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1. Baby Boomer Retirement – Massive Savings Deficit 2. 60% of Americans Have Saved Less Than $25,000 3. How Much Money Do You Think You Need to Retire? 4. Baby Boomers Now Have to Play “Catch-Up” 5. Introducing Halbert Wealth’s “ALPHA ADVANTAGE” Overview Let’s face it, we all know this country is facing...
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1. Household Wealth Hits New All-time High 2. Great News But the Economy is Still Sluggish 3. US Economy “Growth Deficit” Hits $1.31 Trillion 4. February Employment Report Better But Not Good Overview The Federal Reserve announced last Thursday that US household net worth reached a new record...
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Congressional Budget Office Slashes 2013 Deficit Forecast 2. Smaller Deficits Short-term, but Larger Deficits Long-term 3. So-Called “Debt Held by the Public” is Very Misleading 4. US “Unfunded Liabilities” Top a Staggering $123 Trillion 5. Federal Tax Revenue...
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Obama’s 2013 Budget Targets the “Rich” 2. Is a Greek Debt Default Inevitable? 3. Greek Parliament Approves Latest EU Bailout Demands 4. Default Averted For Now, But Elections Loom in April Introduction Some weeks there is so much to write about, it is difficult to...
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. The Economist – European Debt Crisis Deepens 2. The Eurozone: Is This Really The End? 3. Super Committee – The Dirty Little Secret 4. Metropolitan Capital Strategies Webinar This Thursday The Economist: European Debt Crisis Deepens The European debt crisis has dominated...
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. GDP Growth in the 1Q Was Disappointing 2. The Fed’s Decision & the Press Conference 3. Editorial: A Tale of Two Recessions 4. Reliance on Uncle Sam Hits a Record 5. Unemployment Devastates Savings… and Benefits Introduction Our main topic this week is a new report from...
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IN THIS ISSUE: $13 Trillion & Soaring Higher IMF Warns US to Slash Its Deficits IMF Urges US to Cut Deficits by 12% of GDP BIS Issues a Chilling Debt Warning to US President Obama's "Debt Commission" $13 Trillion & Soaring Higher With little fanfare from the media, the US national...
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IN THIS ISSUE: US Taxpayers Bailing Out Greece & the Rest of Europe Quick History of the International Monetary Fund IMF Prepares for $1 Trillion Bailout of Europe EU Bailout Approved, But Will It Work? Will Any of this Money Ever be Paid Back? The "Cornyn Amendment" - A New Monkey Wrench...
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IN THIS ISSUE: Obama's Record Large 2011 Federal Budget Obama to Halve the Deficit by 2013 (Not) Obama Proposes $1 Trillion in Tax Increases Soaring Debt Now a National Security Threat Winners & Losers in Obama's Budget January Unemployment - Good News & Bad Introduction Ever since the...
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IN THIS ISSUE: 3Q GDP Revised Lower Than Expected Debt Ceiling Raised For Only Six Weeks Disappointing Holiday Spending in 2009 A Little Good News on the Housing Slump The Outlook For 2010 - Who Knows? Introduction We will touch on a lot of bases in this holiday issue of my weekly E-Letter. We start...
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IN THIS ISSUE: Obama's Government Takeover Continues Editorial: "Too Big to Fail, Or Succeed" Americans More Concerned About Deficits Economy May Have Seen the Worst of It Conclusions Introduction The more I think about it, I believe that last week's E-Letter which revealed President...
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IN THIS ISSUE: Obama's Unprecedented Spending Spree Obama's Deficits To Double The National Debt Will The Markets Halt The Explosion In Debt? How Will Obama Fund His Massive Spending? Inflation Implications of Obama's Spending Conclusions - Why Is He Doing This? Introduction It took the United...
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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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IN THIS ISSUE: The Economy Continues To Slump Badly US Stock Markets Continue To Plunge Obama's Multi-Trillion Dollar Spending Spree Obama's Budget – The First $2 TRILLION Deficit? Obama's Plan To Nationalize Health Care This Year Obama's “Cap-and-Trade” Environmental Proposal Conclusions...
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Filed under: Gary D. Halbert, Stocks, GDP, Economic Forecast, Economic Policy, Inflation, Barack Obama, Deficit, AIG, Employment, Cap-and-Trade, Environment, Health Care
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IN THIS ISSUE: President Obama Gets His “Spendulus” Bill Geithner’s Bank Rescue Plan Short On Details Should The Government Nationalize The Banks? Conclusions - Trillions of Dollars Being Thrown Around Introduction Today, President Obama will sign into law the enormous American Recovery and Reinvestment...
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02-17-2009
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Filed under: Gary D. Halbert, The Fed, U.S. Economy, Congress, Barack Obama, Deficit, Bailout, Timothy Geithner, Stimulus, Government Spending, Government Debt, Financial Stability Plan, Nationalization