Wage growth is not keeping up with inflation for everyone, but it is still going up. For some professions and hired performers, compensation is out pacing inflation. Over the long term for professionals, compensation rises about two to four % above inflation over someone's career. When prices go up, the cost of your financial goals go up. Add that to portfolios that are now worthless, and many people might now be further behind in saving for retirement or whatever goals you have.
It wasn't just Tom Cruise's biggest opening weekend ever, it was the biggest Memorial Day opening weekend for a U.S. movie. (0:25) Bill Mann discusses: - How "Top Gun: Maverick" is the right movie at the right time - Ripple effects for studios, streamers, and more - Unilever's stock popping 9% by adding activist investor Nelson Peltz to the board - Why he's a fan of Peltz and his form of shareholder activism
(13:00) Robert Brokamp talks with Dan Caplinger about how investors can fight inflation and one common myth about how to hedge against rising prices.
Stocks discussed: PARA, DIS, AMC, UL, PG
Host: Chris Hill Guests: Bill Mann, Robert "Bro" Brokamp, Dan Caplinger Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Dan Boyd, Rick Engdahl
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