##  [# Hot Reads: Inflation A Major Risk For 2022](/sections/daily-hot-reads/hot-reads-inflation-major-risk-2022) 

 

# Hot Reads: Inflation A Major Risk For 2022

 

 

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**[Inflation A Major Risk For 2022 Outlook](https://www.capitalspectator.com/inflation-is-major-risk-factor-for-us-2022-economic-outlook/)** (Capital Spectator)  
 However, expectations from forecasters are anything but uniform.

 **[Crypto’s Wild 2021 Will Go Down As One For The Ages](https://www.advisorperspectives.com/articles/2021/12/23/cryptos-wild-2021-will-go-down-as-one-for-the-ages)** (Advisor Perspectives)  
There have been big wins and big scams, important upgrades, major crackdowns—and some major themes that will carry into 2022.

**[CNBC’s Sullivan: 5 Major Predictions For 2022](https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/29/brian-sullivan-here-are-five-major-predictions-for-2022.html?&qsearchterm=ETF)** (CNBC)  
Brian Sullivan expects several booms for next year.

**[ETFs For Rising Interest Rates](https://insights.factorresearch.com/research-etfs-for-rising-interest-rates/)** (FactorResearch)  
 It turns out only financial services companies and short bonds offer a positive correlation to interest rates.

**[Persistent Inflation Could Lead To Bear Market](https://www.fa-mag.com/news/big-s-p-500-bear-market-case-sees-inflation-finally-eating-everything-65559.html?section=43)** (FA Magazine)  
 A case for an impending bear market in U.S. stocks hinges on what happens with inflation.

**[The Illiquidity Discount Is An Opportunity Cost](https://alphaarchitect.com/2021/12/28/the-illiquidity-discount-is-an-opportunity-cost/)** (Alpha Architect)  
 Digging into a paper offering an alternative perspective on the illiquidity discount.

**[ETF Tax Advantages Still Strong In 2021](https://www.morningstar.com/articles/1071652/etfs-proved-their-tax-advantages-are-still-strong-in-2021)** (Morningstar)

A continued streak of low taxable capital gains distributions, along with a few key reminders.

**[Are GDP’s Days Numbered?](https://jheconomics.com/gdps-days-are-numbered/)** (Jackson Hole Economics)

Regarding the main gauge of measuring prosperity, better alternatives may soon be at hand.





 

 

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