Stephen H Akin
Jackson Hole 2023
The topic of this years symposium "Structural Shifts in The Global Economy" The 2023 Economic Policy Symposium. "Structural Shifts in the...
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Stephen H Akin
Aug 15, 20232 min
Economic Strength
Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari "I'm not ready to say that we're done," The Minneapolis Federal Reserve President...
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Stephen H Akin
Aug 9, 20233 min
Akin Investments on AI
US Securities Exchange Commission Chairman Gensler warned of risks from AI Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler...
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Stephen H Akin
Aug 2, 20235 min
Fitch Downgrade
Fitch Ratings has downgraded the United States to 'AA+' from 'AAA'. The Rating Watch Negative was removed and a Stable Outlook assigned....
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Stephen H Akin
Jul 17, 20235 min
Shop Tax Free
Each year we look forward to the "Back to School" Tax Free weekend. Mississippi's back-to-school sales tax holiday is on July 28 and 29...
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Stephen H Akin
Jul 10, 20235 min
More Money
Regulators plan to require the nation’s large banks to boost capital. This morning The Federal Reserves Vice Chair for Supervision,...
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Stephen H Akin
Jun 26, 20234 min
Akin Investments Charleston, South Carolina
CHECK OUT OUR NEW CHARLESTON LOCATION 174 Meeting Street Akin Investments now in Charleston, South Carolina! COME SEE OUR NEW CHARLESTON...
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Stephen H Akin
Jun 20, 20236 min
Time Value of Money
The time value of money calculates the advantages of having money now as opposed to having the same amount later. It is determined by...
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Stephen H Akin
May 24, 20235 min
529 Day
May 29th is national recognized as 529b College Savings Day, a day focused on the value of investing for future education expenses. With...
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Stephen H Akin
May 17, 202310 min
Inflation Pressures Continue
The US consumer continues to fuel the economy! Retail sales rose 0.4% in April.
Retail Sales in the United States rose 0.4% in April
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Stephen H Akin
May 9, 20238 min
FDIC Insurance Reform
The FDIC has released an analysis of options to consider regarding deposit insurance reform. This report describes options for reform of...
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Stephen H Akin
May 3, 20238 min
Celebrate Small Business
A Proclamation on National Small Business Week, 2023 Over the years, I've had the pleasure of attending a lot of small business ribbon...
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Stephen H Akin
Apr 26, 20232 min
Mis Priced Risk
Trillions in MisPriced low yielding assets on the books of so many banks daunts regulators. Once agin the First Republic Bank is back in...
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Stephen H Akin
Apr 19, 202316 min
The Future of the Bretton Woods Agreement ?
Temperatures have risen over the past week, both in the sunny streets of Washington DC and at IMF and World Bank headquarters. David...
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Stephen H Akin
Apr 11, 20234 min
HENRY, Financial Planning
High earners, not rich yet (HENRYs) are individuals who currently have significant discretionary income and a strong chance of being...
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Stephen H Akin
Apr 5, 20233 min
Gold Breaks Out
Gold prices settled above $2,000 a troy ounce for a second consecutive day. Currently, the most active June 2023 contract is trading up...
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Stephen H Akin
Mar 24, 20235 min
Treasury Emergency Meeting
The meeting will be closed to the public, the Treasury Department statement said. POST UPDATE PRESS RELEASES Remarks by Secretary of the...
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Stephen H Akin
Mar 22, 20234 min
Moral Hazzard
"History Doesn't Repeat It's Self But It Often Rhymes" Mark Twain Moral hazard is a situation where an economic actor has an incentive to...
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Stephen H Akin
Mar 17, 202311 min
Green Gold
"Green Metals," some of which are also "Rare Earth Elements," are gaining investor attention "Green Metals", which include copper,...
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Stephen H Akin
Mar 15, 20236 min
Treasury Management
Efforts to stem systemic banking risk increases US Dollar inflationary consequences. What is moral hazard? Investopedia defines it this...
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