Planned Solutions

In this episode of the Planned Solutions Incorporated Podcast, The recent executive order creating student loan forgiveness of $10,000 or $20,000 for most student loan borrowers has created more questions than it has answered. Over time we should get more information on how this will be administered and the steps that borrowers will need to take to apply. However, there are some changes to student loan repayment programs that have been made which may impact some borrowers and allow them to better plan for their financial future. Also, Commodity prices often follow predictable patterns as supply and demand shift over time. These cycles can lead to high prices followed by low prices and then high prices again. For example, one needs to look no further than the market for avocados which surged from 2017-2019 due to increased demand. Suppliers responded by increasing production creating a glut of avocados causing prices to drop. And, The Federal Reserve’s tough talk on inflation at their Jackson Hole, WY sympo