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$22 Trillion U.S. Debt Only the Tip of the Debt Iceberg
$22 Trillion of debt is a huge amount, almost beyond comprehension, but when you add in $70 trillion more, the number gets a lot bigger. It’s also about…
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To-Do List for Those Getting Ready to Retire
There’s a lot more to retirement than just saving enough money to pay for it. When we’re almost there, it is time to really start planning for this…
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Trump Signs Bill, Declares National Emergency
Since the truce was reached on the government shutdown, the hope has been that we’d get this resolved by the deadline. We did, but a state of emergency…
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Personal Debt by Americans Continues to Rise
It’s no secret that we are borrowing more and more each year, although the data does tell us that this is increasing faster than our incomes. This is…
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“Dreadful” Retail Sales Report Slams Stock Markets
Retail sales are seen generally as a good measure of economic prosperity at home. When we see a report that is the worst since 2009, that does concern…
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January’s CPI Comes in Flat, Inflation Remains in Check
The number of rate increases expected by the Federal Reserve in 2019 has dropped from two to one lately, and we’re not seeing anything in the CPI to…
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Cisco Dismisses Concerns, Back Up Claims with Numbers
Cisco has been telling us for a while that they aren’t worried about the current business challenges they face. Their current business results back up this resilient outlook.…
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Nasdaq Fully Recovers from Recent 20% Pullback
A terrible December had people particularly looking toward technology stocks and the Nasdaq as indicating troubled times. We’ve now fully recaptured those losses. Throughout the market recovery from…
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U.S. National Debt Now Surpasses $22 Trillion
The U.S. national debt has been spiraling out of control for some time now, at an accelerating pace. We may not need to worry too much about this,…
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How Will Markets React to U.S./China Trade Deal?
With the deadline approaching, we will find out soon what the outcome of this latest round of trade talks will be, and some wonder what will happen in…