stay the same, because oil is pretty necessary for [our current society we would experience inflation](https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/06/oilpricesinflation.asp#:~:text=Crude%20oil%20is%20a%20major,amid%20COVID-19%20supply%20disruptions). The bank of Australia has a broader [primer](https://www.rba.gov.au/education/resources/explainers/causes-of-inflation.html) on inflation that has more ... detail than I can get into here including the important aspect of [peoples' behavior](https://www.investopedia.com/terms/i/inflationarypsychology.asp#:~:text=Behavioral%20economics%2C%20on%20the%20other,inflation%20is%20expected%20to%20rise). Today both money supply, as you noted, but also [many](https://www.stlouisfed.org/timely-topics/is-covid-19-sole-cause-of-shipping-disruptions-delays#:~:text=During%20COVID-19%20what%20we,the%20third%20quarter%20of%202021), [supply](https://www.statista.com/chart/21171/coronavirus-impact-on-chinese-manufacturing-output/), [shocks

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Fund (S&P 500) *is* a [total market index fund.](https://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/marketindex.asp) It's [the benchmark](https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/041315/what-are-pros-and-cons-using-sp-500-benchmark.asp), and is what most people use. Worrying about the difference between a 3000-stock

www.investopedia.com/terms/d/dutch\_tulip\_bulb\_market\_bubble.asp](https://www.investopedia.com/terms/d/dutch_tulip_bulb_market_bubble.asp) Tulipmania: About the Dutch Tulip Bulb Market Bubble ... the LAST BUBBLE before

find something that suits me... Plain vanilla works best for most people. https://www.reddit.com//r/personalfinance/wiki/commontopics https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/passiveinvesting.asp

Taiwan has near-Absolute Advantage when it comes to microchips. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/comparativeadvantage.asp

answer some of your questions and help you decide which is best for your personal situation: https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/110314/key-differences-between-etfs-and-mutual-funds.asp

plus you need $500,000 in liquid assets, but according to this [website](https://www.investopedia.com/articles/insights/072516/cost-buying-mcdonalds-franchise-mcd.asp) you need to expect to spend $1mil to $2.5mil to start out with. But if you’re going

Industrialization refers to switch from agri to manufacturing so your comment is not well thought out. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/i/industrialization.asp "Industrialization is a transformation away from an agricultural- or resource-based economy, toward an economy based

lose money. Boom-bust cycles last for varying lengths of time; they also vary in severity." https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/boom-and-bust-cycle.asp#:~:text=The%20boom%20and%20bust%20cycle%20is%20a%20key%20characteristic%20of,jobs%20and%20investors%20lose%20money.

www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/08/nonprofit-tax.asp#:~:text=Nonprofits%20are%20also%20exempt%20from,like%20any%20for%2Dprofit%20company. It means they don't pay the taxes that they should. Also, it gives them a more positive reputation. Typically when someone hears "nonprofit", they think of charitable organizations. But UPMC

www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/09/antitrust-law.asp I think you should. Anti trust laws prevent buyers from preventing suppliers from supplying to other businesses, but if a supplier pays for themselves to be your supplier, that is not anti trust

America, life insurance rarely pays out on a suicide. https://www.investopedia.com/does-life-insurance-cover-suicide-5105027

simple as that. https://www.investopedia.com/articles/mortgages-real-estate/08/like-kind-property-exchange.asp It doesn’t get rid of your tax liability. It only defers it. And you’ll need a lawyer. Unless OP plans to do this to “fool

www.investopedia.com/simulator/

ignorant to know that you're right, here's a breakdown of the most common ones](https://www.investopedia.com/financial-edge/0512/how-large-corporations-get-around-paying-less-in-taxes.aspx)

here](https://www.investopedia.com/articles/06/compoundingdarkside.asp)

That makes sense. Thank you! Link to article here: https://www.investopedia.com/articles/06/compoundingdarkside.asp

Thank you! Link to article: https://www.investopedia.com/articles/06/compoundingdarkside.asp

Thank you. Here’s the link: https://www.investopedia.com/articles/06/compoundingdarkside.asp. It talked about the DJI and how instead of it being a 10% return it was much lower compounded growth

suggest you read about (controversial) "January effect" at https://www.investopedia.com/terms/j/januaryeffect.asp

