Economic Trends
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Japan's Stock Market History Offers U.S. a Cautionary Tale
By Kenneth SilberOn December 29, 1989, Japan's Nikkei 225 stock index closed out a triumphant decade at 38,916. The Nikkei had begun the 1980s below 7,000 and...
April 27, 2009
Editor's Choice: Events for the Week of April 27, 2009Events for the week of April 27, 2009.
April 22, 2009
Aflac Campaign Takes FlightAn insurer is rolling out a new effort to promote itself as a company that can help consumers cope with uncertain economic times.
April 21, 2009
The Political/Economic Blame GameI recently received an e-mail from an advisor who took issue with part of my April column for Investment Advisor, "Timing Is Everything" (http://www.investmentadvisor.com/Issues/2009/April/Pages/Timing-Is-Everything.aspx). He...
April 16, 2009
A rumination on why we fightWell, not fight really, but why we continue to make the case that capitalism and the free markets are not broken, and certainly not dead...
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...
February 27, 2009
It's a Recession: Do You Know Where Your Marketing Is?In this month's podcast, author and guru Mitzi Crall offers insider advice on how insurance agents can remain successful during and beyond the economic downturn with...
February 27, 2009
Reduced boomer spending will drive longer downturn"If the economy looks like it's going downhill now, just wait," writes Eileen AJ Connelly in today's Associated Press. And it's all because of boomers. "Government...