This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams.

In this episode you will learn:

- The inverse relationship between interest rates and bond prices, often visualized as a seesaw.

- A normal, upward-sloping yield curve typically signals expectations of economic expansion.

- An inverted, downward-sloping yield curve is a classic indicator of a potential economic recession.

- The Federal Funds Rate is the volatile overnight lending rate between banks, which is targeted by the Federal Reserve to conduct monetary policy.

- The Prime Rate is the benchmark rate banks charge their best corporate clients and is directly influenced by, and higher than, the Federal Funds Rate.

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