Sharpe Ratio: [https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/sharperatio.asp](https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/sharperatio.asp) These plays are based off of a cross of delta neutral or gamma max (click the links for each ticker) and if the reversal hadn't happened, then the play

easily be converted into cash. It also has non-current marketable securities of $127.88 billion.](https://www.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/021015/understanding-apples-balance-sheet-appl.aspx)

better financial knowledge than probably 70-80% of the population... [https://www.fidelity.com/retirement-ira/roth-ira](https://www.fidelity.com/retirement-ira/roth-ira) [https://investor.vanguard.com/investor-resources-education/how-to-invest/risk-reward-compounding](https://investor.vanguard.com/investor-resources-education/how-to-invest/risk-reward-compounding) [https://www.investopedia.com/terms/1/401kplan.asp](https://www.investopedia.com/terms/1/401kplan.asp) [https://investor.vanguard.com/investor-resources-education/understanding-investment-types/what-is-an-index-fund](https://investor.vanguard.com/investor-resources-education/understanding-investment-types/what-is-an-index-fund) https://investor.vanguard.com/investor-resources-education/understanding-investment-types/index-funds-vs-actively-managed-funds

www.investopedia.com/terms/f/flexiblespendingaccount.asp

Here's a list of companies that use mark-to-market accounting: https://www.investopedia.com/articles/markets/081416/list-companies-use-marktomarketmtm-accounting.asp

even stay in the game, otherwise money is left on the table. USDC is exactly that: https://www.investopedia.com/usd-coin-5210435 it's a "stablecoin". The article talks about those too. Really good article that really makes

money for college as you can otherwise use for your own retirement. More details @ https://www.investopedia.com/529-plan-vs-roth-ira-for-college-4771260

Contrary to popular belief, Bitcoin actually does have developers who work on upgrades. [Taproot](https://www.investopedia.com/bitcoin-taproot-upgrade-5210039) for example was a recent Bitcoin upgrade

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progressive tax](https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/progressivetax.asp) is a very specific thing

higher property tax rate so he’s pulling this whole “Taxachusetts” thing from his ass. https://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/110614/overall-tax-burden-state.asp

likely drove many food companies to record incomes in 2021. https://www.foodmanufacturing.com/consumer-trends/news/22044132/food-manufacturers-surprise-profitability-set-to-continue Average profit margins https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/071015/what-profit-margin-usual-company-food-and-beverage-sector.asp Edit your comment to show you’re wrong and apologize to them

debt-to-GDP countries, especially if we only consider developed countries. [Source](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/GFDEGDQ188S) [Source](https://www.investopedia.com/terms/d/debtgdpratio.asp) [Source](https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/debt-to-gdp-ratio-by-country)

Actually. Here’s an explanation. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/basispoint.asp

have a similar tool, but otherwise that information should be similar between any pair of institutions. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/a/acat.asp Yes, TreasuryDirect is for I bonds, that interest rate has been too good to ignore

www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/072513/basics-tbills.asp

www.investopedia.com/news/etf-open-secret-theyre-tax-loophole/

Argh, forgot to add this to my last reply Recipients of funds from a trust: https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/101915/do-beneficiaries-trust-pay-taxes.asp You’d pay the income tax on gains of assets in the trust but not money that

part of your overall dividend portfolio or be used as a portion of your [emergency fund](https://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/040714/how-use-your-roth-ira-emergency-fund.asp#)? Don't understand why some people consider their retirement accounts objective different from their taxable brokerage

Sure! You can check some of the details [here](https://www.investopedia.com/retirement/making-spousal-ira-contributions/) or just Google "spousal IRA contributions

possible for more than one person to own shares held in street name. ^[source](https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/185.asp#:~:text=Stocks%20held%20in%20street%20name,recover%20100%25%20of%20all%20securities) >In a little-known quirk of Wall Street bookkeeping, when brokerages loan out a customer’s stock

possible for more than one person to own shares held in street name.** ^[source](https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/185.asp#:~:text=Stocks%20held%20in%20street%20name,recover%20100%25%20of%20all%20securities) >...**stocks can be lent repeatedly, allowing three or four owners** to cast votes based on holdings