Economy & Markets
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A Short History of the Bubble
By Alexei BayerIn the 19th century, before liberalism became the unmentionable "L" word, it used to denote an economic ideology that was rather like Reaganomics. Defending...
March 23, 2009
Investor optimism on the riseIf you were looking for a shot of good news, a Gallup poll released yesterday might be just what the doctor ordered -- investor optimism is ticking upward. Okay, before we get too giddy with that statement, let's look at the facts.
March 23, 2009
Income Product Aims At TeachersAssurant Employee Benefits includes features designed to appeal to educators in a new employee-paid disability insurance product.
March 20, 2009
Unemployment is worse than you thinkAt 9.7 percent, the U.S. experienced the highest unemployment rate in 1982 since the Great Depression. Is it that bad today? The official February 2009 rate...
March 17, 2009
Obama's efforts thus far: not good enough, advisors sayIn the eyes of financial advisors, President Obama is off to a sluggish start - and quite simply, he has a lot to accomplish. First, the...
March 15, 2009
Penny ArcadeVisiting the financial stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average is like whistling past a graveyard. You don't want to look too closely--Oh the horror of it!
March 13, 2009
Investors, Advisors Rate Possible RescuersAdvisors may have somewhat more faith in the U.S. Treasury Department than high-net-worth clients do.
March 10, 2009
2008 - 'The year that wiped out wealth'Equity, fixed income and asset allocation fund investors experienced average annual losses for all time periods except the longest (20-year) time frame, according to DALBAR's...