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• Key Retirement and Tax Numbers
• Hybrid Funds, Lifestyle or Target?
• What Happened to Your Money?

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The following segment first aired on KEDM 90.3.

The following segment first aired on KEDM 90.3.

Prices paid by producers and wholesalers rose marginally in February 2019 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  Their Producer Price Index rose 0.1 percent after declining a similar amount in both December and January.  Year-over-year, this price proxy is up 1.9 percent, declining modestly from 2.0 percent in January. 

Prices increased for Americans during the month of February 2019 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index (CPI).  On a seasonally adjusted basis, this inflation measure increased 0.2 percent.  Year-over-year, the all items index increased 1.5 percent. 

Planning a vacation can be exciting. What can be equally exciting is taking a vacation that you know isn’t going to cost a mint, which lets you choose where you want to splurge (e.g., dinner at a Michelin-star restaurant, a luxurious spa day, or a helicopter ride over a volcanic crater) without paying top dollar for the entire trip.  

Be Contrarian

Prices paid by wholesalers and producers declined to start this year according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  Their measure of Producer Price Index (PPI) dropped marginally, falling 0.1 percent in January 2019 and matching the prior month’s decline as well.  Year-over-year, this price proxy has gained a tame 2.0 percent.