Two Ways to Counter the Impacts of Inflation, Ep #91

<p>Mcdonald’s has over 38,000 restaurants across the world. They’ve closed all of their locations in Russia, which equates to about 2% of McDonald’s restaurants. Other companies—such as Apple—are following suit. How will those companies’ actions impact your portfolio? Before sanctions, Russia’s stock market represented about 2% of the Emerging Market Index (MSCI). With the sanctions, the MSCI is kicking out Russian companies. This means that you'd no longer be susceptible to the Russian market. </p> <p>What do you need to remember? US markets are emotional. With the war ensuing, it will stir the market, which tends to make the market go down—or even up—temporarily. The Russian/Ukraine conflict coupled with rising inflation has investors on edge. What could you do with your investments to fight the rising inflation? Learn more in this episode of Retirement Made Easy.</p> <h2>You will want to hear this episode if you are interested in...</h2> <ul> <li>[3:04] Check out our free resources at RetirementMadeEasy.com</li> <li>[4:40] What’s happening in Russia and Ukraine</li> <li>[7:30] How the conflict impacts your investments </li> <li>[10:29] How raising interest rates impacts the market</li> <li>[13:24] Idea #1 to fight rising inflation: buy bonds</li> <li>[15:00] Idea #2 to fight rising inflation: dividends</li> <li>[17:56] The potential suspension of state gas tax</li> <li>[19:38] Diversify your portfolio across industries</li> </ul> <h2>What’s happening in Russia and Ukraine</h2> <p>The gross national income per person per capita in Ukraine makes it the poorest country in Europe. It’s a large grain and natural gas exporter. The country also has a large aerospace presence. Putin doesn’t want Ukraine to join NATO, the world’s most powerful military alliance, created in 1949. NATO consists of 30 member nations (including the United States). If you’re a member of NATO and are attacked, the other nations will come to your aid. </p> <p>NATO made an agreement in 1991 that stated they would not expand further east. Putin