Retirement Planning and Investing

Read about key developments in the United States and elsewhere that are most relevant to investors interested in retirement planning and investing.

Can Real Estate Investor Trump Build Lasting Political Support and Avoid Gaffes?

Donald Trump’s performance in his first presidential debate and his comments afterward showed that his unique skills for...

Why the Global Economy Isn’t Ready for the Next Recession

Today, the U.S. government’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released its latest Gross Output (GO) statistic, a broader...

Trump Expresses Love for ‘Legal’ Immigrants and Mexicans, Not Sen. McCain

Real estate mogul and 2016 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump may have surprised some people when he recently...

Who Won the Krugman-Moore Debate?

It was billed as the Dream Debate of the Century, and it did not disappoint. More than 2,000...

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What the ‘Airport Indicator’ Could Mean for Your Investments

As you probably know, there are several parts that drive the U.S. economy -- manufacturing, business investment, government...

Sen. Rubio Tries to Win Support from Libertarians for His Presidential Bid

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, told roughly 1,500 attendees at the FreedomFest conference here that his parents’ humble background...

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What Separates PowerTrend Investing from Wall St. Research

During the last few weeks and certainly the last few days, we’ve seen uncertainty come roaring back into...

The ‘Snap-Back Quarter’ – How the U.S. Economy Fared in Q2 2015

Last night, we closed the books on the June quarter, and, in many ways, it was one that...

The Four Horsemen of the Global Economy: U.S., China, Japan & Euro Zone

There have been a lot of questions raised about the direction and speed of the global economy. The...

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Federal Reserve Announcement Contains Few Surprises for Investors

The much-anticipated June meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) came and went with few if any...