Author: Jamil Wyne

The Small Business Optimism Index reached a six-year high in December 2024, according to the National Federation of Independent Business. NFIB Executive Director Holly Wade joins Wealth to discuss this surge in small business confidence. Wade attributes the rise in optimism to post-election sentiment, noting a 90-point increase in business owners expecting improved conditions under the incoming Trump administration. Addressing proposed tariff policies, Wade points out that one in five small business owners list inflation as a “top challenge” in their operations: “Tariffs are certainly a factor in that and it just depends where the policy directives take us.” In…

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