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The Economy, And Why It's Taking So Long to Fix It

This was a good article. And it didn't pretend to have all the answers. No one knows what to do, and if they say they do, they really don't know how their solutions will play out. That said, momentum will change once the economy recovers and asset prices stop falling. We're in a cycle and, unfortunately, the worst part of it. But storms past and damage gets repaired bit by bit. It took three years (August 1929 - July 1932) for the stock market to bottom during the Great Depression. Since things are at least not that bad, I think the stock market will bottom some time during the second half of this year (two years after it peaked). The 2000-2002 bear market was long because stocks were vastly overpriced (at least growth equities). Not the case these days. As the author noted, if your time horizon is a bit longer, things look better.

10 Top Dividend Stocks of the S&P 500

Are those dividends safe?

GM Should Tumble on Merrill's Pessimism

Marketwatcher,

I don't know if GM is a long term investment. Sure hasn't worked in over 50 years.