Sometimes money loses muscle, and sometimes it shows great strength. Here's why you should care. Economists are saying that the U.S. dollar these days weaker than my lame excuse for missing the last PTA meeting. But what does that mean? And more really, what does that mean to you? Starting with the meaning, the economy is
Hey, remember the government stimulus money of 2008? You know, the financial equivalent of a steroid to the already overgrown American spending habit -- $600 for individuals, the $1,200 for married couples and the $300 for children who qualified? The idea: You'd get some government cash and spend it on replacing those filthy window coverings and [...]
As you may know, we here at TheHomeEconomist.com generally don't give a dirty diaper if the country's jobless rate moves up or down a tick. If you're out of work, you need a solution - not a statistic.
As we step back into the stock market, securities legal-legend Miriam Lefkowitz shows us how to look both ways. Miriam, My financial advisor said she has some investment ideas for my portfolio - what should I ask before giving her the go-ahead? -
When it comes to home prices, the real estate market is giving us a wink and a smile, hinting that things will be okay...at least in the short term. Ever wish you knew whether real estate sales were about to rise or fall? Us too. That's why Office Economists came up with the "pending sales index," which [...]
When it comes to home prices, the real estate market is giving us a wink and a smile, hinting that things will be okay -- at least for a little while.
The President is patting himself on the back for the Cash-for-Clunkers success. Here's the after-the-fact tally:The program took 700,000 gas-guzzlers off the road.It gave $2.877 billion in rebates.The government says the most purchased cars were made-in-the-USA, and puts on the most-purchased list the Ford Focus, the Toyota Corolla (?) and the Honda Civic.
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