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Consumer spending dropped .5% in September according to the latest information from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, led by the end of the Cash for Clunkers Program.
With the crisis clearly past, the Fed ought to boost short-term rates to a more normal 2% - still low by historical standards - to send a signal to the markets that the U.S. is serious about...
Recently, gold hit $1000/ounce even though gold purchased by jewellers dropped by 22% during the last quarter. The investors’ enthusiasm towards gold thinking they need more protection against...
TIPS are issued via government run auctions in maturities of five, 10 and 20 years. When the TIPS bond reaches maturity, the inflation-adjusted principal is returned to investors. If deflation were...
Words of wisdom from Warren Buffett:
The United States economy is now out of the emergency room and appears to be on a slow path to recovery. But enormous dosages of monetary medicine continue...
There are growing fears that talk of a recovery is a Wall Street illusion and that the economy could dip into recession again if the job market doesn't improve soon.
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If you want to hold commodities in your investment portfolio, what's the best way?
The simplest commodities investments follow various indexes. You'll find a wide choice of exchange-traded funds...
Many people are buying gold due to inflation and stock market fears, but as the article describes, there are risks:
As an inflation hedge, gold's record isn't perfect either. After reaching a...
It's not so easy to answer that question now. The performance of TIPS is a function of two main variables, and neither one today is saying that TIPS are screamingly cheap, as they were back in...
Wall Street's rally since mid-March has been strong enough to persuade many Americans to stop selling their stock mutual funds and start buying again.
But even as money has begun to flow back...
I've seen many people worry that we'll soon be seeing high inflation and perhaps even hyperinflation. But it's no sure thing. This article makes a case that it won't happen. Even though the Fed is...