July 2013

Infastructure construction could help the economy

How Infrastructure Investment Boosts Job Growth

Ever since the onset of what is now being called “The Great Recession”, people have been discussing ways to help prop up the economy and reduce unemployment. One of the most prominent suggestions is to increase the government’s infrastructure investment. This strategy is favored by Keynesian economists as a way to stimulate the economy. In fact, it has

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Investing when you think we're in a bubble

Retirement Investing

Older investors are starved for income investments that don’t require them to take on undue risk. The days of 7% CDs are gone and not coming back any time soon. There are however, investments were we can still get decent yield if we’re willing to take on a little more risk and to more actively monitor our portfolio. In this article we’ll cover some of those.

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Baltiyskiy Zavod launched the ice breaker "Saint-Petersburg"

Russia Building Floating Nuclear Power Plants

The nuclear power debate has surrounded the use of a sustained nuclear chain reaction to generate electricity since the Three Mile Island accident in 1979 and Chernobyl in 1986 and recently Fukushima has reignited the debate. From 1952 to 2011 there have been at least 25 nuclear power plant accidents that had either multiple fatalities or more than US$100 million in property damage. Worldwide there have been a total of  99 accidents at nuclear power plants that either resulted in the loss of human life or more than US$50,000 of property damage.

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Hyperinflation-1967-2011

Surviving a Hyperinflation

The most notorious recent case was in Zimbabwe and ran from 1998 – 2008. But North Korea experienced less severe hyperinflation in 2010 -2011. Other recent examples include Belarus 1994-2002, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1992-1993, and Angola 1991-1999. You can see a list of 26 examples of Hyperinflation beginning with Egypt in 276 AD which had 1 million percent inflation over 58 years and ending with Zimbabwe. And lest we Americans get too smug we need to realize that we are the only ones on the list twice. Once in 1779 and again in 1861-1865. The result of the Revolutionary and Civil wars.

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Know how taxes may reduce your retirement investments

Retirement Investments Affected By U.S. Taxes

Many people dream of retiring at the earliest possible date with the expectation that their investments will provide them with a steady income for the next few decades. But as soon as they put in their papers and go to collect their last paycheck, they might be surprised at how much of a chunk of their retirement income Uncle Sam takes out.  No matter how you invest your money, you can be sure that taxes will take away a considerable portion of your personal finances.  There are a few ways to mitigate these losses, depending on how you invest your money and how much liquidity you want on hand for retirement.

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