6 Ways the Recession Will Change Retirement

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
6 Ways the Recession Will Change Retirement
U.S. News & World Report
The twin miseries of a stock market crash and a deep housing bust have eliminated $14 trillion of Americans’ net worth since 2007—about $121000 per

Economic slack: Unsold homes and bulging piggy banks

Monday, September 28th, 2009

Globe and Mail
Economic slack: Unsold homes and bulging piggy banks
Globe and Mail
Given last fall’s stock market crash, it’s hard to blame them. Nearly one in 10 downtown and suburban office spaces in Canada stands empty.

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Is this economic downturn just what the doctor ordered?

Monday, September 28th, 2009
Is this economic downturn just what the doctor ordered?
Los Angeles Times
The Great Depression that began with the stock market crash of 1929 was the economic low point of the 20 th century. The economy shrank at annual rates

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Good health usually prevails in bad economy

Monday, September 28th, 2009

If the recession has you worried about paying for visits to the doctor, here’s a small silver lining: A new study strengthens the link between a bad economy and good health. The Great Depression that began with the stock market crash of 1929 was the economic low point of the 20th century. The economy shrank at annual rates reaching 14 percent, and unemployment peaked at 22.9 percent. The …

Is a Crash Impending?

Saturday, September 5th, 2009

“President Hoover’s Response to the Stock Market Crash of October 29, 1929″ via The Presidential Timeline of the Twentieth Century . [Dear Readers, You may have noticed that often I post here, in its entirety, an article that I’ve read elsewhere. This I do for several reasons. One, I use this blog as a repository for information I want to keep handy for myself and two, because what I’m posting is, in my opinion, too important to simply provide a link for you with the suggestion to, “Read thi

Will our Relationship with China Cause Another Bubble on Wall Street and Shanghai

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

Our relationship with China is very important at this stage of the game. Lets hope they continue to buy US Treasury Bonds.

Gary Dorsch ( Global Money Trends ) submits: Since the historic 1987 stock market crash, the Federal Reserve has responded to every recession in the United States economy by cutting interest rates

Financial Crisis Causing Suicides like 29

Sunday, January 4th, 2009

I heard many times of people jumping out of windows and killing themselves when the stock market crashed in 1929, but I had also heard that was not true. This time though with our current financial crisis suicide definitely is a reality.People are committing suicide over losing their homes, mounting credit card debt, and no way to get out from

Late run to cash can’t avoid stock market crash

Thursday, December 11th, 2008
Late run to cash can’t avoid stock market crash
The Australian, Australia - Dec 7, 2008
It was very clear in September and October that every modest rise in the market brought a wave of forced selling as investors had to exit stock to pay down

Global economy collapsing along with the world financial system

Thursday, December 11th, 2008
Global economy collapsing along with the world financial system
American Chronicle, CA - Dec 10, 2008
This Wall Street crash and give away will give the citizens’ property to the powerful. Boom and bust cycles, market fluctuations and stock market crashes

State investments growing amid market crash

Monday, December 8th, 2008

BATON ROUGE — While many investments in the stock market crash, the state is making money by investing in treasury notes and municipal bonds.