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Sovereign Debt and the Equity Investor

Submitted by Grunden Financial Advisory, Inc on July 28th, 2011

Last week we came across an "Economic and Policy Watch" update prepared by a major investment bank that reviewed recent government proposals to address the nation's funding crisis.

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Two Years after February 2009

Submitted by Grunden Financial Advisory, Inc on April 21st, 2011

February 2009 turned out to be the low point in the most recent economic downturn. Last year, we blogged about where we were one year after the market low (click here for the March 31, 2010 blog entry). With February 2011 return numbers now behind us, let us share with you where we are two years after the February 2009 bottom.

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What's "New" about a New Normal?

Submitted by Grunden Financial Advisory, Inc on February 10th, 2011

The 2008 global market crisis and the struggling economy have left many investors fatigued. Despite two years of strong equity returns, some investors have been slow to regain market confidence. Many are accepting the talk about a “new normal” in which stocks offer lower returns in the future. [1]

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2010 Review: Economy & Markets

Submitted by Grunden Financial Advisory, Inc on January 12th, 2011

The past year offered an interesting mix of positive and negative news as investors around the world eagerly anticipated signs of economic recovery and financial stabilization. While most financial markets logged positive returns for a second straight year, investors had to endure a host of troubling news and pessimistic market predictions.

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Trust Wall Street's Top Stock Picks?

Submitted by Grunden Financial Advisory, Inc on January 5th, 2011

The New Year is now upon us and brokers are notorious for offering up their top picks for this year. Should you trust them? If the previous few years are any indication, probably not. The Wall Street Journal published an article looking at the track record of the top picks for the last few years and it was not impressive when compared the least recommended stocks.

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Fixed Income Risk in Your Portfolio

Submitted by Grunden Financial Advisory, Inc on December 10th, 2010

With interest rates near historical lows, some investors may be anxious about a possible rate climb and its potential impact on their fixed income investments. Rising interest rates typically cause existing bonds to lose value.

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Retirement, Risk, and Return (video)

Submitted by Grunden Financial Advisory, Inc on November 2nd, 2010

David Booth, Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Dimensional Fund Advisors, discusses the importance of balancing volatility risk and purchasing power risk when investing for retirement.

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Deflation Rears Its Ugly Head

Submitted by Grunden Financial Advisory, Inc on October 22nd, 2010

Our February 19, 2010 blog highlighted an article in the Wall Street Journal that discussed the possibility of a Japanese-style period of deflation in the United States. The article pointed out that although inflation was slightly positive, the core inflation rate (without volatile food and energy prices) was actually negative.

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Managers vs. Markets

Submitted by Grunden Financial Advisory, Inc on August 20th, 2010

Proponents of active management believe that skilled managers can outperform the financial markets through security selection, market timing, and other efforts based on prediction.

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Oil Spill Insights

Submitted by Grunden Financial Advisory, Inc on July 30th, 2010

Saddened by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, many Americans follow closely the progress emanating from British Petroleum (BP) on containing the leak. Grunden Financial Advisory, Inc. has the benefit of serving some clients in the oil and gas industry including one who actually worked on the Deepwater Horizon rig that sank in the explosion.

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