As one pundit put it, Americans have become used to free money. And it is true. Since the Great Financial Crisis of 2008, it has been the policy of the Federal Reserve to maintain near-zero interest rates. Free money, if you will. So why not borrow as much as you can? That at least seems to be the mantra of many.

The Consumer Price Index flashed across our screens in big red letters. Like a gunshot in a crowd. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fainted. It was falling nearly 300 points in less than an hour before finally gaining its composure.

The Consumer Price Index flashed across our screens in big red letters. Like a gunshot in a crowd. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fainted. It was falling nearly 300 points in less than an hour before finally gaining its composure.

The Consumer Price Index flashed across our screens in big red letters. Like a gunshot in a crowd. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fainted. It was falling nearly 300 points in less than an hour before finally gaining its composure.

The Consumer Price Index flashed across our screens in big red letters. Like a gunshot in a crowd. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fainted. It was falling nearly 300 points in less than an hour before finally gaining its composure.

It's not that this was unexpected. All of Wall Street predicted that the CPI would take a big jump. But the surprise was that Inflation came in above 9%, a level that almost none of the analysts thought likely.

As such, compliance officers find themselves dealing with cons. Customers whose objective is to "rip off" the broker. I quickly learned that there are specific patterns under which these cons operate.

As such, compliance officers find themselves dealing with cons. Customers whose objective is to "rip off" the broker. I quickly learned that there are specific patterns under which these cons operate.

As such, compliance officers find themselves dealing with cons. Customers whose objective is to "rip off" the broker. I quickly learned that there are specific patterns under which these cons operate.

As such, compliance officers find themselves dealing with cons. Customers whose objective is to "rip off" the broker. I quickly learned that there are specific patterns under which these cons operate.

As such, compliance officers find themselves dealing with cons. Customers whose objective is to "rip off" the broker. I quickly learned that there are specific patterns under which these cons operate.