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Nurturing your investments has never been more important than what it is today. After the turbulence of the past few years, ensuring some stability and finding an adequate growth path is essential. One aspect that can play havoc with your investments is inflation. Read more here on how to navigate the inflation waters to best care for your investments. If you’ve ever asked yourself “how does inflation affect my investments?” in this uncertain inflationary period, you’re certainly not alone. Americans across the country are wondering how current conditions might affect their holdings. Not all...

As of May 2022, annual inflation hit 8.6%, and the Fed hiked interest rates by .75%, begging questions about the future of CRE and equipment loans. Find out more as we pick apart CRE loans, diving into what business leaders across all branches of industry need to know moving forward. For those looking to expand or even break ground, understanding how inflation and rising rates will affect your CRE and equipment loans is crucial to financial success. Everyone has felt inflation's sting in one way or another. Supply chain issues persist in the waning days of the pandemic; meanwhile, the...

Ranked Among the Highest Purchase Volumes For U.S. Visa® and Mastercard Commercial Card Issuers August 1, 2022 — Bank of Blue Valley, a division of HTLF Bank, a member of Heartland Financial USA, Inc. (NASDAQ: HTLF) that operates under the brand name HTLF, continues to display consistent strength in the payments space. Nilson Report ranked HTLF among the top U.S. commercial credit card issuers for the seventh year in a row. HTLF saw a 48 percent increase in purchase volume growth and ranked 31st overall among purchasing and fleet card issuers, an improvement from 36th in 2020. ranking reflects HTLF’s innovative approach...

As the Fed proceeds to raise interest rates and combat inflation, business leaders must keep a close eye on the market and make changes to retain profitability in 2022 and into 2023. Read more here as we discuss the path ahead for the Fed and interest rates—and explore what the current plan means for business and investments. The Federal Reserve works to support three primary economic goals: promote maximum employment, maintain price stability, and offer reasonable short-term interest rates. All three work together to fight inflation—a battle the central bank wins when they keep inflation at...

We all know that when inflation falls, so do interest rates, and then when inflation trends upward, interest rates rise to fight back. But the relationship between inflation and interest rates runs deeper than simple supply and demand and investors would do well to understand the parallels and recognize the red flags. Read more here to see how to safeguard your assets. As inflation surpasses 40-year highs in the United States, it’s important to understand its relationship with rising interest rates, and the effect it could have on your investments. Inflation and interest rates tend to move in...