It’s the Economy, Stupid: The Fed, Economic Policy, and You

What this episode covers

You turn on the news, you flip open the morning paper and there it is: the economy. It’s up, it’s down, it’s sideways. GDP, the S&P, ABCDEFG. It can be hard to understand what you’re seeing. But of course, this stuff matters—especially if you have a business. So how do you make sense of it all? Luckily for you, there are people like Tell Alessio, Treasurer at Cadence Bank. Tell reads economic reports for a living and translates them so that mere mortals can understand. On this episode of In Good Companies, we’re breaking down the economy—what is it exactly? What makes it healthy or unhealthy? How can you tell a short-term blip from a long-term trend? Tell will also guide us through the surprisingly accessible world of economic policy. Who’s actually running things, and what does “running things” even mean? Is inflation bad? What can you interpret from federal interest rates? And what is “reverse repo”? More importantly, we’ll cover how these terms might affect your business, and how you can time important moments in your company lifecycle with these trends to maximize return. It might seem intimidating, but don’t worry, we’ll quantitatively ease you into it. This is economic policy for everyone. So listen on!