Spring 2022 Newsletter

Lions, Tigers, Bears, Oh My!
Inflation, The Fed, Recession, Oh My!
By Ryan Craner
Taking the client advocate and consumer protection approach, Ryan has always viewed every
client as a long-term and very important relationship.
The fearmongers in the media
are out in numbers and they
want you to be afraid, very afraid!
I will remind you that much
of the fear being promoted
is overstated. Just like the
Lion’s, Tiger’s, and Bear’s
fearful chant from the Wizard
of Oz was overstated as well.
Remember that Dorothy and
company only saw a Cowardly
Lion, no Tigers, or Bears!
Recently, we have seen numerous
reports that at first blush are
worrisome and concerning
regarding the economy and the
markets. Of course, and as usual,
the “chicken little” financial
media and traditional media
report these events in the darkest
terms possible. Dramatizing and
fearmongering the events that
we knew already existed or we
already knew they were coming.
In the last several weeks we
have heard that the economy
measured by GDP had slowed
in the first quarter of 2022.
We also saw the inflation rate
increase to 8.5%. Also expected.
The first week of May we saw the
Fed raising interest rates by .5%
(as expected and announced).
The media runs to the
microphones and reports these
facts as if it were a total shock to
everyone! Well, no, the markets
have had these events already
factored in. We knew rates were
going up. The Fed chairman
and the board members have
been announcing and telling
us this for months. Inflation has
been on the rise and predicted
to be higher for months.
The fearmongers
in the media are
out in numbers and
they want you to be
afraid, very afraid!
Strategic Planning Group 3