Weekly UPdate articles from September 2025, newest first.
Last week, we reviewed the changes in prices from manufacturers and producers. Based on the reports from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the annual increase of the Producer Price Index (PPI) declined in August to 2.6%
Anton Bayer · September 24, 2025 · 6 min read
To determine the future costs of consumer goods, one needs to monitor the costs to producers. If producer costs go up, then it is only a matter of time until your costs increase at the retail level.
Anton Bayer · September 17, 2025 · 6 min read
For the past four years, Matt and I have been attending the annual Future Proof Conference that is entirely outdoors along the beach in Huntington Beach, CA.
Anton Bayer · September 10, 2025 · 8 min read
Many of you read about the tragedy in the small town of Hunt in the Texas Hill Country. Torrential rain poured from July 4th to the 7th and then resumed again from July 12-13. The Guadalupe River that runs around the tow
Anton Bayer · September 3, 2025 · 6 min read