Deflation Arrives in the UK but “Avoided” in US?
September 9, 2009 – 1:05 pm | No Comment

Two contrasting statements are hitting the front pages today.  On one side of the Atlantic, deflation has arrived in the U.K. High Streets. A report from British Retail Consortium (BRC)-Nielsen Shop Price Index shows that …

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String of investment bubbles marked 2000-09 (Bluffton Today)
December 31, 2009 – 7:59 am | No Comment

By TIM PARADIS It doesn’t seem to matter to many hedge fund traders and other professional investors the Standard Poor’s 500 index has turned in its first losing performance over the course of a decade, …

Years stock market was a roller coaster ride (Charleston Daily Mail)
December 31, 2009 – 12:59 am | No Comment

A spectacular market crash, a dramatic rebound, a financial system and economy pulled back from the brink of collapse – who writes this stuff, Hollywood.The most riveting reality TV of 2009 was what emanated regularly …

A lost decade for stocks. Will next one be better? (The Christian Science Monitor)
December 31, 2009 – 12:59 am | No Comment

Stocks this decade fared worse than in the 1930s. The next decade could be even more volatile for investors.

Where’s next bubble? – Beloit Daily News
December 30, 2009 – 5:59 pm | No Comment

Where’s next bubble?Beloit Daily News… buying that began in the late 1990s, went all the way up to 5048.62 in March 2000, then crashed down to 1114.11 at the depths of the 2002 bear market. …

Portfolio Strategy A Grateful Dead Year – Forbes
December 30, 2009 – 5:59 pm | No Comment

Portfolio Strategy A Grateful Dead YearForbesI’m betting 2010 will work out the way markets usually do in the second year after a big bear market, with returns not as high as 2009’s but well above …