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The Economic Process of Deleveraging Part Two – Why the US is Well Positioned

By crackerjack, from crackerjack finance.com site, The differences between the US situation post-financial crisis and Japan in 1990 are stark. […]

It’s Never Too Early to Start Investing

By Travis Hoium When is it the right time to start investing for retirement? What about saving for college? Or […]

The State of the World: A Framework

By George Friedman, Stratfor, The evolution of geopolitics is cyclical. Powers rise, fall and shift. Changes occur in every generation […]

Consumer Comfort Highest in Almost Four Years

By Bob Willis | Bloomberg –   Consumer confidence in the U.S. increased last week to the highest level since April […]

U.S. long bonds: Buyer beware!

By Prieur du Plessis, Bill Gross is buying them after misreading the market last year, while the Fed is buying […]

Rate on 30-year mortgage rises to 3.95 percent

By Derek Kravitz, AP Real Estate Writer | Associated Press   WASHINGTON (AP) — The average rate on the 30-year […]

Million-dollar foreclosures rise as rich walk away

By Jessica Dickler | CNNMoney.com Five years after the housing bubble burst, America’s wealthiest families are now losing their homes […]

12 27 Ways to Buy Facebook Stock Before It Goes Public

By Stockerblog, Ever since Facebook announced that the company will have its initial public offering later this year, I have […]

Rising sales point to better year for housing

By Derek Kravitz, AP Real Estate Writer | Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The housing market is flashing signs of […]

Aging Demographics Forecast Lower P/E Ratios and Stock Prices Through 2021

By Jim Fink, Investing Daily, In part 1 of my series on demographic investing, I wrote about author Harry Dent […]