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How Did a "Socialist" Get Elected President of France and Defeat a "Conservative" Incumbent?: What do the recent elections mean for the EU and global financial markets?
Why Not Just Raise Taxes on the "Rich," Especially if it Doesn't Affect Me?: What the history of taxation tells us about targeting the highest income earners
Update: Republican Presidential Nomination Prospects: Where does the race really stand? What's ahead in November, for the economy and the U.S. government deficits?
MSNBC's Chris Matthews Wants a Dishonest Republican to Oppose President Obama: The state of American politics and pundits who cover it and the effect on our economic discourse
Surprise: Greece's Debt is Upgraded by Major Rating Agency: JP Morgan and Wells Fargo boost dividends but Citigroup and three other large banks fail government stress test

A Look Inside the European Union: What Countries Are Succeeding Economically?: What defines the best countries from the rest and how have investments fared in those countries?
Apple's Earnings and Stock Price Continue to Tremendously Outperform: An inside look at where Apple is investing and hiring and what it means for the U.S. economy and workforce
“The Economic Road We’ve Traveled” During the Obama Presidency: An analysis of what President Obama actually inherited in 2009 and what he did with it
Charts & Index Returns: Do you know what stock markets are leading and lagging? Are you well diversified globally? The following charts and index returns will help you keep a long-term perspective and see what's going on.
News Reporter Tries to Help Expose the Problem of Underage Drinking: Backlash from kids and parents reveals the troubling roots of the problem (FREE)

Update: Government Response to High Oil and Gasoline Prices: The impact of taking away $4 billion in oil industry tax breaks
An Inside Look at My "Conversations" with Liberals, Socialists and Conservatives: My political background and "agenda" and why I write about economics and politics
The Real Reason Why the U.S.A. Has Such High and Rapidly Growing Health Care Costs: What you should do to keep your health care costs under control and get the best care
Update: An Income Tax Reducer You Have Probably Overlooked: Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) are new and often poorly understood. Discover how to save big on your taxes with an HSA and the best HSA investment options.
Who is Really Paying More of Their Income in Federal Income Taxes - the Middle Class, the Wealthy, or Someone Else?: The Buffett Rule suggests high income earners aren't paying enough...here's what the data shows (FREE)

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) Have Come Surging Back in Value: Are REITs still a good buy? Why if most real estate markets are just now bottoming out is the REIT index back on top?
Suggested Balanced Investment Portfolio Allocations: Dealing with a long list of macro pros and cons and coping with changing market volatility
An Actively Managed Bond Fund That Delivers Results with Reduced Volatility: This fund should rival PIMCO's top performing bond funds for long-term performance
Where is the U.S. Stock Market Likely to Head for the Rest of 2012?: I don't care for short-term forecasts but here are some benchmarks to consider
Analyzing the Dow 30 Stocks: Five-Year Charts: Keeping perspective on where the markets have been and may be heading

Recessions, Currency Problems, Wars, Famines, Poverty, Disease, Peak Oil, Extreme Storms and Natural Disasters: Is the world getting worse and the time coming to divest from traditional global investments?
When Wall Street Analysts Get Their Forecasts Wrong: A look at the accuracy of future forecasts if they widely miss the mark
How to Get Fitter, Lose Weight and Get the Benefit of $1000 Per Shot Growth Hormone: A simple and powerful exercise program that trumps most weight loss schemes
Update: An Economic Forecaster With a Solid Track Record Issues New Forecast: What he sees ahead for the American and global economies and what your options are for acting on his forecast
What are the Most Economically Free Countries in the World?: Can you make more money investing in them and how has the U.S.' ranking changed? (FREE)

Update: Robert Prechter Predicts Dow 1000 and Depression: Forecaster who Reuters calls a "top investor," "heavyweight" and "insider" now calling for even more severe downturn...but what is his track record? (FREE)
Nouriel Roubini: High Oil Prices Threaten Economy with Another Recession: Bill O'Reilly agrees with Roubini on other fallout from high oil prices...are these pundits right?
Update: Another Jim Cramer Handpicked Guru Falls Flat (and Is Now Sentenced to Jail): Jim Cramer's problematic track record is now well known but others he's anointed to give sage stock-picking advice on his web site appear to be financially illiterate too... (FREE)
Update: Alessio Rastani: "Leading Trader" Claims You Can Make Money in Down Market Now: Who is Alessio Rastani and why did the BBC put him on the air? (FREE)
Byron Wien Predicts: 10 Probable Investment and Economic Surprises of 2012: CNBC says 8 out of his 10 predictions last year "worked out" but how has he really done in recent years?