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QE3 means easy money for the US economy but the extra money is creating the inflation that we see now and in the future, at the supermarket checkout.
The US looks on the brink of another round of QE.
The trouble is, this financial boosting measure ...
DATE: Sep 15, 2012
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Personal Finance
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WASHINGTON — Here's how I selected my first bank, the one I've now been with for decades. A branch was a few blocks from where I had my first job after college and on the way to the bus stop.
Over the years, I've gotten frustrated with the customer s...
DATE: Sep 08, 2012
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Personal Finance
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The ‘PIIGS’ should leave the euro. It’s the pensions of the top brass — or rather fear of losing them — now holding the Eurozone together.
In all logic, Greece should leave the Euro. So should Spain. The same goes for Portugal and most likely, Irela...
DATE: Sep 01, 2012
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Personal Finance
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Investors searching for yield in today’s ultra-low interest rate environment might benefit from looking farther abroad. While US stock dividend strategies have worked like a charm in recent months, many lesser known dividend plays in other regions de...
DATE: Aug 25, 2012
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Personal Finance
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AUTHOR:
Bryan Dooley
Look at equities if you want to avoid being sucked into the black hole of Western sovereign debt.
American markets are back at pre-crash levels. It’s hard to imagine why.
Unless you believe that the market is always right, the simple answer is: the...
DATE: Aug 25, 2012
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Personal Finance
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Bulls make the real money in the market, so look on the bright side, and to the developing world, for opportunities.
Unless you’re a hedge fund manager like John Paulson who made his fortune betting certain stocks or assets would perform badly, then...
DATE: Aug 18, 2012
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Personal Finance
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LOM Asset Management’s Stable Income Fund made a return of 9.54 percent in its first year, the company said.
As at the end of July, the fund had assets of approximately $25 million after 12 months of operation.
LOM said the fund had exceeded its sta...
DATE: Aug 18, 2012
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Personal Finance
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Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke has added his name to the long list of people who believe we should measure prosperity in terms of happiness and life satisfaction, instead of just dollars and data.
In a recent speech before a group of internati...
DATE: Aug 18, 2012
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Personal Finance
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Like Hollywood’s ‘Terminator,’ financial markets have no fear or remorse. Error is punished mercilessly.
Unfortunately for Europe and other Western nations — we have a whole lot of error stored up.
A core player in the US market experienced a compu...
DATE: Aug 11, 2012
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Personal Finance
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It was seven years ago this month that Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast. If you’ve never been affected by such a disaster, you may not appreciate how it can change one’s life.
Brad Fortier understands. Fortier, a certified financial plan...
DATE: Aug 04, 2012
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Personal Finance
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