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Predictions from this Video

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Correct: 0
Incorrect: 0
Pending: 15
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Topic
Status
Inflation is a persistent issue and not expected to disappear.
"inflation is not going away"
Inflation
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The Federal Reserve aims for a 2% inflation rate, not zero.
"they said they want 2% inflation not 0% inflation 2% inflation"
Federal Reserve Inflation Target
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The current economic structure is built to favor investors over employees.
"our economic system is designed to benefit the investor it is not designed to benefit the employee"
Economic System Design
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Investors gain advantages from the flow of money, inflation, and tax laws.
"when you are an investor you benefit from the system because number one money flows to the investor number two inflation benefits the investor and number three the tax code benefits the investor"
Investment Benefits
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Over 50% of Americans earning more than $100,000 annually live paycheck to paycheck.
"the majority statistically majority of Americans that make over $100,000 a year are broke living paycheck to paycheck more than 50% of Americans that make $100,000 a year plus our paycheck to paycheck"
Americans Earning Over $100k
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Between $1.4 to $1.6 trillion in commercial real estate debt is scheduled to mature from 2024 to 2026.
"1.4 to $1.6 trillion do of commercial real estate debt that is going to begin readjusting in 2024 through 2026"
Commercial Real Estate Debt Maturation
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Commercial landlords with maturing debt are hoping for aggressive interest rate cuts to aid refinancing.
"every commercial landlord sitting on debt is begging the FED to start cutting interest rates more aggressively"
Commercial Real Estate Debt Refinancing Needs
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The Federal Reserve's official mandate includes maintaining price stability and ensuring maximum employment.
"we have a dual mandate that we want price stability and we want maximum employment"
Federal Reserve Dual Mandate
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Cutting interest rates during a strong economy risks overheating and increasing inflation.
"cutting interest rates in a strong economy which would cause an overheating of the economy which would then lead to more inflationary concerns"
Inflationary Concerns from Stimulus
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The wealth gap is widening, with financially educated investors growing richer while the middle class shrinks.
"the investors keep getting richer and you see this wider wealth Gap the rich the financially educated keep becoming wealthier and everybody else becomes poor and you start to see a smaller and smaller and smaller middle class"
Wealth Gap Widening
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The US dollar is a fiat currency, not backed by precious metals like gold.
"our dollar is what's known as a fiat currency it's not backed by precious metal like physical gold"
US Dollar as Fiat Currency
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The creation of more dollars through printing leads to inflationary concerns.
"more dollars are getting created what does that cause this is the inflationary concerns"
Federal Reserve Money Printing Impact
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Inflation favors the financially educated and investors while negatively impacting the average person and consumer.
"inflation disproportionately benefits the financially educated and the investors but it disproportionately hurts the average person and the consumer"
Inflation's Disproportionate Impact
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Government spending, facilitated by Federal Reserve money printing, is a source of inflation.
"inflation comes from government spending through Federal Reserve Bank money printing"
Government Spending and Inflation
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Addressing inflationary issues could potentially lead to deflation.
"you could start to fix some of the inflationary issues you might see some deflation"
Potential Deflationary Scenario
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