Update on Our View of the Debt Ceiling Debate
The total United States government spending for fiscal year 2011 is budgeted at $3.82 trillion. Of that amount we are borrowing $1.65 trillion in order to be able to pay…
Posts by Will Holt
Should we be Worried about the Debt Ceiling?
There has been quite a bit in the news lately regarding the United States government hitting the legal debt limit set at $14.3 trillion. The Treasury Secretary has sent a…
The Urge to Do Something Different
Many investors have become disillusioned with their investment strategy. After all, at the end of the 2000s, most investors were left with less than they started with at the beginning…
Extreme Opinions
In the world we live in today, we are inundated with 24 hour news and information from more sources than ever before. New gadgets and devices continue to roll out…
The Relationship between Gold and Inflation
Historically, gold has been used as a hedge against inflation. During the run up in to its peak price in 1980, gold was chasing the inflation rate as investors feared…
How Did I Do Compared to the Average Investor?
Many illustrations of investment performance calculate the growth of a hypothetical investment from a given starting point. Typically there is a benchmark, such as the S&P 500 index, charted alongside for…
Health Care Reform Scams
Watch out for scammers trying to take advantage of the current confusion on the new health care law. They are banking on folks not knowing enough of the details in…
A Gold Standard?
The gold standard discussion in the mainstream media over the last year or so has been driven by the extreme measures taken by the Federal Reserve to shore up our…
Will the 2010 Estate Tax Repeal Impact You?
When Congress left town on Christmas Eve, it failed to address a major issue – the repeal of the federal estate tax…
Weak Dollar: Good or bad?
Given current economic conditions, is a weak dollar a good or a bad thing? There are strong opinions on this matter from both sides of the issue. Paul Krugman, an…
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