Oh, and by the way, always giving glory to our Lord, Jesus Christ! He comes first. Always.
that's what is so frustrating to me. From the BLS itself the "The Consumer Price Index is basically a measure of changes in prices of the goods and services bought by urban " wage earner and clerical worker families "
That's not what CPI measures though! Not if housing and transportation, i.e., the renting of your home and the purchase or lease of a new/used vehicle are over 50% of CPI!
yet, people don't get it. They scream at me that I'm an inflation denier. I"m not. It's just your measure of inflation is WRONG!
Ed McQuarrie talks the REAL History of Stocks and Bond performance.
Worried About a Stock Market Crash? Here’s What You Should Be Worried About Instead. - Barron's https://share.google/zxmc1t7eE4TLrdHPh
Read this article from Barron's
https://www.morningstar.com/portfolios/when-it-comes-bonds-dont-be-hero
Interesting article on bond allocation, short term needs for retirement are better to be in a money market account up to two years of spending and up to ten years in a high quality active bond fund. Also active bonds have outperformed index bond funds by one percent
