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Debt Limit Conundrum
(07/28/2011) No issue is receiving more media coverage this week than U.S. government debt limit negotiations – and for good reason. The country can’t go on spending way beyond its budget. At some point bond investors will revolt, the government’s bond ratings will fall, and interest rates will rise. This is a real possibility. Yet [...]
Are You More Inclined to Spend or Save?
(07/14/2011) Economists and financial strategists are telling us the root cause of the developed world’s high unemployment rate is our excesses of the past 30 or more years. The line goes that we developed a consumption culture based on low-cost, available credit and a desire for immediate gratification. This went on for several economic cycles [...]
Ethical Investing in a Hungry and Energy-Dependent World
(04/26/2011) Ellen Kuhlman, Chairman and CEO of DuPont, told the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, earlier this year the world’s population will exceed 7 billion in 2011 and 9 billion by 2050. She said 150,000 new people were entering the world every day. This has major implications in terms of demand for food and [...]
