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The top of today’s reading list has an article claiming that virtually all big bank profits come from subsidies and bailouts…….. and the last article is a report from Fannie Mae economists who maintain the housing market is in a sustained recovery.
- Virtually ALL of the Big Banks’ Profits Come from Taxpayer Bailouts and Subsidies (Washington’s Blog) Washington’s Blog is a Global Economic Intersection contributor.
- Pinocchio traders with fantastic returns are lying to themselves (Barry Ritholtz, The Washington Post)
- Russian meteor blast heard around the world (David Szondy, gizmag)
- The Coming Water Wars ( Doug Hornig and Alex Daley, Casey Research, Credit Writedowns)
- Step Inside the Real World of Compulsive Hoarders (Feris Jabr, Scientific American)
- ‘Argo’ Is Great, but 52 Former American Hostages Are Still Looking for Justice (Jill Lawrence, National Journal, 25 February 2013)
- Half of Detroit property owners don’t pay taxes (Christine MacDonald and Mike Wilkinson, The Detroit News, 21 February 2013) Hat tip to Naked Capitalism.
- How To Find The Right Dividend ETF (Michael Johnston, Financial Advisor)
- IRA Investment Pitfalls (Natalie Choate, Morningstar Advisor) Free account registration required. See also Avoiding IRA Beneficiary Mistakes.
- Amid Fiscal Policy Uncertainty, Economic Activity Continues to Underperform (Doug Duncan, Orawin T. Velz, and Richard A. Koss, Fannie Mae, Economic and Strategic Research, 12 December 2012) “Housing is on a sustained growth path.”