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Archive for August, 2009
Financial Intelligence is reviewed in the New York Times
In Uncategorized on August 29, 2009 at 12:40 pmJacob Gold appeared on Fox Business
In Uncategorized on August 24, 2009 at 3:39 pm
Click here to view Jacob Gold’s advice on how to crawl your way out of credit card debt.
Front page of the Los Angeles Times.
In Uncategorized on August 21, 2009 at 9:02 am
On August 19th, Jacob Gold was quoted on the front page of Los Angeles Times in the article, ” Credit card isuers boost rates ahead of tougher rules”. Click here to read the article.
ABC NEWS Interview
In Uncategorized on August 20, 2009 at 10:01 am
Jacob appeared on ABC NEWS on August 19, 2009. Click here to view the video clip.
Triple-U or Square-Root Sign? The Recovery’s Taking Shape
In Uncategorized on August 18, 2009 at 8:48 am
There’s no doubt the recession is winding down. The hot question now is, what shape will the recovery be? Read Cindy Perman’s entire article by clicking here.
An Economic Recovery That Whimpers
In Uncategorized on August 17, 2009 at 9:39 am
Economists typically say every recession is different in its own way, but recoveries are all alike, namely that they are driven by the housing sector and consumer spending. Read Albert Bozzo’s full story by clicking here.
Stock Market Has Gotten ‘Overly Optimistic’: El-Erian
In Uncategorized on August 14, 2009 at 7:24 am
The stock market has gotten ahead of reality, Pimco’s Mohamed El-Erian told CNBC Friday. Click here to read the entire article by CNBC.com.
The Money Anwsers Show with Jordan Goodman
In Uncategorized on August 12, 2009 at 2:04 pm
On Monday, August 10, 2009, Jacob Gold was the special guest on The Money Anwsers Show. The entire hour was devoted to Financial Inetlligence. Click hear to listen to the 8/10/2009 show.
Should You Carry a Mortgage into Retirement?
In Uncategorized on August 12, 2009 at 8:57 am
This is a great article from U.S News & World Report that quotes me and plugs Financial Intelligence several times. Click here for entire article by Emily Brandon.
The incredible shrinking home
In personal finance on August 11, 2009 at 4:17 pm
The size of newly built homes fell in 2008 for the first time in almost 15 years. Is the McMansion era on the wane? Click here to read the entire article by Les Christie.
Fed not ready to use other R-word: Recovery
In finance on August 10, 2009 at 1:13 pm
Don’t look for an overly bullish outlook from central bank, even as more economists see an end to the recession at hand. Click here to read the entire article by Chris Isidore, CNNMoney.com senior writer.
Is Dow Theory Sending a Mixed Signal to Buy Stocks?
In finance on August 10, 2009 at 1:10 pm
Dow Theory, one of the oldest stock market forecasting methods, has shown a new buy signal: the Dow Jones Transportation Average joined the Dow Jones Industrial Average to close above January highs, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Read entire article by Reuters by clciking here.
How a Little Inflation Could Help a Lot
In personal finance on August 7, 2009 at 11:16 am
BECAUSE fiscal stimulus has not yet been a striking success, perhaps it’s time to consider new monetary remedies for the economy. Click here to read The New York Times article by Tyler Cowen. He writes about Prof. Scott Sumner, an economist at Bentley College in Waltham, Mass., who believes that the Federal Reserve should make a firm commitment to raising expectations of price inflation to 2 to 3 percent annually.
Enjoy,
Jacob Gold
The Big Biz Show (August 6,2009)
In Uncategorized on August 6, 2009 at 9:19 am
Listen to Jacob Gold on the Big Biz Show.
Click here to hear the audio feed.
The Arizona Republic
In Uncategorized on August 6, 2009 at 8:59 amVery quickly, I wanted to inform you that the Arizona Republic did a nice piece on Financial Intelligence in today’s paper.
If you are interested in reading it, click on the link below.
http://www.azcentral.com/community/scottsdale/articles/2009/08/05/20090805sr-bizbooks0806.html
Enjoy,
Jacob Gold
The Latest Hotness Indicator
In finance on August 5, 2009 at 8:51 am
There are many ways to measure where we are in the economic cycle. GDP, unemployment numbers, housing starts, hot waitresses.
“The hotter the waitresses, the weaker the economy,” Hugo Lindgren writes in New York Magazine. He has developed the Hot Waitress Index, under the theory that attractive people land great jobs in sales…when there are jobs in sales. When the economy contracts, they trade down to waiting tables.
To read this entertaining article by Jane Wells, click here.
Enjoy,
Jacob Gold
Bear Turns to Bull?
In finance on August 4, 2009 at 3:50 pm
Today the S&P 500 index set a new interim high 48.6% above the March 9th low (which is 35.7% below the peak in October 2007). http://dshort.com/charts/bears/four-bears-large.gif.
Visit www.dshort.com for more enjoyable charts.
Enjoy,
Jacob Gold
Berkshire Hathaway Shares Hit $100,000 For First Time Since January
In personal finance on August 4, 2009 at 7:44 am
Shares of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway rallied above $100,000 today (Monday) for the first time since early January. The stock has been mostly trading in five digits since last November, when it closed below $100,000 for the first time in just over two years. Read the entire article by
8/14/2009
200 days in, the President is going for broke.
President Barack Obama said on Thursday the actions taken by his administration have helped stop an economic freefall and the United States may be seeing the “very beginnings” of the end of the recession. 








