When Marjorie ordered her usual morning latte, she did a double-take; the price was higher . . . again.  This was her one thing, however small that she really enjoyed a coffee at her local coffee shop, a quiet moment alone reading a book but even that was getting more expensive.  Her Social Security check would arrive on schedule, but it wouldn’t stretch quite as far. That small moment captures something much bigger: .....

It was just past 7 a.m. on a Monday when a longtime client, a seasoned and busy executive with two decades of C-suite experience, called during his commute. “I skimmed three headlines about the Fed, inflation, and some bad news about chip stocks,” he said, “but I don’t have time to connect the dots. You’ve got this right?” 

December 3, 2024 John Browning, MBA and CSA® | CEO, Principal I hope all who read this have had a good Thanksgiving holiday and that you enjoyed many things that money cannot purchase,

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