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Yielding Wealth | Personal Finance

April 15th, 2008

National Association of Home Builders: We Are in a Recession

According to the Inman News blog, the National Association of Home Builders president thinks we’re in a recession. Good stuff.
Of course, you generally don’t know whether you are in a recession until it is over (since you need two quarters at least to figure it out). But in today’s world of “on demand” news and […]

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April 3rd, 2008

Video: Ben Bernanke Before Congress Yesterday

I thought you might enjoy this video of Ben Bernanke testifying before Congress yesterday. Good stuff! Also see a video of John Williams below. Do you agree with any of it?

Tags: Ben Bernanke Congress, personal finance blog, personal-finances, recession, video Ben Bernanke, yielding wealth

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March 31st, 2008

B5 Business Channel Promo Day: Recession

The word “Recession” is still being bandied about by some, and today’s B5 Business Channel Promo Day addresses the recession (or the lack thereof). I wrote on the definition of a recession here on Yielding Wealth.
Here are some highlights from others on the B5 Business Channel:

Leadership Turn addresses the reality of the recession.
Project Management 411 […]

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March 31st, 2008

Ask The Piggy Bank: What is a Recession?

Here at Yielding Wealth, there has been many posts about the tax rebate, and the economy and a possible recession. And, of course, I’ve got many questions along these lines:
There is a lot of debate about whether we are in a recession, and how we can prevent a recession. I want to know: What IS […]

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February 29th, 2008

Ben Bernanke Annouces Economic “Freefall”

As if we weren’t already worried about a recession. Yesterday Ben Bernanke made it clear to Congress that we are in an economic “freefall.” Joy. He even said that some of the smaller banks may fail (the large banks have bailout money and cash inflows from wealthy benefactors).
Don’t panic. Take a deep breath. […]

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February 26th, 2008

Why the “WOW” Factor May Not Be Best When Choosing an Investment

If you are an investor that goes in for the long-term, and may not be especially keen on the short-term trading, the WOW factor may not be what you are looking for.
In investing terms, stocks with the WOW factor may be seen as “growth stocks.” These are stocks that offer returns that might make you […]

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February 11th, 2008

“Economic Stimulus” Won’t Fix Long-Term Economy

One of the main things to keep in mind about investing, and even the economy, is that the whole thing is cyclical. There will be downs as well as ups. The idea is to arrange your personal finances — and your investment plan — in such a way that you can weather the down cycles […]

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January 11th, 2008

More Bad Economic News

Your personal finances may be in greater need of help as the recession approaches. Yesterday Fed chair Ben Bernanke talked to Congress about economic news. The man doesn’t often parse words, and what The Australian reports of Bernanke’s report is no exception:
“A number of factors, including higher oil prices, lower equity prices, and softening home […]

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January 3rd, 2008

$100 Oil, Weak Manufacturing, Bad Stock Market Start: Happy New Year!

How are things going in our economy? Well, we could be off to a recession. I thought this CBS News MoneyWatch segment pretty much summed up how we started the year off as an economy:

Tags: $100-oil, Economy, happy-new-year, personal finance blog, personal-finances, recession, stock-market, yielding wealth

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