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• Financial Optimism Hits 2-Year High

  February 22, 2012

  Americans are regaining confidence in their financial security, according to a new survey by Country Financial.

• 10 Global Investment Predictions For Advisors, Investors

  February 17, 2012

  Here are 10 global investment predictions for 2012 that advisors and their clients should be monitoring through the rest of the year.

• Global Economy A Mixed Bag in 2012: BNY Mellon

  February 16, 2012

  Growth will be selective, so while some countries enjoy good times others will suffer severe recessions.

• U.S. Economy in a 'Recession of Confidence'

  February 15, 2012

  The Great Recession ended 32 months ago. But fear about the sturdiness of its recovery persists.

• NICSA 2012: Trade Deficits Worst Headwind for West

  February 14, 2012

  The sovereign debt and banking crises are not over. But the stiffest headwind facing Western economies? Trade deficits, says a Citigroup investment research director.

• Why Soros Sees No Quick End to the Crisis in Europe

  February 9, 2012

  In an address to a peer group of high-net-worth investors in New York City, George Soros told the audience that he would have little to say to cheer them about the state of the global economy.

• Beware the Risks of Playing It Safe, Wilmington Trust Warns in Seven-Year Forecast

  February 7, 2012

  There are risks to playing it safe by investing in bonds. That’s the overarching conclusion of a seven-year economic and financial market forecast from Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, the newly named investment advisory and asset management arm of M&T Bank Corporation.

• Finding the Safe Bet in China

  February 1, 2012

  Analysts express concerns about the impending change in political leadership and slowing exports.

• A Very Brief Tour Of Global Investment Prospects

  February 1, 2012

  Economic fundamentals in North America, though far from robust, look better than in Europe.

• Economists Debate Governments' Role in Repairing Economies

  January 31, 2012

  Two renowned economists engaged in a fierce debate at the IMCA New York Consultants Conference but both admitted they had no concrete answer to the fundamental question: What can the government do to repair the economy?

• Pundit Warns of Global Political Instability, Economic Stress in 2012

  January 30, 2012

  University of Chicago Professor Emeritus Marvin Zonis had harsh words for this year’s slate of presidential candidates, including the incumbent, as he touched on geo-political and economic hot spots for 2012, a year in which 11 nations representing more than half of the world's GDP by purchasing power parity per capita will be selecting their next leaders.

• Morgan Stanley Smith Barney: We Expect U.S. Recession, Too

  January 26, 2012

  The Global Investment Committee of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney said in its January 2012 market commentary that it expects not just Europe, but the United States, to slip into recession.

• Planners Call Obama’s 'Union' Address Optimistic But Short on Specifics

  January 25, 2012

  The open question, among others, is how some of these initiatives will be paid for and whether any substantial work will get done in an election year, one planner said.

• ML Survey: Affluent Investors Eyeing Volatility, Unemployment

  January 25, 2012

  Affluent investors looking for market cues to invest more toward their retirement this year are most watching stock market volatility and improvement in the job market, according to preliminary results from a Merrill Lynch semiannual survey.

• Europe Likely to Muddle Through 2012: Panel

  January 10, 2012

  The European debt crisis will likely continue to cast a shadow on the markets in the coming year, with a full solution to those problems unlikely to emerge in 2012, according to a panel of investment executives from BlackRock, Lord Abbett and Pacific Investment Management Company.

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