Sentences with phrase «only keeps up with inflation»

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Household debt is at record levels, while average wages are growing only fast enough to keep up with inflation.

Growth, keeping up with inflation or going beyond it, can only happen if the business you -LSB-...]

(and most are offering far less), one of the only ways to keep up with inflation is to invest in stocks.

WHEREAS the federal minimum wage would now be more than $ 10 if it had kept up with inflation, but Congress has tried to raise the minimum wage only three times in the last 30 years thereby leaving lowest - paid workers with just $ 7.25 an hour or about $ 15,000 annually for persons working full - time; and

Only the preschool program has seen real growth in funding, while family resource and youth service centers have seen an increase far too small to keep up with inflation.

A New York Times article also described how real estate in the US has only barely managed to keep up with inflation, while stocks have risen comfortably above inflation for the past 200 years.

Growth, keeping up with inflation or going beyond it, can only happen if the business you -LSB-...]

At this rate, you'll not only be unable to keep up with the rate of inflation, but your money won't keep up with the average rise in tuition cost per year.

But it instead emphasizes the fact that many income investors need not only reliable dividends now but also future dividend payments that can keep up with inflation, and the stocks that Vanguard Dividend Appreciation chooses are more likely to be able to deliver what these investors need.

The Internal Revenue Service can only boost limits to keep up with inflation, and with the Consumer Price Index up only 1.2 % over the past year, the IRS can't even increase the caps a little.

The only thing that can help you keep up with the ever growing inflation is making a timely investment in a smart pension plan.

Ryan discusses the death of Osama Bin Laden; Ryan reviews the economic news of the week; Ryan notices the correlation between increased home sales and interest rate drops; Louis notes we can't expect the housing market to be supported by further decreases in rates as they are already near historic lows; Ryan explains that interest rates change once every four hours; Ryan notes the difference between getting a quote and being locked in to an interest rate; Ryan advises the importance of keeping in touch with your mortgage lender; Louis notes that interest rates change a lot faster than home prices; Ryan notes that the consumer confidence was up, Ryan and Louis discuss the Fed's decision to keep interest rates where they are and to continue the $ 600 billion QE2 program; Ryan and Louis discuss the Fed's view that inflation is nascent; Louis notes that not only does the Fed not see inflation that exists but disclaims any responsibility for it; Louis asserts that there is a correlation between oil prices and Fed policy; Louis discusses Ben Bernanke's assertion that the Fed can't control oil prices but that they somehow can control the impact of higher oil prices on the rest of the economy; Louis also remarks on Bernanke's view of the dollar - the claim that a strong dollar can be achieved through the Fed's current policy as it is their belief that they are creating a sound economy and therefore a sound dollar; Louis notes the irony of the Fed chastising Congress» spendthrift ways — if the Fed did not monetize the debt, Congress could» nt spend; Louis noted that as Bernanke spoke the prices of gold and silver rose as it seemed that the Fed has no interest in cutting off the easy money; the current Fed policy will keep interest rates low; Ryan notes that the Fed knows that they can't let interest rates rise because of the housing mess; Louis notes that the Fed has a Hobson's Choice - either keep rates low or let interest rates rise and cut off the recovery.