For investors, fear of losing money in the stock market is finally giving way to the reality that they may actually be losing money in low-yielding investments. So the move back to stocks is underway. But the key is do so safel…
While everyone hates inflation, deflation has instant emotional appeal: Who doesn’t like a bargain? But deflation is a far more serious economic problem than inflation — and, as we found, most folks don’t really know why. Do you? If not, no worries: Economist Gary Shilling will explain the reasoning. [Video]
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Street Smart: Do You Know What Deflation Is? [Video] originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 17 Nov 2010 12:00:00.
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