Finance Explained by Family Finance Mom
Finance is fast-paced and constantly changing. The market moves second by second, new economic data is released weekly, and the news comes out faster than even professional financial experts can keep up with. Family Finance Mom’s Finance Explained cuts through the noise to bring you the financial and economic news you need each week, along with an explanation of what it all means in a way everyone can understand, and more importantly, why it matters to YOU!
Welcome to Finance Explained… a podcast and the latest platform by Family Finance Mom to help women everywhere build financial literacy and make better decisions for themselves, their families, and their futures.
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10 Different Ways 2020 Hurt the Average Family Budget
Thank you for sharing! 1 shares Share Tweet Pin LinkedIn Reddit Email Print Mix One of the most popular posts here on Family Finance Mom is the example of a family budget, based on the 2018 Consumer Expenditure data released annually by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This month, the BLS released the data for…
Monday Market Update 9-20-2021
The market continued to falter last week in the face of a series of rising concerns: slowing economic recovery, persistent inflation, Delta variant and now, potential wider-spread financial concerns from the meltdown of a major Chinese commercial real estate developer. Catch all the details below or listen on this week’s episode of Finance Explained. Last…
The Economic Recovery: 5 Data Points to Watch This Fall
This summer, the National Bureau of Economic Research declared the recession officially ended in April 2020. The global pandemic and resulting US lockdowns caused a massive, but short-lived, economic contraction lasting just two months… however, by many measures, our economy has yet to fully recover. Where are we currently in the economic recovery? Read on…
Monday Market Update 5-24-2021
The market was a bit mixed last week. Inflation and rising interest rates continued to pressure the market early in the week, while improving jobless claims numbers led to some market recovery on Thursday. We also got the Fed’s minutes from their April meeting, some insights into negotiations on the American Jobs Plan, aka Biden’s…
How To Get Personal Finance Classes in Every High School
There are two things I hear consistently from Family Finance Moms on a daily basis: I wish I had learned this when I was in school. How do I make sure my kids learn what I didn’t about finance? The way to address both of these is simple. Personal finance classes in every high school…
This Week in the Market 5-17-2021
Earnings season just about wrapped up last week… but the biggest market impact of the week came from the CPI report. Despite everyone predicting it was coming, now that we actually see inflation in the reported data, the market didn’t like it too much. We also saw flat retail sales number for April too. To…
What’s Up with the Labor Market?
The April Employment Situation released on Friday left a lot of people scratching their heads. From businesses who are struggling to hire despite millions on unemployment to economists who expected 4x as many jobs to be added by employers, how can all be true at the same time? Many business leaders were quick to call…
Weekly Market Review 5-10-2021
Earnings season continued last week… but the two biggest market impacts of the week came from unexpected sources. First, a big negative surprise from the April Employment numbers drove markets…up? And crypto fans eagerly awaited Elon Musk’s host appearance on SNL and were likely not happy with what he had to say. It’s all outlined…
What Drives the Stock Market?
One of the questions I probably get asked more than any other is why is the stock market behaving the way it is… especially over this last year. The last year has shown to be one of the wildest rides I’ve seen in the stock market over my lifetime. But its behavior through the pandemic…