Economic Trends

Long-term trends grow from short term trends. We attampt to determine the short term trends and where they are pointing.

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U.S. Findings of the Ernst & Young Global Consumer Insurance Survey

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In the interest of understanding insurance consumers, what drives them to purchase, how their understanding of insurance changes, and what their behavior patterns indicate, Ernst & Young conducted a 2012 survey of 24,000 consumers, 2,000 of which operated in the U.S.  Comprised of life/annuity and property/casualty insurance products, the Global Consumer Insurance Survey was designed […]

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The Financial Tsunami Headed To Shore Has Been Building for 80 Years

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The size of the wave will surprise most everyone If you’re a passenger aboard a ship in deep water, you can’t detect a tsunami; the swells are indistinguishable from regular ocean waves. Wave lengths can be hundreds of miles long, but only when this energy reaches shallow water does the mammoth tsunami wall form —

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Protect Yourself from the Effects of FATCA

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How will the U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) impact you? In an attempt to wring every last tax dollar out of Americans the Obama administration enacted FATCA into law on March 18th, 2010. With its 30% withholding Tax, it sent shock waves throughout the world. It is estimated that this law would cost global banking institutions between

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Trends: Argentina’s Finances Going Bust Again?

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Over the years Argentina has had it’s share of financial problems… the majority of them of their own making. They have nationalized oil companies, repudiated debt and suffered hyperinflation. Where are they headed now? Argentina Politics One of the most famous Argentine Presidents is Evita Peron who took office upon the death of her husband.

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