Steve Forbes: What's Ahead

The U.S. Federal Reserve’s annual Jackson Hole gathering has gone virtual this year, but investors still anxiously await the outcome. Will the Federal Reserve reveal its plans to pull back from its massive purchases of bonds? And what will this do to stocks? Steve Forbes on the Fed’s tapering already in motion and on two reasons investors should prepare.

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Has the stock market fully absorbed the repercussions of the murderously irresponsible actions of President Biden in Afghanistan? Unfortunately, it doesn't look like it. Steve Forbes on the current chaos in Afghanistan and on why investors should watch out, as the fallout from the ongoing disaster will be severe and lasting.

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Money is a measure of value and works best when that value is stable, just like the inches in a foot. So when the U.S. abandoned the gold standard (50 years ago this week), it cost our economy trillions of dollars in lost growth, and those consequences aren’t over yet. Steve Forbes on the abandonment of the gold standard and on why the financial and economic crises suffered continue to date.

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The aftermath of events on the heels of Biden's withdrawal from Afghanistan marks an unmitigated disaster for Afghanistan, the U.S. and the Free World. Steve Forbes on the awful reality of this disaster and on what he hopes Joe Biden recognizes and the forceful remedial measures he will take to rectify it.

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The Economic Recovery Tax Act, signed into law by President Ronald Reagan in 1981, was the most significant tax cut in American history. Unfortunately, the current White House is going in the opposite direction, and the economic outlook isn't positive. Steve Forbes on what Joe Biden could learn from Reagan's tax cuts that could help versus hinder the economy further.

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The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change just issued a report that triggered apocalyptic headlines about the dire condition of the planet, calling it "a code red for humanity." Steve Forbes on the doomsday headlines plaguing the news and on how climate challenges are actually quite solvable.

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Democrats in the Senate and House are looking for money to finance their spending extravaganzas, and they’re targeting your retirement savings and IRAs. Steve Forbes on congressional Democrats plans to tax your retirement savings and IRAs and on how their attempts would only hinder economic growth.

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News of countries experiencing severe inflationary crises make headlines daily, but there’s a possible solution to consider. Steve Forbes on a possible solution called a currency board that could be the gold standard for fighting inflation and getting countries back on their feet.

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The ​​Federal Reserve's attempt to prevent a future outburst of inflation is nothing short of a gimmicky device called a reverse repurchase agreement, and investors should watch out! Steve Forbes on how the Fed’s reverse repos are exploding and why investors should care, and on what the Fed should consider to avoid further inflationary disaster.

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The economic competition between the U.S. and China is heating up, and the U.S. is trying to control this competition on its own terms. Steve Forbes on the $250 billion bill entitled the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act and what it aims to create, and on what the U.S. should consider instead if it’s serious about the growth of the economy. 

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