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IN THIS ISSUE: Overview of Recent US Economic Trends Snapshot of the Latest Economic Data Fed's "Beige Book" Sees Modest Improvement Unemployment: The 800-Pound Gorilla in the Room Conclusions - Storm Clouds on the Horizon Eyes around the world are intently focused on this Thursday's...
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In This Issue: The Economy Continues to Improve Slowly Plunge in Commercial Real Estate Values More Trouble Ahead for the Banks Glut of Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities Personal: Thinking Wrong, But Getting It Right Introduction There is broad agreement that we have seen the worst of the recession...
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IN THIS ISSUE: The Latest Assessment of the US Economy The Real Unemployment Rate is 16.5%, Not 9.5% Nine Reasons the Economy is Not Getting Better Where I Disagree With Mr. Zuckerman Conclusions -- "The New Normal" Introduction Over the last few weeks, most polls have shifted to indicate that...
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IN THIS ISSUE: Finally a Little Good News for the Economy Geithner's Latest Toxic Asset Bank Bailout Does the PPIP Have Any Chance of Working? Fed to Buy $300 Billion in Treasuries & a Lot More CBO Assessment of Obama's Record 2010 Budget Conclusions, Market Implications & What to Do...
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03-31-2009
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Filed under: Gary D. Halbert, The Fed, GDP, Credit Crisis, Recession, Barack Obama, Deficit, Bailout, Economy, Timothy Geithner, Profutures, Treasuries, PPIP
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IN THIS ISSUE: Obama Pushes His Stimulus Plan Dick Morris -- Tax Exempt Tyranny? More On Obama's Plan From Peter Ferrara It Depends Upon Your Definition Of "Tax Cut" Introduction I had originally planned to write about the Bernie Madoff scandal this week. In fact, I had already written...
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01-13-2009
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Filed under: Gary D. Halbert, Tax Reform, Recession, Barack Obama, Politics, Taxes, Economy, Socialism, Government, Peter Ferrara, Dick Morris, Welfare, Redistribution of Wealth
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IN THIS ISSUE: Editor's Notes On BCA & The Other Gary Halbert Obama & The New Age Of Big Government The Economy -- Have We Seen The Worst Of It? Are The Bailouts Necessary & Will They Work? The Latest Disappointing Economic Reports Stock Markets -- Might We Have Seen The Bottom? Introduction...
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01-06-2009
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Filed under: Gary D. Halbert, GDP, Economic Forecast, Barack Obama, Politics, Bailout, Economy, Scotia Partners, Halbert Wealth Management, Financial Crisis, Deflation, Government, Bank Credit Analyst
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IN THIS ISSUE: "The 2008 market will go down in history" "2008: We Learned What We Don't Know" Happy New Year!! Introduction Happy Holidays! I hope that everyone who celebrated Christmas had a very merry one. We certainly did at the Halbert house. I am taking this week off to...
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12-31-2008
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Filed under: Gary D. Halbert, Housing Crisis, Credit Crisis, Subprime, Oil, 2008, Economy, Estate Planning, MarketWatch, Investor Losses, Nick Godt, Robert J. Samuelson
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IN THIS ISSUE: Latest Grim Numbers On The US Economy The Latest On The Government Bailouts Fed Announces The Mother Of All Bailouts Troubling Aspects Of The Fed's Latest Bailout Fighting A "Debt-Deflation" At Any Cost Introduction The economy, the financial crisis and government bailouts...
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Gary D. Halbert
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12-09-2008
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Filed under: Gary D. Halbert, The Fed, GDP, Subprime, Recession, Consumer Confidence, Ben Bernanke, Deficit, Depression, Stratfor, Bailout, Economy, Henry Paulson, Deflation
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IN THIS ISSUE: Stratfor's Take On The Subprime/Credit Crisis Treasury Secretary Paulson Changes The Plan Do They Even Have A Clue What To Do? Bailout's Next Phase: Consumer Loans (Maybe) More From Stratfor On The Credit Crisis & The Economy Gauging The Recession & The Economy - Not Good...
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IN THIS ISSUE: The Economy Falling Fast Into Recession Democrats Want To Highjack Your 401(k) The Democrats' 401(k) Replacement Plan Socialism Du Jour - "Spread The Wealth Around" Can We Afford This Nonsense? No, But So What Conclusions - After Today, Anything Is Possible Introduction On...
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11-04-2008
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Filed under: Gary D. Halbert, Retirement, GDP, Democrats, Recession, Social Security, Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Politics, John McCain, Economy, Socialism, 401(k)
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IN THIS ISSUE: Details Of The Massive $700 Billion Bailout Government Guarantees Money Market Funds Will Congress Pass The Bailout Plan? Should The Government Bail Out Homeowners? Will Uncle Sam Overpay For The Assets? Credit Crisis May Tip The Election To Obama Time To Prepare For A Recession Just Ahead...
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09-23-2008
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Filed under: Election Issues, Gary D. Halbert, Subprime, Economic Forecast, Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Ben Bernanke, Oil, Bailout, John McCain, Economy, Financial Crisis, Henry Paulson
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IN THIS ISSUE: The Economy Surges Above Expectations Stocks - Have We Seen The Bottom? The Electoral Map Remains Very Tight The Scary Democratic Party Platform!! Dems Endorse Expansion Of United Nations Power Introduction This week we hit a variety of topics. First, we'll look at the latest much...
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IN THIS ISSUE: The Latest Good & Not So Good Economic News Stratfor: "Economic Crisis Brewing In China?" Conclusions - Maybe Lighten Up On China Keep Your Comments Coming - Thanks Introduction As you are well aware, this year's Summer Olympics will be held in China beginning this Friday...
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IN THIS ISSUE: Economy Holding Up Better Than Expected Consumer Spending Remains Strong The Fed In A Policy Box Obama Acts As If He's Already The President John McCain's Electoral Mountain The Vice Presidential Sweepstakes Introduction If you talk to people on the street just about anywhere in...
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IN THIS ISSUE: Recent Market Volatility Difficult To Navigate Scotia Partners, Ltd. – Our Latest Find A Leveraged Long & Short Equity Strategy, With A Twist Impressive Results In Recent Volatile Market Environment Hedge Fund-Like Strategy For Only $25,000 Introduction Over the last year or so, we...