Kevin on November 29th, 2008

Courtesy of PC World (via MSN) here’s a good rundown on 9 sites to help you manage through the recession…  CLICK HERE for the full article.

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Kevin on November 21st, 2008

This article appeared on the Newsweek blog back in January of this year, well before the financial collapse - but its basic points are spot on.

A Recession Handbook

By Linda Stern

Illustration: Michael Klein for Newsweek
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Let Ben Bernanke worry about the world—you worry about your wallet. Some economists are predicting the first [...]

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Kevin on November 21st, 2008

(Forgive me for ending the week on this note, but as they say, “It is what it is.”)
Regular readers know that I monitor a number of industry and economic indices and indicators each month, as well as subscribe to reports from several economists and industry analysts.  A fairly clear consensus has emerged over the last [...]

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Kevin on September 25th, 2008

All of the speakers at the 2008 World Business Forum mentioned or alluded to the financial sector mess, but only one offered a prediction for what will happen in the U.S. economy in the near term. Jack Welch’s exact words: “we are in for one hell of a deep downturn.“
Long a believer that the U.S. [...]

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kc on June 14th, 2008

Interesting article from the New York Times with some good tips for saving money on gas. The article primarily focuses on gas price tracking websites. Worth a quick look: click here for the article.

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kc on February 10th, 2008

Each month I utilize a number of resources relating to economic forecasts and indices. Monitoring this data provides an excellent overview of what’s happening and what may happen in the U.S. economy. Here are a few key links:

Energy Information Administration
RBC CASH Index - Consumer Confidence
Conference Board - Consumer Confidence
NAR - Housing & [...]

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