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Financial Crisis

Recovery, Mediocrity, or Instability: What Happens After the Financial Crisis?

Financial Crisis

When I study the predictions of astute people about the future of the United States after the financial crisis, I can group the forecasts into three themes: Recovery – the best case scenario A rebound after the financial remedies have worked with life as usual in the post-industrial societies. Mediocrity – the middle path scenario A slow decline [...]

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The Retirement Crisis is Real

Financial Crisis

Shortfalls in savings at the individual, corporate, and government levels are the foundation of the retirement crisis, as the two videos below from  ChrisMartenson.com illustrate. Unfortunately, the financial crisis of 2008 has just added millions of baby boomers to the shortfall list, due to the unprecented drops in the value of investment portfolios and real estate. The [...]

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