Shaun's name origin is Hebrew, and the name Shaun means God is gracious. Shaun is an alternate spelling of John (Hebrew). Shaun is also a form of Sean (Irish, Hebrew).
Evaluation of higher interest rates. 1  Higher interest rates affect people in different ways. The effect of higher interest rates does not affect each consumer equally. 2  Time lags. The effect of rising interest rates can often take up to 18 months to have an effect. 3  It depends upon other variables in the economy.
Today, I'll briefly discuss how rising rates could affect these investments. In future columns, I'll delve into what, if anything, investors should do. It has been almost four years since the last increase in the federal funds rate. In May 2000, the Fed raised it to 6.5 percent from 6 percent.