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  NYT: “In Striking Shift, Small Investors Flee Stock Market”
What mutual fund flows are really telling us about stock and bond prospects
  How Can Canada's Employment Levels Be Higher Than Its Pre-Recession Levels?
Observations from a recent Canadian trip and review of their different economic approach in recent years
  Planning Ahead for Tax Increases
When are taxes likely to increase, for whom and by how much? How do you plan and what should you do?
  Alarming Statements in Recent Fed Meeting Minutes Rocks Stocks
Is changing Fed stance an early warning for double-dip recession and deflation?
  Paul Krugman: We're Now in a Depression
What to make of this New York Time's columnist's current and past predictions
  A Look Around the World's Stock Markets
How much damage has really been done due to Europe's problems and market correction?
  How Much Further Could Stocks Fall Due to Euro-Debt Concerns?
Sifting through the gloomy headlines, predictions and feelings
  Financial Markets Spooked by Government Deficits
The U.S. deficit looks pretty ugly right now. What if it doesn't improve soon?
  Update: An Examination of the "Dire Circumstance" of the U.S. Dollar
How much trouble is there for the U.S. dollar and how should you invest because of it?
  Global Stocks Sink 10 Percent in a Hurry - Fear Rising
Update: What's likely to happen next in the sovereign debt crisis?
  U.S.A. Real Obligations $62 Trillion, Not $13 Trillion Debt Number
The Dow's 1000-point plunge and heading down the path of Greece and other debt burdened countries
  Vanguard Strikes Back in ETF Pricing War
What are they offering now and how it may benefit you
  Fidelity Offering Free iShares ETF Trading
Financial news media applauds "good news" for investors...should you join in?
  Economist Group Warns: Recession Not Over Yet
Unemployment not falling, positive data doubted and double-dip possible
  Health Care Reform Bill Summary
What changes affect you, your investments and taxes and your employer
  Interest Rates Rising (Finally) on Ballooning Federal Deficits Says Alan Greenspan
Has the predicted rise in interest rates begun?
  Corporations Announcing Write-downs From Health Care Bill
What will be the stock market impact of lowered reported profits?
  Why Are Millions of People Dropping Out of the U.S. Labor Force?
Implications for the real unemployment rate and future economic growth 
  How Many Millions Do You Really Need to Retire?
Analyzing retirement planning advice in popular media
  Expected Cost of Government TARP Bailout Dramatically Reduced
Recent updates show that $700 billion bailout is costing far less than fearmongers warned
  One Year Later: A Look Back at "Grim" Economic Outlook
So said the National Association for Business Economics...have they been right in the past?
  Pessimism and Caution Return

Is now the time to trim stock holdings before stocks fall further?
  One Year Later: A Look Back at Fortune's 2009 Predictions for Economy & Investment Markets
Media folks love to interview financial "experts" for their year ahead predictions. Fortune's piece highlights pitfalls and opportunities to learn from (and ignore) supposed gurus.
  Lost Decade for Stocks?
Some media and many market timing advocates say yes but they fail to understand a simple stock market investment concept
  What's Your Media Diet?
Quantity and quality matter - how one large newspaper's editorial page is leading investors astray.
  An Independent Analysis of the Media's Economic Coverage in Early 2009
Why so many people felt so bad and missed a major stock market buying opportunity
  Using Satisfaction and Confidence Surveys to Make Investing Decisions
Polls and surveys have a constructive use when it comes to investing
  Counting Christmas Shoppers in the U.K.
What holiday shopping figures in London and the U.K. tell us about the health of the economy
  Warning Signs That Investors Don't Trust U.S. Government Debt?
The U.S. dollar is falling and government debt ballooning
  Giving Thanks: The Grass May Look Greener Elsewhere...
You probably have more than you realize and live where people around the world would prefer to live
  What Connects the Healthcare Bill and President's Appearance on FOX?
What it foretells about the economy, stock market and government spending
  How Horrifying is Our National Debt?
What the growing deficit says about your best investments in the years ahead
  Unemployment Isn't Dropping
When will the lack of hiring hamper the economic and stock market recovery?
  But I Waaannt It!
The soft economy provides an excellent teaching opportunity for kids that money doesn't grow on trees
  International Monetary Fund Bumps Up Expected Economic Growth Estimates Again
Those fretting about potential slow U.S. growth should look overseas
  What Baseball Attendance Figures Tell Us About Consumer Spending
Many team owners raised ticket prices during recession to help pay for new stadiums
  Respected Conservative Columnist Makes Surprising Statements About Wars' Future
Could the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars soon wind down and how might this affect investors?
  "Record Plunge in U.S. Consumer Credit Signals Weakened Spending"
Press and pundits predict weak consumer spending ahead as consumers pay down debt
  Does Increased Unemployment = Poor Consumer Spending?
Examining the unemployed and who is spending sheds light on the impact of higher unemployment on consumer spending
  "I'll Wait Until Things Look Better to Invest"
Many folks who sold investments in late 2008 and early 2009 declared they'd wait until the economy improved to invest again...
 
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