Economy

10-Year Treasury Yields Under 2% – What to Do?

May 13, 2012

A quick look at the market shows something fascinating: stocks continue higher while the 10-year Treasury yield creeps back to below 2%. Last week, yields on the 10-year Treasury fell to 1.84%. We seem poised to return to 10-year yields consistent with yields during the worst of Greek debt crisis fears. So what’s up with […]

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The Welfare States of America – Data That Even Blew My Mind

February 8, 2012

I’ve known we’ve been turning into a welfare state ever since I started digesting, well, anything other than the mainstream media outlets.  But the latest report out of the Heritage Foundation shows just how staggering the situation has become.  It’s not just the current state that is alarming – but where we’re headed.  They released […]

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US Debt Now Equivalent to Entire US Economy – Investing in This New Era

January 9, 2012

The United States has just reached the dreaded 100% Debt-to-GDP ratio with its $15.2 Trillion debt level surpassing the value of all goods and services produced in-country.  This is important because it vaults us into a whole new echelon of debt-ridden societies with financial crises of their own: only Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan and […]

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My Laid Off Co-Worker is Better Off Unemployed Than Working – 99 Weeks Off, Same Income!

October 9, 2011

I bumped into an old co-worker at the gym.  We used to be shift supervisors together back in the day.  Our professional paths meandered in different directions over the years but we’ve always kept in touch.  It turns out, he was just let go and after expressing my concern, he actually joked, “I’m better off […]

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What If Unemployment Benefits Were Structured as a Loan Instead of a Freebie?

September 18, 2011

There are a lot of strong emotions on either side of the Unemployment Benefits discussion.  On one hand, there are the current unemployed who are pretty miserable right now.  Many can’t find a job commensurate with their skill set and prior pay rate and they’re burning through their savings.  They’re sick of hearing politicians, the […]

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US Loses Triple A Credit Rating – It’s About Time

August 5, 2011

S&P, one of the big three credit rating agencies, just dropped America’s AAA Credit Rating, a first in history.  I wonder if democrats and the talking heads on the cable news networks will now start referring to S&P employees as terrorists. Because after all, anyone who critiques America’s wildly reckless spending habits is a terrorist […]

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