What is the Fed and what does it do? Learn the role of the Fed, or Federal Reserve, which is the central bank of the United States, in managing the economy and preventing financial crises through monetary policy. Here you will learn about the Federal Reserve system. Its purpose is to manage the economy and … Continue reading What is the Federal Reserve? Interest Rates and the Economy
Category: Economics
Economics is a critical field that helps us understand how societies allocate scarce resources to meet their needs and wants. Our comprehensive resources offer expert insights into the fundamental principles of economics, including micro and macroeconomics, economic systems, and the role of government in regulating the economy. With our help, you can gain a deeper understanding of the economic forces that shape our world and make informed decisions about your personal finances, investments, and business strategies.
What is a Slowcession? Slow Recession
Learn about what is a slowcession, where economic growth slows down, but an economic downturn is avoided. With a slowsession, or slow recession, the Federal Reserve’s plan to raise interest rates hopefully helps lower inflation without causing a recession. Cheap oil prices, less inflation, and a strong housing market, are possible reasons for a slowsession. … Continue reading What is a Slowcession? Slow Recession
What are the Types of Money?
Learn what are the main types of money. What is money? Learn about the main types of money including commodity money, representative money, fiat money, and bank money. Also learn why intrinsic value is important. Watch on YouTube Watch on TikTok Watch on Instagram @moneyinstructor What are the types of Money? #financialeducation … Continue reading What are the Types of Money?
What is Money? Functions
Learn what is money and what are its functions. Money is a commodity that has been accepted by all as an economic medium. It is used to express prices and values. As a currency, it circulates anonymously between people and countries, facilitating trade and is the main measure of wealth. Watch on YouTube Watch on … Continue reading What is Money? Functions
Why is Everything so Expensive? Inflation
Learn the basics of why everything is so expensive in 2022. Prices going up for food, gas, rent, housing, and other things. A video short lesson. @moneyinstructor Why is everything so expensive? Inflation 2022 #money #moneytok #foryou #cartoon #tiktoktaughtme #inflation ♬ original sound – Money Instructor View this post on Instagram A post … Continue reading Why is Everything so Expensive? Inflation
Earning, Spending, Saving (and Investing)
Learn about earning, spending, saving, and investing money. Learn how they are related and how you can build wealth. Earning Do you have an allowance? Have you done chores and got paid? Do you have a job? If you have, then you have earned money. Earnings refer to the money you earn from a job. … Continue reading Earning, Spending, Saving (and Investing)
Needs and Wants
Needs and wants, what is the difference? Understanding the difference, between needs and wants, is crucial to good financial decision making. What is a Need? A need is a requirement, or essential item that is considered to be necessary for living. Examples include shelter, food and water, and clothing. These are essential for a person’s … Continue reading Needs and Wants
World Economics
The study of world economics (also called international economics) is the study of all of the factors that influence the movement of goods and money around the world, and because it is so intricately tied, the related politics. This includes trade and trade policies, justifications for protection, currency systems and exchange rates, the monetary and … Continue reading World Economics
Fundamentals of Economics
Economics has been known as the dismal science ever since Thomas Carlyle coined the phrase to summarize T. R. Malthus’ sad predictions in the 19th century: that the fate of humanity’s economic life would be poverty, hardship and even starvation. In most of the developed world today, this prediction has not been borne out, but … Continue reading Fundamentals of Economics
Microeconomics: A General Overview
Besides Macroeconomics, the other basic way to view economics is the “Microeconomic” view. This view concerns itself with the particulars of a specific segment of the population or a specific industry within the larger population of good and service providers. More importantly, from a financial standpoint microeconomics concerns itself with the distribution of products, income, goods and … Continue reading Microeconomics: A General Overview
Macroeconomics: A General Overview
Finance is based on economics. Therefore, to properly understand financial markets and their behavior one must first understand economics. Economics at its core is concerned with the production, distribution, trade and consumption of goods and services. To put this in human terms we can say that economics is the science that arises out of the interplay between limited … Continue reading Macroeconomics: A General Overview
Opportunity Cost – Basic Economics Concept
Should I go to work today? Should I go to college after high school? Should the government spend money on a new weapon system? These are decisions that are made everyday; however, what is the cost of our decisions? What is the cost of going to work, or the decision not to go to work? … Continue reading Opportunity Cost – Basic Economics Concept
