The last four letters in American.........I Can
The last four letters in Republican.......I Can
The last four letters in Democrats........Rats
End of Lesson! MUST MEAN SOMETHING
Had enough yet? Don't back down! Do something as the primary and general elections approach. Conscientiously choose your candidates and actively support them. Don't allow yourself to be tread upon. Let's keep Americans free!
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Shooting the Messenger
One of the places I have been spending some time is with the Weiss Market Research site "Money & Markets." For those interested in keeping up with economic trends, I recommend signing up for the no-cost daily e-mail reports. I have been following them for several months now and think that they have high quality insights and recommendations.
The 3/12/2010 issue, "Politicians: Don't Like the Message? Shoot the Messenger!" by Mike Larson provides a good example.
Based upon research coming from Weiss Research and other analysts, I think that there is a good chance that U.S. and world economies will be facing some more significant recessionary/deflationary (ie, recession/depression) pressures in the not-too-distant future. I would like to be wrong, and I think that they would like to be wrong. However, international recoveries to date have been largely driven by fiscal (ie, government) stimulus. For high debt countries like the U.S. and Euro-zone, that's going to have to come to an end at some point. The looming danger is that the fundamental economics that drove us into global recession in 2007-2009 have not been eliminated. They have only been shelved until they have the chance to rear their ugly heads: foreclosures, commercial property downturns, toxic debt still on the books of major institutions, no robust job market, cautious consumer spending, still way too much debt (the average U.S. household debt-to-income ratio has come down, but is still at an alarming 120%).
Investors & savers stand to get crushed again if some thought is not applied to portfolios now. Not advocating drastic, silly moves; just be aware of and prepared for future possibilities. Giving the Weiss Market Research resources a look-over is one potential starting place.
Disclaimer: I want you to know that I receive no remuneration from anyone I have mentioned above. I refer to them only for informational purposes. They offer both no-cost and cost resources. Further investigation on your part is your choice. If interested, for a start, you might read The Ultimate Depression Survival Guide by Martin Weiss (see if you can borrow it from a library or something). The title sounds like they are all a bunch of "doom & gloomers," I know, but they are not. Neither am I. They merely outline ways to "protect your savings and boost your income... even in the worst of times."
The 3/12/2010 issue, "Politicians: Don't Like the Message? Shoot the Messenger!" by Mike Larson provides a good example.
Based upon research coming from Weiss Research and other analysts, I think that there is a good chance that U.S. and world economies will be facing some more significant recessionary/deflationary (ie, recession/depression) pressures in the not-too-distant future. I would like to be wrong, and I think that they would like to be wrong. However, international recoveries to date have been largely driven by fiscal (ie, government) stimulus. For high debt countries like the U.S. and Euro-zone, that's going to have to come to an end at some point. The looming danger is that the fundamental economics that drove us into global recession in 2007-2009 have not been eliminated. They have only been shelved until they have the chance to rear their ugly heads: foreclosures, commercial property downturns, toxic debt still on the books of major institutions, no robust job market, cautious consumer spending, still way too much debt (the average U.S. household debt-to-income ratio has come down, but is still at an alarming 120%).
Investors & savers stand to get crushed again if some thought is not applied to portfolios now. Not advocating drastic, silly moves; just be aware of and prepared for future possibilities. Giving the Weiss Market Research resources a look-over is one potential starting place.
Disclaimer: I want you to know that I receive no remuneration from anyone I have mentioned above. I refer to them only for informational purposes. They offer both no-cost and cost resources. Further investigation on your part is your choice. If interested, for a start, you might read The Ultimate Depression Survival Guide by Martin Weiss (see if you can borrow it from a library or something). The title sounds like they are all a bunch of "doom & gloomers," I know, but they are not. Neither am I. They merely outline ways to "protect your savings and boost your income... even in the worst of times."
(Photo: Mike Larson)
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