Katherine Beem

The Editorial Director of Street Authority, Katherine didn’t always intend to write about money. She’s a classically trained pianist who graduated from university with a degree in archaeology and ancient Greek and Latin. However, in 2007 she began working in financial publishing as an editor for Agora Inc. (Apparently, unearthing ideas about improving your personal finances isn’t such a bad career alternative!)

her writing has been featured in Investing Daily, Truth & Plenty, Independence Monthly, NICHE, AmericanStyle, AntiqueWeek, Millennial Money, Money Done Right, TheStreet.com, Sure Dividend, Recreation News, and many others.

She particularly enjoys writing about personal finance, stocks, and real estate, as well as investing in art and antiques.

Analyst Articles

Data, Data, Data… Plus Crypto and Cannabis!

Katherine Beem
March 15, 2024

Happy Friday, dear readers! This week certainly buzzed by quickly — probably because of all the goings on in the world and markets. Let’s get to it! This Week’s Data Dump There was plenty of data on the state of the U.S. economy released this week. In particular, economists were eyeing the Producer Price Index (PPI) February report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), as well as the Census Bureau’s retail sales report for last month. First, the PPI, which measures the prices producers of goods and services receive. These aren’t the prices that… Read More

Happy Friday, dear readers! This week certainly buzzed by quickly — probably because of all the goings on in the world and markets. Let’s get to it! This Week’s Data Dump There was plenty of data on the state of the U.S. economy released this week. In particular, economists were eyeing the Producer Price Index (PPI) February report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), as well as the Census Bureau’s retail sales report for last month. First, the PPI, which measures the prices producers of goods and services receive. These aren’t the prices that consumers pay; rather, they’re the wholesale prices. The PPI can be a good indicator of future consumer prices because it measures upstream costs. If the PPI runs high, we can expect consumer prices — such as those measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) — to be higher in the near future. Anyway, the BLS reported that the PPI rose by 0.6% last month. That’s higher than the 0.3% analysts had been expecting, according to Dow Jones. It’s also higher than the 0.3% uptick recorded for January. On a year-over-year basis, the PPI jumped by 1.6%. Read More

Mid-March 2024 Crypto Market Update

Alex Benfield
March 15, 2024

The crypto market is scorching hot so far in 2024. What can we expect from the market leaders moving forward and are we still bullish? Read More

The crypto market is scorching hot so far in 2024. What can we expect from the market leaders moving forward and are we still bullish? Read More