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Dow Jones Industrials Crash Analysis - Great Depression Versus Today
Submitted by Sol Nasisi  (bestcashcow.com)

I've wondering how the performance of the Dow in 2008 compares to the drop during the Great Depression. To find out, I graphed both and set them side by side. The results are interesting...

Article | Nov 19, 2008 | Views: 33964 | Comments: 37
Tags: dow jones, stock market, depression, crash

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Is Inflation Good or Bad for You?
Submitted by Sam Cass  (bestcashcow.com)

The conventional wisdom says that inflation is very bad. It makes everything we buy more expensive and decreases the value of our currency. But there are times when inflation is good for you.

Article | Oct 9, 2007 | Views: 6593 | Comments: 10
Tags: inflation

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Fed Funds Rate Discussion
Submitted by Sol Nasisi  (bestcashcow.com)

This is a discussion on the future direction of the Federal Funds rate, using the Fed Funds Rate Predictor (produced by the Cleveland Fed as a starter.

Series | May 13, 2008 | Views: 4958 | Comments: 25
Tags: interest rates, federal funds rate, fed rate predictions

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How Bank Failures in 2008 Compare to Tough Times in 1980's
Submitted by Sol Nasisi  (bestcashcow.com)

We've now had five bank failures in 2008 and I wanted to see how we are doing compared to the real estate downturn in the 1980s and savings and loan crisis it precipitated. The results are...

Article | Jul 14, 2008 | Views: 3850 | Comments: 5
Tags: bank failures, bank failure average

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Obama's Infrastructure Plan is Great; Here is How to Pay for it
Submitted by Jonathan Winters  (bestcashcow.com)

Obama's got a plan, but he won't say were to pay for it. Here is an idea. I know its controversial.

Article | Nov 23, 2008 | Views: 1943 | Comments: 16

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Financial Rescue Plan Signed; FDIC Insurance to $250,000; Rates Will Come Down
Submitted by Sam Cass  (bestcashcow.com)

The House passes the rescue plan or bailout bill today and President Bush swiftly signed it into law. It not only provides up to $700 billion to buy up toxic assets, but temporarily raises the...

Article | Oct 3, 2008 | Views: 2045 | Comments: 0
Tags: fdic insurance increase, bailout passed

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$1B In Military Equipment Missing In Iraq
Submitted by Azzurro  (www.cbsnews.com)

Exclusive: Report Shows Vehicles, Machine Guns And More Meant For Iraqi Forces Unaccounted For Tractor trailers, tank recovery vehicles, crates of machine guns and rocket propelled grenades are...

Article | Dec 6, 2007 | Views: 3860 | Comments: 25 
Tags: iraq, war

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Desperate Times, Desperate Measures: CNBC's Bill Griffeth Gets A Facelift
Submitted by JRodgers  (bestcashcow.com)

CNBC sent Bill Griffeth for a facelift over the weekend, then put him on Power Lunch with Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, Melissa Francis and Dennis Kneale. Why?

Article | Nov 24, 2008 | Views: 1772 | Comments: 6
Tags: ge, cnbc, michelle caruso-cabrera, maria bartiromo, ageism, bill griffeth, power, lunch, melissa francis, sue herera, dennis kneale

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Unprecedented Correlation Between S&P500 and Gold
Submitted by Sam Cass  (bestcashcow.com)

Over the last couple of years an unprecedented correlation has developed between the stock market and gold which hasn't been seen in over 40 years.

Article | Jul 19, 2007 | Views: 2220 | Comments: 3
Tags: gold, stock market, correlation

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Citibank and Wells Fargo Trust Preferred Securities May Offer Value Here
Submitted by soczie  (www.bloomberg.com)

This is an interesting commentary from Bloomberg on trust preferred securities issued by Citibank, yielding 25%, and Wells Fargo, yielding 12%, that are superior to preferred shares in a...

Article | Feb 21, 2009 | Views: 1162 | Comments: 0 
Tags: citibank, wells fargo, trust preferred securities

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A New Era of Staglation is Upon Us
Submitted by Sam Cass  (bestcashcow.com)

Over the last couple of weeks it's become clear that we are entering a new period of staglation, that horrible condition of low growth and rising inflation that characterized much of the 70s.

Article | Nov 8, 2007 | Views: 1862 | Comments: 0
Tags: inflation, stagflation, economy stagnant

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Fed Pursues Quantitative Easing But Consumers May Not Respond
Submitted by Sam Cass  (bestcashcow.com)

Over the last two weeks, the Fed has set up programs to purchase mortgage backed assets, student loans, credit card loans, and more to help restart lending. But it might not make a difference...

Article | Nov 26, 2008 | Views: 980 | Comments: 1
Tags: debt, federal reserve, fed, quantitative easing

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The Great Car Seat Scam
Submitted by Regina  (bestcashcow.com)

Car seats, those devices that protect our children are at the heart of a scam which robs our wallets and saps our nation's energy independence. Think I'm kidding?

Article | Jul 16, 2007 | Views: 1362 | Comments: 12
Tags: cars, energy, car seats

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Factors Fueling Inflation May Go Into Reverse Soon Says Societe Generale's Albert Edwards
Submitted by Sam Cass  (online.barrons.com)

Albert Edwards, strategist for Societe Generale and one of the most astute observers of the global market and economic scene says that the giant global money pump that has been fueling inflation...

Article | Jun 22, 2008 | Views: 1115 | Comments: 0 
Tags: inflation, trade deficit, albert edwards

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Fed Funds Rate to .25%? Economy Looking Like Japan in 1990.
Submitted by Sol Nasisi  (bestcashcow.com)

Fed Funds Futures are giving a greater than 50% probability the Fed will cut rates to .25% at its December 16th meeting. As we get closer to 0%, our situation starts to look a lot like Japan in...

Article | Dec 5, 2008 | Views: 897 | Comments: 3
Tags: japan, fed funds rate, rate cuts



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