A robust economy with near full employment would only overheat the economy, causing prices to increase from a population flushed with cash and ultimately leading to hyperinflation. The Fed would then raise interest rates to tighten the money supply causing much more havoc with the economy than where we are currently.  ...more

Mr. Jubak, If you are going to write a column about money management, the best thing you can do for your readers is to be accurate and handily beat the market averages.  Anyone can make inaccurate predictions.  In fact, most columns tend to predict doom and gloom frightening investors who have done their homework for ...more

Going into Iraq was a waste of money and lives.  No bombs, no chemical weapons,no Bin Laden, only oil, just a family feud for the Bushes and comically helping to remove Iran's primary nemesis.

Must be the same guys that told us Saddam Hussein had nuclear weapons.........

Hey Chillin Down South! When you do jump into the market, please tell the rest of us so we can invest accordingly.  All kidding aside, if international investors were worried about a sudden crash, then you would see precious metals spiking upwards like they were doing before the last crash.  I just don't see that right...more

We do have a our own Einstein in economics, Warren Buffett... He's been on TV for years now telling everyone he knows that the US economy is a great place to invest.  I've listened to him and know this 70 year old billionaire is definitely a straight shooter.

Actually this is a global rally demonstrating a worldwide global recovery.  Most people I know have doubled their 401ks and IRAs over the last 5 years and if you are not one these people then you probably shouldn't start investing in the market now. If you want to stay negative or react like Chicken Little and claim th...more

Iowa, Utah, Ohio, Arkansas....  You got to be kidding!!!

Every once in awhile, a true genius is born and the rest of the world can only admire their 'greatness'. Albert Einstein and Isacc Newton in Physics/Mathematics, Beethoven in music, Van Gogh for art....... Warren Buffett stands alone in economics and investments. When I graduated from grad school, one of my colleaques ...more