Interest payments about to skyrocket

  via CBS NEWS: The Fed’s interest rate hikes are doing more than hitting consumers in the credit cards. They’re also making it much more expensive for the U.S. to carry its debt load. While they’re not currently a subject of President …

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THE RELENTLESSNESS OF MODERN PARENTING

by GR Raising children has become significantly more time-consuming and expensive, amid a sense that opportunity has grown more elusive. “Parent” as a verb gained widespread use in the 1970s, which is also when parenting books exploded. The 1980s brought …

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Another Recession?! Thank Jerome Powell And The Federal Reserve Market Researcher Says

Stephanie Landsman for CNBC reports, He’s been worried the Federal Reserve would go too far. And now, market researcher James Bianco thinks his fear may be a reality. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPhK0c6BTsw Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/19/two-m…   He’s been worried the Federal Reserve would …

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If the bull market is intact where is the broad weakness coming from?

https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/1078187419898470400 2018 Returns…Cash $BIL: +1.7%Bonds $AGG: -0.5%Gold $GLD: -3%High Yield $HYG: -4%Investment Grade $LQD: -4%US REITs $VNQ: -10%S&P 500 $SPY: -11%International REITs $VNQI: -11%Commodities $DBC: -12%MSCI World ex-US $ACWX: -17%Emerging Markets $EEM: -18%Oil $USO: -25% — Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) December …

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