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PIMCO’s El-Erian Takes Issue With Paul Ryan’s Use of ‘New Normal’
By John SullivanPIMCO CEO Mohamed El-Erian took to the pages of The Washington Post Monday to rebut (sort of) the use of the term "new normal" by Mitt Romney's vice-presidential pick, Rep. Paul Ryan.
August 09, 2012
Edward Jones: 9 in 10 Americans Plan to Change Savings and Investment StrategiesThe survey reveals the U.S. presidential election and health care costs are the two issues most likely to affect savings and investing decisions, with 39% and 30% of Americans pointing to them, respectively.
August 09, 2012
Half of Americans Die With Almost No AssetsA disturbing study from three Ivy League researchers finds that almost half of Americans die owning less than $10,000.
August 09, 2012
Fidelity Retirement Sales Up 36%For the first half of 2012, defined contributions topped $25 billion versus $18.5 billion a year ago.
August 08, 2012
Dallas Fed’s Fisher: U.S at Risk of Overprescribing ‘Monetary Ritalin’Fishers comments come in response to the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston presidents call for more stimulus.
August 07, 2012
Merk Funds’ President Calls Draghi ‘Pure Genius’Draghi told the world that the ECB will act like a central bank of a United States of Europe.
August 06, 2012
The Thrift Paradox: U.S. Savers May Be Happier, but the Economy SuffersConsumer spendingor more precisely, the lack of itcontinues to hamper the U.S. economy as Americans reconsider what it takes to make them happy.
August 06, 2012
Facebook Bears Score BigShorting stocks requires nerves of steel, but when it pays, it pays big.