Tariffs, Trade Deficits and the Impact on Your Portfolio

Tariffs, Trade Deficits and the Impact on Your Portfolio

It has become increasingly impossible to read or listen to any financial news lately that doesn’t include some discussion of tariffs.  So, what are tariffs?  Do they even matter? Tariffs are a tax or duty to be paid on a certain class of imports or exports.  They are certainly not a new phenomenon as they […]

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Tariffs, Trade Deficits and the Impact on Your Portfolio
China and the US, Who Needs Who More?

China and the US, Who Needs Who More?

We hear a lot about China in the news. Some of it favorable and some of it not so good. Steel imports were the most recent topic, but the trade deficit, theft of technology, cost of doing business in China, currency manipulation, and the ownership of our government bonds continues to come up in the […]

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China and the US, Who Needs Who More?