24 February 2010

Wednesday Links – February 24, 2010

Links for February 24, 2010. Includes links about:

• Bank accounts and credit scores.
• 2009 CARD Act
• Inflation and the stock market
• Coupons
• FDIC Insurance Limitations

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6 September 2009

Is America Still the Land of Opportunity?

Many pundits are advocating a flight from the Dollar. The US is apparently in the midst of a spiral that cannot be averted. Should you be moving your money offshore?

While there are many risk factors to investing in the US right now, there are many risk factors in investing in other countries as well. The picture may not be as clear as some would suggest.

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17 January 2009

What We Should Fear Volume One: Inflation

The economy is always fraught with peril. Your savings and investments are always subject to risk, and it’s your job to protect them. Unfortunately, if it were easy to identify the risks out there, we’d do a better job of avoiding them. One problem that seems to loom in the future of every investment decision is monetary policy. The current crisis is one of deflation. People have less money and feel less secure, so they spend less money. This means that companies have to charge lower prices and make less money, which leads to layoffs, which leads to people having less money and feeling less secure.

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