global economic crisis

In this Ask the Expert with Larry Swedroe article, Rob observed that none of the alternative investments provided sufficient risk reduction to soften the impact of the current Bear Market. Diversification doesn’t seem to be working. What went wrong? Here’s the question from Randy:

Dear Larry,
I’m reading your book, The Only Guide to Alternative Investments You’ll [...]

I wrote about Dave Ramsey’s Baby Step 6: Pay Off Home Early about a year ago, and I’d like to revisit the question of “Should you pay off your mortgage early?” in light of today’s economic crisis.

In the Dave Ramsey article, I examined both the advantages and disadvantages of paying off your home loan early, [...]

Earlier this week, I wrote that FreeCreditReport.com is not free, and promptly got a personal finance lecture from Abigail at I Pick Up Pennies.  She said, “If you’re not clear why a site needs your credit card information is needed, don’t give it out.”   She also said that I should be reading and re-reading Terms [...]

This article is part of an M-Network group writing project, the 12 Days of Christmas – Personal Finance Style. As the project moves through its days, I will be adding each article at the bottom of this post. We’ll be posting from December 1st to December 12th.
I know it’s tough to think about giving when [...]

Your worries about job loss are not misplaced. So far roughly 1.2 million U.S. workers have lost their jobs because of the global economic recession. No doubt, more pink slips are coming. Here are 4 things you could do to avoid being a pink slip recipient.

Photo by snofla via flickr
1. Be Prepared.
Start thinking about what [...]

When I listened to President Bush’s speech the other night, I noticed that my analysis of what caused the Financial Crisis of 2008 was right on target.  Too bad President Bush didn’t say anything about greed!  Personally, I don’t know if the $700 billion dollars bailout package will fix the problem, but the amount of [...]

This is a guest post by Simit Petel at InformedTrades.com
It seems like all around the world, we’re having some economic problems. 2008 is a year where we saw price inflation on a global basis. We’re also seeing a global housing crisis. A global food shortage. And an increase in oil prices around the world. What [...]

Hello everyone and welcome to 155th edition of the Carnival of Personal Finance. Initially, I had a plan to make this a more unique and interesting carnival, but my sister and her family came up from Virginia for a surprised visit. As a result, I opted to spend more time with my family and less [...]

This is the 6th issue of the Ask The Expert column by Larry Swedroe. You can see Larry’s full biography and important disclaimer below. If you are interested in having your question answered by Larry, please send me an email via the contact page.
Now, let’s get to the questions and answers (please note that the [...]