Economic Concepts

Free CFP Exam lesson in General Principles of Financial Planning. 13 min read, ~1,954 words.

The unemployment rate is a LAGGING indicator, the 1 exam trap on this topic. The Fed controls monetary policy; Congress controls fiscal policy, never mix them. Real return = nominal minus inflation (approximation) or Fisher equation for precision. An inverted yield curve is one of the strongest leading indicators of...

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