Early Retirement Blog

The U.S. economy will soon experience a strange period of inflation deflation. Commodity prices such as food and fuel will be rising, while asset prices such as housing and stocks will be declining.   It is a double squeeze on the economy that will create a double dip recession. When I accurately predicted the stock [...]

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Retired seniors collecting Social Security will not be receiving a COLA increase, or Cost of Living Adjustment, in their 2010 and 2011 monthly Social Security checks. In fact, millions of  Seniors who are enrolled in the Medicare prescription drug program, and who have their premiums deducted from their Social Security checks, will for the first [...]

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Nouriel Roubini – Economist Rock Star Who talks about astrologists and psychics anymore?   If you want to know the future – ask an economist. Economists study and know the internal workings of that strange beast called the economy.    And as you know, the economy affects you, and your job,   and the value [...]

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