This week I attended a webinar sponsored by a major investment firm.  One of the company’s chief advisors, with 33 years of experience, gave his thoughts on where the world economy is right now and what might happen in 2012. I am certainly not an economist.  And not all economists are in agreement as to [...]

Interesting article in MarketWatch by Brett Arends: Massive default is best way to fix the economy There’s a way to do it. Fast. And relatively simple. But you’re not going to like it. You’re not going to like it at all. Default. A national Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The fastest way to fix this mess is [...]

This brilliant report clearly explains the complex forces at play in our current economy. Topics covered include The Fed, inflation, The Great Depression, The Dollar, deflation, geopolitics, budget deficits, consumer spending, and more.

This is a must-read.

Online retail sales keep climbing, big box retailers keep wondering what to do with all their space, and small stores struggle to survive at all.

“Even with the Q4 bounce, real final sales have managed to eke out a barely more than 2% annual gain since the recession ended, whereas what is normal at this stage of the cycle is a trend much closer to 4%. Welcome to the new normal.