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Economy

Have you noticed that prices are rising?

It seems as if the media willingly reminds us at least once a day that the economy is still a mess. Today, President Obama had to shuffle around some stimulus plans to offset the increasing unemployment numbers. Tomorrow? Well, who knows. Let’s wait until then to worry about it. One thing is for sure; we [...]

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Will the US lose its AAA rating?

This is a guest post from Lee Murray a Financial Advisor for Edward Jones in Fredericksburg, VA. You can contact Lee at Lee.Murray (at) edwardjones.com. There are a lot of variables that go into determining whether or not the US will lose its AAA rating. I will try to summarize the most likely possibilities. For [...]

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How bad is the economy?

If you listen to the media, we have been living in the worse economic conditions since the Great Depression. Some will say that this economy is worse than the Great Depression. As with most everything you can’t believe everything you hear. Not Participating in the Recession! Recently, Dave Ramsey hosted the Town Hall For Hope [...]

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Video explanation of $100 million

The news of the President’s budget stirred up quite a bit of discussion when it was unveiled several weeks ago. President Obama is proposing the largest budget ever and about 33% of it is unfunded. In other words, we are going into the Fiscal Year (FY) knowing we don’t have enough money to cover the [...]

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Is that a light I see?

Rally or Trap? Every investor currently in the market has been pleasantly surprised with the 1500 point increase (as of this post) we have enjoyed over the last seven weeks. Many are beginning to whisper ever so quietly around the water cooler about the end of the Bear Market. Is is possible that the worst [...]

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Thriving in an Economic Downturn

There will always be those that see the glass half-empty, but when things aren’t going well it takes someone with a lot of optimism to see the glass half-full. Even during times of distress, if you look for opportunities, you can find them. This is true in almost every situation including an economic downturn. “There [...]

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