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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 Federal Reserve aims to keep the economy revved up without "overheating" it, and one of the tools it exercises is manipulating interest rates. Steve Forbes on why the Fed must stop targeting interest rates and instead let the market set them, and on where the Fed should alternatively focus its goals. 

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With short-term interest rates so low, holding cash can be frustrating. But how can you preserve your purchasing power with the prospect of inflation eating away at your cash’s real value? Should you hold gold and less cash in 2021? Steve Forbes on the intrinsic value of gold and on why during these uncertain times not being fully invested is very prudent.

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After setting record after record, the stock market is taking a big hit this week. Steve Forbes on the reality that could set in, since Democrats plan to raise taxes and increase government spending, and on how this formula for stagnation will hit our economy.

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If Congress continues to pass blow-out spending bills, then we're in for a devastating breakout of inflation. There is one weapon our Treasury Department could wield that would help lessen the magnitude of the looming inflation. Steve Forbes on how Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen could help fight inflation, but her reckless stance could end up short-sighted.

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Until recent months bonds have been a positive investment, but that is changing. Is the Bond market ready to crash? Steve Forbes on the signs of trouble to come and why individual investors should stay out of bonds.

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The Biden administration wants to double the capital gains tax to a level not seen in over 100 years, and would be a disaster. Steve Forbes discusses this plan's economic impacts and why Biden's tax idea is bad news not only for investors but also for everyone who wants to enjoy a higher standard of living.

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Stock indexes continue to set records, but with government spending on a tear and tax increases coming, the market gravy train is sure to derail. Steve Forbes on whether investors should look to gold, oil or energy equities as the Fed continues to print money and inflation looms.

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Investors should enjoy the bull market while it lasts, for trouble is coming. The Fed is on its way to firing up inflation of a size not seen since the 1970s. Can the U.S. withstand the financial and monetary abuses about to hit it? Steve Forbes on the wreckless wave of government spending, the Democrats' enormous tax increase plan and the formula that will damage the economy and burst the stock market as inflation sets in.

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Governments, including the U.S., are spending money on a scale not seen since WWII, and most of that is being financed by their central banks printing massive amounts of money. Inflation is, undeniably, a looming threat, but what can we do? Steve Forbes takes a look at a possible solution emerging in Latin America that would be one of history’s biggest monetary revolutions and the new digital currency that could save the global economy.

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Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have skyrocketed, commodities are rising sharply and stock indexes set records day after day, but what about the price of gold? Steve Forbes on what critics are overlooking when it comes to the yellow metal and where gold prices are headed in 2021.

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Chairman Jerome Powell of the Federal Reserve recently announced that the central bank would allow inflation to go above 2% as long as the “long-term” average is 2%. What does this mean for you? Steve Forbes on the Fed’s new policy, why they are trying to create inflation and the economic destruction this approach could cause.

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