Segment 1: 2024 Year in Review SEGMENT BEGINS AT 03:25 In this segment, we’ll take a comprehensive look back at the major financial events that shaped this year. Segment one topics include: 2024 stock market highlights Top performing ETFs, Dividend Aristocrats,...
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SHOW NOTES – Global Economic Outlook 2013: The Return of Volatility
Plus, part one of our Social Security Myths series
Global Economic Outlook 2013: Economies Under Pressure + Listener Questions
In Segment One, Jerry discusses the latest in the global news. The topics include:
- The global economic outlook under pressure
- Real Estate: What are the best places to invest? What is happening to mortgage rates?
- China and Russia begin a military joint training experiment
- The PRISM scandal – What Jerry thinks about the government invading our privacy
- The latest news out of the Federal Reserve and how it is impacting stock markets
Next, Jerry answers three listener questions:
1. How much should I contribute to my retirement account?
2. Did China and France drop the U.S. dollar? (Jerry explains the significance of these events.)
3. Why are gas prices still around $4 a gallon when the price of a barrel of oil has dropped significantly?
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Later, Tom Cloud discusses the metal that people are asking about most lately: palladium. Tom remains extremely bullish on palladium, but expects another pullback by July. Gold is about to enter its “seasonal” time during which it has gone up three months in a row historically (July, August, September). European sources are saying that gold shorting is coming down heavily, and gold may be at the bottom. Silver is still hovering around its bottom line, near $21.50. Listen to Tom’s full discussion in this week’s Precious Metals Market Update.
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John Bearss – Retirement Specialist
Nine out of ten Americans age 65 and older receive Social Security benefits. But should you rely too heavily upon Social Security for your retirement income? Over the next couple of weeks, John Bearss shares some Myths and Facts about Social Security benefits. Listen as John explains the first myth: Social Security will provide most of the income you need in retirement.
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