Opher Ganel

3 weeks ago | wealthtender.com | Opher Ganel

Assuming you haven’t been hiding under a rock throughout the first part of 2025, you’ve heard the word on the news or seen it online. All. The. Time. Tariffs. The president even coined a patriotic name for the kickoff date of his tariff barrage – April 2, 2025 – “Liberation Day.”But what are tariffs? Tariffs are nothing more than an import duty or tax that the government charges on imported goods.

1 month ago | medium.com | Opher Ganel

And possibly your everyday…Assuming you haven’t been hiding under a rock for the past few months, you’ve heard the word on the news or seen it online. All. The. Time. Tariffs. The president even coined a patriotic name for the kickoff date of his tariff barrage — April 2, 2025 — “Liberation Day.”But what are tariffs? Tariffs ExplainedTariffs are nothing more than an import duty or tax that the government charges on imported goods.

1 month ago | wealthtender.com | Opher Ganel

Stagflation and tariffs. You’ve probably heard both terms if you’ve been paying attention to economic news lately… Here’s what they are and why you should worry. The word “stagflation” is a combination of two words – “stagnation” and “inflation” – which is pretty much what it is. This (thankfully infrequent) condition is when the economy is stagnant while prices keep going up. Two opposing forces usually affect our economy: unemployment and inflation.

1 month ago | wealthtender.com | Opher Ganel

I’m finally in the home stretch. After four and a half decades, I’m perhaps two to three years from becoming “work optional” and downshifting my career from full-time to half-time or less. At that point, besides writing online, I’ll only work when I find an interesting project that lets me work with people I like, with compensation a far second consideration (if even that).

1 month ago | medium.com | Opher Ganel

Should you worry about this, and if so, what can you do to prepare? You’ve probably heard both terms if you’ve been paying attention to economic news lately…Stagflation and tariffs. Here’s what they are and why you should worry. What is stagflation? It’s a combination of two words — stagnation and inflation — which is pretty much what it is. This (thankfully infrequent) condition is when the economy is stagnant while prices keep going up. Why is stagflation unusual?