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Since the start of the recession there has been a large jump in the national savings rate. Many are now forgoing luxury purchases and dialing down the conspicuous consumption. The question is… is this a short term reaction to the recession? Or a permanent shift in American culture? What do you think? Here’s a great article [...] Nouriel Roubini was one of the few individuals who foresaw the current economic mess we’re in. Also, up until recently he was still one of the most bearish economists out there. Now it looks like he’s starting to warm up to the idea that we’re not going back to the economic stone age…
We’ve seen a 6% rally in the market over the past three days due to some better than expected earnings. This positive action leads to the question… Is the recession finally over? The video below discusses this question and provides in depth economic data to support the different theories.
No matter how young you are it’s always a good idea to have a little exposure to fixed income investments. Having a small portion of your portfolio in bonds can help reduce your overall risk and smooth out long term returns. In the following video, star fund manager Tom Atteberry discusses his fixed income investment [...] In a recent interview Warren Buffett was asked for his “top three pieces of advice for average Americans who want to grow their savings and keep their money safe.” Here’s what he said… If it seems too good to be true… it probably is A large part of being an astute investor means identifying future trends and the companies that will benefit from them. As you probably have already heard, there was a cyber attack on a few U.S. websites earlier in the week. Although the disruptions were relatively minor, they were a sober reminder of just how vulnerable [...] |
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Economic Uncertainty For The Second Half
It’s going to be interesting to see which way the markets turn now that earnings season is upon us. Never in my memory has there been such uncertainty as to how companies will report in the coming days and weeks. Usually analysts have a general (although wildly inaccurate) idea as to how the overall reporting [...]