Jimitee

If history is any indication, Fed's Eric Rosengren says bankers should be worried more about disinflation than inflation. "Significant excess capacity in labor markets has the potential to be disinflationary at a time when the inflation rate is already below where we expect it to settle in the long run," he says.

Stagflation? High rates no jobs??

How Investors Can Lose with Annuities and Whole Life Policies

You said it best and I commend you. YOU DON'T KNOW ALOT ABOUT ANNUITIES..."
Why would you give advice on this without knowing an awful lot???
Things like statutory surplus or excess capital surplus. (Hartford as an example has over 400% of capital needed to pay annuity claims) It is shameful that your allowed to get this meaningless info on the forum. Please go and find an EXPERT on annuities for your next article.

Is the Current Crisis Really as Bad as the Great Depression?

The difference is our debt is held mostly outside the USA. The banks will fail because of lack of demand as the economy stagnates. The average person is one heartbeat away from losing everything. It is a worse scenario than the depression. That community organizing skill that Obama has will come in handy when we all end up on line for soup and bread.