Forbes: Will Higher Inflation Lift Bond Yields? Maybe Not

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

For the first time in what seems like forever, U.S. inflation is trending higher. However, that may not continue and that could have a major impact on the bond market. Read more here.

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Barron's: Corn Crops Are Unlikely to Be Bountiful, So Expect Higher Prices

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

A drop in corn production will result in reduced supplies of the grain, propelling prices higher over the next few months, experts say.

U.S. corn inventory at the end of the 2020-21 growing season will be 1.3 billion bushels, far lower than the 1.7-billion-bushel level expected by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, says Shawn Hackett, president of Hackett Financial Advisors. Read more here.

Forbes: Wild Weather To Send Prices For Food Stuffs Skyrocketing In 2021

By SIMON CONSTABLE

As if 2020 wasn’t bad enough, 2021 will likely bring biblical-style extreme weather including droughts, frigid winters, and monster hurricanes, recent research shows. Read more here.

Forbes: How To Predict How Stocks Will Perform In 2021

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

How will stocks perform in 2021? 

It’s hard to know before it happens. However, if you are willing to wait until the end of January you’ll have a highly reliable signal on which way it will go, according to a recent report from Wall Street analytics firm CFRA. Read more here.

Barron's: Bad Weather Could Hurt Soybean Crops. That Will Help Lift Prices

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

Recent unseasonably dry weather in South America, and worries that the lack of moisture will continue, could propel soybean prices more than 40% higher in the first quarter of 2021. 

“South America is a little too dry and uncomfortably dry,” says Sal Gilbertie, founder and CEO of commodity exchange-traded fund company Teucrium Trading. Read more here.

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RBC Wealth Management: How to be a philanthropist: Sir Tom Hunter and Fran Perrin share their journeys

 By SIMON CONSTABLE 

Some philanthropists are born into families of modest means, while others inherit their wealth. But one thing seems to unite them—giving away money for charitable purposes isn't as easy as it might first appear. Read more here.

Briefings Magazine: Made In America -- Recovery

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

History shows that America will lead the global recovery this time just like it has in the past. Read more here.

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