• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Home
    • Doug Recording


    • Listen to Smart With Your Money

    • Become a Fan

      [salesforce form="4"]
  • About
      • About


        • Meet the Smart With Your Money Team, and get to know the real Doug Haldeman.

        • Meet Doug
      • Speaking


        • Looking for a Keynote Speaker at your next event?

        • Doug Haldeman
  • Expert Contributors
  • Smart With Your…
      • Buying a Home
          • Home Buying
          • Mortgage
          • Title Company
          • Builder
          • HUD Home Specialist
          • Inspector
          • Second Home


      • Selling a Home
          • Staging
          • Home Selling


      • Debt
          • Credit Repair
          • Debt
          • Car Finance Expert


      • Home Repair
          • Electrician
          • Home Maintenance
          • Waterproof Specialist
          • Contractor


      • Life
          • Attorney
          • Career Opportunities
          • Insurance
          • Publishing
          • Social Media
          • Coach
          • Personal Finance
          • Consultant
          • Family
          • Legal
          • Podcasts
          • Success
          • Business Planning
          • Consumer View
          • Life Planning
          • Political/ Mayor
          • Resources
          • Divorce
          • Probate
      • Financial Investments
          • CPA
          • Economist
          • Bankruptcy
          • Rural Property
          • Real Estate
          • Realtor
          • Investments / Rental Property
          • Developer
          • Financial Advisor
          • Fundraising
          • Market News
          • Surveyor
          • Taxes
  • Resources
  • Get a Mortgage


    • Thinking about buying a home or refinancing?



    • Doug Haldeman Cornerstone
  • Contact
      • Contact Us

        Call or Text: (314) 472-DOUG (3684)
        Email: [email protected]
        Visit: 1120 Wolfrum Rd #201, St Charles, MO 63304

Smart With Your Money

Your Real Estate, Mortgage, Personal Finance, and Credit Resource

  • HomeScout
  • Rate Alert Program
  • Sold Homes Report
  • Speaking

Economist

Market Update: Fed Raises Rates and Plans To Lower Balance Sheet

June 18, 2017 by Doug Haldeman

Fed Raises Rates

Fed Raises Rates                 The Federal Reserve(Fed) recently agreed to raise their benchmark lending rate for the third time in six months. Moreover, they maintained their outlook for one more hike in 2017 and set out some details for how they intend to shrink their $4.5 trillion balance sheet […]

Filed Under: Economist, Market News Tagged With: Federal Reserve, Rate, Rates, The Fed

Fed Rate Hike : What does this mean for me?

December 22, 2016 by Doug Haldeman

Fed Rate Hike : What does this mean for me? The Federal Reserve (The Fed) has raised interest rates after much talk of doing so this year. This hike comes just in time for the new year and a new administration coming into office. How will this rate hike affect you and what exactly does […]

Filed Under: Economist, Market News Tagged With: Cornerstone Mortgage, Doug Haldeman, Tammie Haldeman, The Doug Haldeman Show

Election Aftermath and Cabinet Posts

December 4, 2016 by Doug Haldeman

Listen in as Doug and Tammie talk about what happened in the economy after the election on November 8th.  They also talk about the Presidential Cabinet pics that affect housing: Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) – Dr. Ben Carson Secretary of Treasury – Steven Mnuchin

Filed Under: Economist, Investments / Rental Property Tagged With: Doug Haldeman, Tammie Haldeman

How Will Trump Affect The US

November 13, 2016 by Doug Haldeman

There are a lot of issues that Mr. Trump will need to address during his presidency.  The key is to understand how will Trump effect the US. How will Trump and Congress get along? Republicans have control of the White House, the Senate and the House, but that doesn’t mean he will have an easy time […]

Filed Under: Consumer View, Economist, Financial Advisor, Life Planning, Market News, Personal Finance, Taxes Tagged With: Doug Haldeman, Economy, future, Political, Trump

Promises and Price Tags

October 23, 2016 by Doug Haldeman

“Promises and Price Tags” is a comprehensive fiscal analysis of the policies put forward by presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. The full report is available as a printer-friendly PDF (57 pp.), and the Chartbook can be viewed here. Executive Summary The next president will enter office with the national debt at post-World War II record […]

Filed Under: Consumer View, Economist, Resources, Taxes Tagged With: debt, Doug Haldeman, finances, national debt, Political

