Walmart announces it won’t meet Wall Street earnings while same store sales increase 2.6% and the dollar finally rises with treasury yields.

Summary: At the beginning of every year we seem to hear the same stories. Either inflation or deflation becomes the major concern for the economy. This year inflation seems to be the focus. Today I discuss the dollar finally rising with treasury yields and what would happen if interest rates  on bonds go up too quickly. Other topics include: • Other stock market news • The fiduciary rule –how to get financial advice without getting sold a product • Mutual funds vs ETF’s • ABLE accounts