Financial Crisis

A Look At The Eurozone In 2012

Posted: December 28, 2011 8:47AM by Stephen D. Simpson, CFA

With the European sovereign debt crisis well into its third year and all but certain to continue in 2012, investors may well be weary of the entire subject. Unfortunately, the tendrils of this crisis...

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Filed Under: Economy, Financial Crisis, International Markets

FHA Money Trouble Causes Concern For Homebuyers

Posted: December 19, 2011 9:39AM by Linda McMaken

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is the oldest government backed lender in the U.S. It began as part of the New Deal in 1934. Its earliest mission was to provide loans to those denied by...

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Filed Under: Economy, Financial Crisis, Loans, Mortgages

How Has The Stock Market Changed?

Posted: November 10, 2011 12:41PM by Ryan C. Fuhrmann

A common description of the stock market these days is that it is experiencing some of its highest volatility in history.Â A host of explanations are being offered, and include the advent of...

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Filed Under: Economy, Financial Crisis, Stocks

How Much Has The Taxpayer Recouped From TARP?

Posted: November 10, 2011 9:50AM by Tim Parker

In 2008, at the brink of the subprime meltdown, President George W. Bush signed in to law a highly controversial bill that provided help to struggling banks who looked to be destined for bankruptcy....

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Filed Under: Buzz Words, Economy, Financial Crisis

How PIIGS Defaults Could Affect The Markets

Posted: November 7, 2011 10:30AM by Brent Radcliffe

PIIGS is not the most flattering acronym to describe a group of countries, but Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece and Spain may have to make due for the time being. The name is thrown around to...

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The Scariest Days On Wall Street

Posted: October 12, 2011 10:01AM by Stephen D. Simpson, CFA

What goes up, must come down, and sometimes it comes down hard. For as long as there have been financial markets, there have been bowel-clenching days where it seems like every asset is deep in the...

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How The Credit Rating Downgrade Affects the U.S. Economy

Posted: August 8, 2011 1:00PM by Marc Davis

Has America suddenly become a bad financial risk even though it avoided a default on its debt?Â In the future will the U.S. government pay its bills on time, and in full?Â These were the questions...

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