Mar. 21: A dive into the UWM/TWO deal issues; credit trend papers to check out; you can’t ignore fuel costs; a nod to Chuck Norris

Here we are, heading into the spring planting season, and U.S. fertilizer prices have doubled. In fact, with the Iranian War, the price of oil has moved higher, and while President Trump has said that it is a price worth paying, we are reminded that anything transported has become more expensive with the price of oil, adding to inflation and impacting the price of fixed-income securities and therefore interest rates. (Having your home or office flooded is also expensive, and thousands are being evacuated as all the islands in Hawai’i are under a flood watch.