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Well, the word of the week is inflation. Janet Yellen came out yesterday and mentioned that the Fed will most likely have to raise interest rates to make sure that the economy doesn't overheat. The economy is doing fantastically right now. It grew at about 6% in the first quarter and is expected to grow as much as ten and a half percent in the second quarter. That may be a little bit too much, and we could definitely see some inflation because of it. And we know why
Deborah Pardes
@DBPardes · 0:54
Hey, Phil, a quick one on one about the relationship between interest rates going up. I understand about having debt and getting rid of that because you're going to be paying more. But how do interest rates going up affect the way we view our portfolio? I'd say we have a pretty moderate mutual fund. Not too risky. What are we expected to do?
phil spade
@Phil · 2:32
So there is an exit from some of those companies. Two is just based on yield. And as interest rates rise, prices of treasury bonds and bills will go up. And if they go up to a certain point, people will be more willing to invest in Treasuries, going for the guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the United States government. That rate rather than have any sort of principal risk in the market
Swell Team
@Swell · 0:15
Hi, Phil. My name is Lacey Monroe and I am new to the platform. So I was poking around today, of course, one day after the Feds raise the interest rates. And I was curious. Curious as to how you felt about your original post and your prediction. 16 months later
phil spade
@Phil · 4:13
A lot of that is going to do with the stock market, of course, but I'm also looking at the home market. I'm wondering who is left to buy here? There's not a lot of people that are going to be in the market for a first time home, not with interest rates so high and prices so high. And I start to look at some of the markets
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