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Taking Advantage Of The Economy

Posted on September 22, 2008 by Jack Woods

Ok, it’s pretty much common knowledge that the economy is on the edge. People are going to be losing their jobs and things are going to get tight. The fixes they needed to do a year ago just didn’t happen … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Unwinding

Posted on August 13, 2008 by Jack Woods

Citibank is predicting that the Great Unwind has begun and the massive leveraging in the economy is being wound down. This means that a lot of the positions held in commodities and other leveraged instruments are going to be settled. … Continue reading →

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Las Vegas continues to grow

Posted on December 26, 2007 by Jack Woods

My father always said that when the economy began a really deep downturn, Las Vegas would begin to see its economy booming. Well, it certainly is now. Las Vegas is seeing year on year growth in gaming revenue in the … Continue reading →

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S&P/Case-Shiller Home-Price Index Falls Again

Posted on December 26, 2007 by Jack Woods

There is an index of home prices called the S&P/Case-Shiller home-price index. It measures the prices of home in 20 large metropolitan areas around the country. It is considered a pretty accurate index of home price trends and it is … Continue reading →

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