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March 2010
March 25, 2010 03:00 p.m. Housing, Health, and U.S. Debt We continue to learn more about that huge health care bill. The latest nugget is that there will be a new government-sponsored long-term care plan. I’m still unearthing the details. What I’ve seen so far is that the plan will be optional, but you have […]
February 2010
February 18, 2010 11:15 a.m. The Debate About Greece, and more The debt problems in Greece continue to be the focus of much attention and also moves the markets. Stocks have done all right the last couple of days because the EU has ordered Greece to come up with a plan, and investors have decided […]
December 2009
December 31, 2009 10:45 a.m. Happy New Year, and Some Important Items You Might Have Missed I wish all my readers a Happy New Year. We have great plans for Retirement Watch, and the markets and economy promise to provide another interesting year. There also will be changes in the income tax, estate tax, and […]
November 2009
November 27, 2009 11:00 a.m. The Next Shoe? The tricky thing about a financial crisis is you never know what will trigger it or make it worse. Of those who thought the financial crisis was not over, few expressed the thought that a debt default by Dubai World would trigger the next phase of the […]
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June 2009
June 26. 2009 10:00 a.m. Highlighs from the Week I don’t usually comment on Federal Reserve’s actions or the statements that go along with its policy announcements. But this week’s announcement is worth a note. While the statement is very similar to the last statement, it definitely is more cautious and even pessimistic about the […]
March 2009
Short-Term vs. Long-Term March 26, 2009 12:00 p.m. The stock market indexes have been on a tear since March 9. It is quite a turnaround. January and February were among the worst months on record for the indexes. The decline finally ended with new 12-year lows on March 9. The markets were oversold at that […]
February 2009
It Isn’t All Factored in Yet February 27, 2009 09:00 a.m. When the asset declines began in 2007 (and even before that) a number of investors and advisors began saying all the bad news already was factored into market prices. This mantra was repeated during and after each leg down in the markets, and especially […]
January 2009
January 29, 2009 10:25 a.m. Optimism Makes a Comeback Financial stocks soared Wednesday. Wells Fargo alone gained over 30%. Last week I discussed the sort of policies the government should implement to right the financial system and resolve the crisis. The recommendation involved having the government set up one or more bad banks to take […]
