Katherine Haan, MBA, is a Senior Staff Writer for Forbes Advisor and a former financial advisor turned international bestselling author and business coach. For more than a decade, she’s helped small ...

Current 12-month inflation at 3.5%, above the Fed's 2% target. Core inflation, which excludes food and energy, increased to 2.6% from last year. Energy inflation spiked 15.7%, driven by the Iran ...