Char Boger, told him about her interest not in Bitcoin — the more commo
When Will the Fed Say, Take a Hike?
It feels like it’s only a matter of time before the Fed says to, “Take a hike?” Interest rate hikes are likely on the horizon. Bud Kasper and Logan DeGraeve look at what the impact could be from any o
Your Guide to the 2022 Market Roller Coaster
It looks like the easy money days of the last two years may soon end as the Federal Reserve readies to raise interest rates and fight inflation. Markets are already off to a rocky start; monitoring
Setting Retirement Savings Goals
We all have our own special goals that we’d like to achieve in retirement, but some of them are much easier to accomplish than others. Dean Barber and Bud Kasper discuss the importance of setting reti
Market Volatility: Short-Term or Here to Stay?
Market volatility is making its presence known as we begin 2022. Dean Barber and Bud Kasper break down whether we can expect it to be short-term or if we need to buckle up for the long haul.Get the 40
Return Stacking to Solve the 60/40 Dilemma
Dean Barber and Bud Kasper joined hundreds of other financial advisors and CPAs at Kansas City's Crown Center two weeks ago for Ed Slott's Elite IRA Advisor Group workshop, where they spent a lot of t3
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