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How the Fed Works to Spoil Your Retirement

Chicago Fed President Charles Evans wants inflation above 2 percent.  Somehow he thinks this will strengthen the economy and bring about full employment.  To Evans, more inflation will result in greater demand…and greater demand means more jobs. Fed policy, according … Continue reading

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Total Abandonment of the Rules of Common Sense

U.S. consumers are doing what they do best.  After a six year hiatus, they’re back at it.  Consumers are eagerly borrowing money.  What’s more, they’re spending it! According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, U.S. consumer debt rose … Continue reading

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How to Retire a Decade Early

The stock market’s got ants in its pants.  After crashing 326 point on Monday, the DOW jumped up 72 points on Tuesday.  Then, on Wednesday, after dropping 100 points early on, the DOW finished the day about where it started.  … Continue reading

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Some Lessons Cannot Be Learned from an iPad

Some Lessons Cannot Be Learned from an iPad By Dennis Miller, Editor, Money Forever My wife Jo and I spent a weekend last fall at our daughter Holly’s house, enjoying time with our two young grandchildren, three-year-old Brock and eight-year-old … Continue reading

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