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Forgot to mention the end of the Sure Thing for Everyman--- rising home values. Bye-Bye consumer economy.
8:25 AM Dec 17th
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Call it a delayed reaction. 401(k) risk replaces pensions. Job security declines. Social Security worry rises. Time to save more!
8:24 AM Dec 17th
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There may be no ideal way to examine inflation, but selective viewing doesn’t cut it. Unless, of course, you don’t eat food or use energy.
10:59 AM Dec 16th
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Reports of its death are greatly exaggerated. If the Consumer Price Index is unchanged for December, the rate for 2009 will be 3.5 percent.
10:58 AM Dec 16th
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There is a reason low-cost firms top the list of asset managers, not Merrill Lynch, etc.
6:12 AM Dec 15th
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Index investing. It keeps getting easier to do. And less expensive. And it keeps beating the managed competition.
6:12 AM Dec 15th
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An adaptive response (as opposed to a crazy one) means we’ll all save more and spend less. That’s the way it is.
9:19 AM Dec 14th
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You can spend all your income if you are secure, or save a lot of income if you’re not. We’re a lot less secure than we were 40 years ago.
9:19 AM Dec 14th
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Are any prices in medicine real? Recent MRI bill for my wife=$2,000. Medicare paid under $400 and it was all over. Does anyone pay $2,000?
6:54 AM Dec 11th
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How much do you need in investments to pay for one drug prescription? Answer: It’s a big number.
6:54 AM Dec 11th
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If you’re being careful, pay off the mortgage. Buy a car later.
2:44 PM Dec 10th
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Or, visit this Wharton life expectancy calculator:
5:20 AM Dec 10th
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How long will you live? Read the “Life Tables” and learn the odds.
5:19 AM Dec 10th
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Skeptical about non-stop tech? Telephone, radio, movies and cars all did well during the Great Depression.
7:12 AM Dec 9th
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Technology. It may slow, but it never stops.
7:12 AM Dec 9th
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RT @: Gross: Why not just buy utilities if that’s what the future American capitalistic model is likely to resemble.
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9:47 AM Dec 8th
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Query: How many little luxuries equal one big one?
6:29 AM Dec 8th
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Is this the twilight of big-ticket spending? That’s bad for some. But not bad for all.
6:28 AM Dec 8th
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All bank lending has declined since 2008. Like it or not, credit=economic activity. Now, go thank a banker, for the second time.
12:31 PM Dec 7th
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BofA advertises 4.49% HELOC loans. Who gets that rate? People with great credit and NO first mortgage. Deceptive practice? What do U think?
12:23 PM Dec 7th
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