Bailout Scorecard Update

August 14, 2016 by Doug Haldeman

The Bailout Scorecard Last update: Mar. 31, 2016 Altogether, accounting for both the TARP and the Fannie and Freddie bailout, $619B has gone out the door—invested, loaned, or paid out—while $390B has been returned. The Treasury has been earning a return on most of the money invested or loaned. So far, it has earned $298B. […]

Filed Under: Consumer View, Economist, Financial Advisor, Resources Tagged With: Bailout, Doug Haldeman, Treasury Department

Social Security Status And Possible Fixes

July 3, 2016 by Doug Haldeman

SOCIAL SECURITY STATUS Not much has changed in the financial status of the Social Security Trust Funds since last year, according to today’s release of the annual report on the status of the funds by the Social Security Board of Trustees. The combined asset reserves of the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) […]

Filed Under: Economist, Financial Advisor, Life Planning, Personal Finance, Taxes Tagged With: Doug Haldeman, Retirement, Senior Citizens, Senior Living, Social Security

Peaking Into the Wallet Of Some Countries Spending Habits

January 10, 2016 by Doug Haldeman

Doug and Tammie discuss how some countries are spending their money and where the US compares as a whole. Though the chart, created by the Data Team with The Economist, may be lacking in how countries are taxed or not taxed it is an interesting glimpse into the wallet of a few of the countries […]

Filed Under: Consumer View, Economist, Family, Financial Advisor, Market News, Personal Finance, Uncategorized Tagged With: doug haldeman show

Greek Debt Crisis: Greek MPs to Debate Controversial Reforms Plan

July 12, 2015 by Brittany Giamanco

Greek MPs are to debate new proposals sent to the country’s creditors with the aim of getting a third bailout and averting a possible exit from the euro. The plans contain controversial elements, including pension reforms and tax rises, that were rejected at a referendum called by PM Alexis Tsipras. The EU and other creditors are studying […]

Filed Under: Credit Repair, Economist, Uncategorized

Market Update/Fair Housing Lawsuits/Obama Diversifying Neighborhoods

July 5, 2015 by Doug Haldeman

Market Update This has been a very volatile week in the market.  Here are the major headlines: The International markets have been riding the rollercoaster in Greece as they vote on a referendum that affects the stability of the Eurozone. Jobs Report (Non-Farms Payroll) was weaker than expected. There were 223,000 Jobs created in June, […]

Filed Under: Economist, Market News Tagged With: Doug Haldeman, Tammie Haldeman

  • Go to page 1
  • Go to page 2
  • Go to Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

Search the Website

Listen to Smart With Your Money


 

Learn About…

  • Attorney
  • Author
  • Bankruptcy
  • Builder
  • Business Planning
  • Car Finance Expert
  • Career Opportunities
  • Coach
  • Consultant
  • Consumer View
  • Contractor
  • CPA
  • Credit Repair
  • Debt
  • Developer
  • Divorce
  • Economist
  • Electrician
  • Expert Contributors
  • Family
  • Financial Advisor
  • Fundraising
  • Home Buying
  • Home Maintenance
  • Home Selling
  • HUD Home Specialist
  • Inspector
  • Insurance
  • Investments / Rental Property
  • Legal
  • Life Planning
  • Market News
  • Mortgage
  • Personal Finance
  • Podcasts
  • Political/ Mayor
  • Publishing
  • Real Estate
  • Realtor
  • Resources
  • Rural Property
  • Second Home
  • Social Media
  • Staging
  • Success
  • Surveyor
  • Taxes
  • Title Company
  • Uncategorized
  • Waterproof Specialist

Footer

 
Call or Text: (314) 472-DOUG (3684)
Email: [email protected]
Visit: 1120 Wolfrum Rd #201, Weldon Spring, MO 63304

Guild Mortgage Company, LLC is an Equal Housing Lender Company NMLS #3274. Individual NMLS #298419. 1120 Wolfrum Rd, Ste 201, Weldon Spring, MO, 63304. Doug Haldeman is an employee, but Tammie Haldeman is NOT an employee of Guild Mortgage Company, LLC. www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org
Home
About
Expert Contributors
Resources
Get a Mortgage
Contact

Privacy Policy

© 2023 Smart With Your Money. All Rights Reserved. Website by Off-Center Design.