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Category Archives: Recession
Advising for life, not just assets
I’ve been fortunate to have some diverse and substantive conversations with a number of different media about the financial landscape recently, including Investment News, which wrote an interesting piece about financial advisors providing employment-related advice to clients who had lost … Continue reading
Posted in Advisor, Recession, Unemployment, retirement
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Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad … Bear?
The stock market downturn of late 2007 until early 2009 has wreaked havoc on portfolio values. Even though the markets have recovered significantly since that low point in March of 2009, many investors fear another downturn. While historic data is … Continue reading
Posted in Bear Markets, Bonds, Economy, Recession, stocks
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The Conclusion of “Unusually Uncertain”
Everyone should know that predicting the future is by definition uncertain. Why then, does the Federal Reserve believe the outlook for the economy to be even more uncertain than usual? The various risks that make investors nervous nowadays are quite … Continue reading
Posted in Ben Bernanke, Economy, Fed, Financial Advisor, Recession, Regulation
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“Unusually Uncertain”
In a “confidence building” tour de force the Fed chairman Ben Bernanke stated that “the economic outlook remains unusually uncertain”. While some folks would rather hear economic cheerleaders predicting nothing but sunny skies, I appreciated the Chairman’s candor. The lack … Continue reading
Posted in Ben Bernanke, Economy, Fed, Recession
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