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Spend or Save

Posted by arohan 1209 days ago, popular 1209 days ago (http://personaldividends.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: economy recession saving spending
We are getting mixed messages about whether it is better to save money or spend money in this recession to jump start the economy. We explore this question and discuss what is the right (and possibly patriotic) thing for us to do. read more »
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Gold - The best Investment for 2009?

Posted by andys2i 1210 days ago (http://www.savingtoinvest.com)
Category: Commodities | Tags: gold inflation metal stocks
I am not as bearish on gold as I once was, but I still see it is a hedging strategy in case stock markets start to tumble, rather than a pure play, long term investment. Gold certainly has both technical and fundamental positives going for it such a read more »
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US GDP Shows Biggest Drop in 27 Years

Posted by lovemorgul 1213 days ago, popular 1213 days ago (http://www.money.co.uk)
Category: Business | Tags: economy finance money recession
Figures out today revealed that the US economy contracted at its fastest rate in 27 years during the final 3 months of 2008. read more »
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Beat Deflation (or Inflation) with Gold

Posted by briang 1216 days ago (http://www.cnbc.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: deflation gold inflation
Morgan Stanly analyst says we're hosed. They don't know if it will be inflation or deflation, but do know that gold is what they are suggesting in both cases. read more »
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Seize the banks? Has it really come to this?

Posted by briang 1224 days ago (http://clusterstock.alleyinsider.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: bank solution indymac insolvent banks
The author suggests that the government should seize *all* banks, put the smaller (bad) ones under the ownership of the big ones (which, I guess due [...] read more »
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George W. Bush's Eight Most Significant Economic Mistakes

Posted by sunnyspeaks 1224 days ago, popular 1224 days ago (http://www.time.com)
Category: Business | Tags: economy george bush market usa
Two terms, eight years -- and eight significant economic mistakes by George Bush. read more »
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