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One Year Later: A Look Back at Fortune's 2009 Predictions for Economy & Investment Markets

Update January 4, 2010: Just over one year ago, I discussed year-end prediction pieces like Fortune's "8 really, really scary predictions." As I surmised back then, the vast majority of these calls would be proven wrong and the common sense advice from folks like FDIC

Lost Decade for Stocks?

Headlines abound now about how horrible stocks performed on the just completed decade. The L.A. Times tells us that, "Stock market closes the books on a 'lost decade'." And, they show silly charts which mislead folks into believing that stock market investors lost money over

Getting Value for Money with Cell Phone Services

How Safe Are Government Bonds?

Worries About Hundreds of Terrorists Plotting Attacks From Yemen

Best and Worst Industries in Last and Next Decades

Industry research firm IBISWorld has identified the top 10 best and worst performing industries based on accumulative revenue growth from 2000-2009 and 2010-2019: Best Performing Industries In the Past Decade (2000-2009) Rank Best Performing Growth 1 Voice Over Internet Protocol Providers (VoIP) See Note 2 Search Engines

An Independent Analysis of the Media's Economic Coverage in Early 2009