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I Don’t Know Anyone Who Predicted a Five Year Bull Market

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I can’t think of a single money manager or investment adviser who reckoned a year ago that the S&P 500 index would gain 31.3% in 2013, the 5th year of a bull market that was never expected to be...
    






Why Did They Call It The "Federal Reserve" System?

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One hundred years ago today President Wilson signed the Federal Reserve Act, thus creating the Federal Reserve System, our central bank. It wasn’t called the Bank of the United States, following the...
    






Why Are Stocks Rising?

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During 2013, many smart analysts and money managers voiced their puzzlement of why the stock market continued to rise in spite of the lack of revenue growth of many companies, a stagnating economy,...
    






Five Reasons It’s Time To Buy Bonds Again

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Bonds in 2013 finally got their comeuppance. After a long, pleasing ride of income + price gains, the bond market decided the party was over. It only took four months for the 10-year U.S. Treasury...
    






The Fed Will Still Provide Massive QE Next Year

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The Federal Reserve announced this week that it will provide $75 billion of quantitative easing (QE) in January, a massive amount, and will provide large though diminishing amounts of additional...
    






100 Years Later, The Federal Reserve Has Failed At Everything It’s Tried

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On Dec. 23, 1913, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Owen Glass Act, creating the Federal Reserve. As we note its centennial, what has the Fed accomplished during the last 100 years? The stated...
    






Holiday Gift Guide 2013: TurboTax Deluxe Fed, Efile and State 2013 with Refund Bonus Offer at $49.99

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I4U New Holiday Gift Guide hardly takes any rest and it is always busy in bringing the latest new, gift tips, hot deals and offers for the followers. We are always on the hunt for the great deals...
    






Janet Yellen follows Ben Bernanke as Fed Chief

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Janet Yellen would be the first woman to head the Federal Reserve Bank. She has been the Vice President of the Fed since 2010. The Senate will still need to confirm Obama's nomination. Bloomberg has...

New $100 Bill Circulates Today

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The new $100 bill is in distribution today. Maybe you are lucky and get one of the first ones on your ATM visit. It was slated to come out earlier but due to a printing error the whole process got...