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The top of today’s reading list presents five investment alternatives to consider rather than treasuries …….. and the last article compares the Great Financial Crisis of 2008 to the Panic of 1907.
- Five ETF Alternatives To Troubled Treasuries (Jared Cummans, Financial Advisor)
- 5 housing bubbles to watch (CNN Money, Fortune)
- A possible cause of the end-Permian mass extinction: Lemon juice? (Jennifer Chu, R&D) Severe acid rain occurring suddenly from volcanic eruptions about 253 million years ago?
- Permanently Depressed? (Scott Brown, Raymond James, Advisor Perspectives) After we selected this several readers sent us links. None are mentioned because we fear we might leave someone out. See also (1) Steven Hansen’s analysis which also suggests that GDP is permanently depressed and on a new trajectory and (2) Sig Silber’s even darker view of eventualities which draws on the Scott Brown analysis..
- Hilgers sees private exchanges as the future (Allsion Bell, Benefits Pro) Within 10 years the HIX (health insurance exchange) system will deliver most health care and the exchanges will be private.
- Think Bigger, Please! (Dan Kervick, New Economic Perspectives) Dan Kervick contributes to Global Economic Intersection.
- Must our population always grow to ensure prosperity? (Fabius Maximus) Fabius Maximus contributes to Global Economic Intersection.
- Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles make some noise at LA Auto Show (C.C. Weiss, gizmag) Think of hydrogen fuel cells as batteries for electric cars that recharge while the car is running.
- What the financial media don’t want you to know: the myth of the merger scoop (John McDuling, Quartz) That big merger story? It probably isn’t true.
- The Dow Panic of 1907 and the 2008 Financial Crisis (Doug Short, Advisor Perspectives dshort.com)
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