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QE2 is Over at the End of June – What Does This Mean for Your Retirement Planning?

by macromikeJune 28, 2011

QE2?  Isn’t that the doomed ocean liner from the days of the Titanic? No, unfortunately QE2 is a bit less exciting.  Quantitative Easing (“QE”) is a monetary policy alternative employed by the U.S. Federal Reserve, the United States’ central bank.  The “Fed”, as it’s sometimes called, adds cash to the economy when it determines that [...]

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Americans Slash Household Debt

by macromikeApril 1, 2011

Really?  No, not really, although many recent media headlines and articles would make you think so. A little background here – the Federal Reserve collects an enormous number of economic statistics – one of these is “US Household debt”. This data includes mortgages, credit cards, home equity loans, and the like, and is an annual [...]

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Welcome to MacroMike.com

by macromikeSeptember 14, 2010

Hi, this is Mike Egan! We’re very excited about MacroMike.com. This entire website is devoted to answering questions in a short, two to five minute video blog, like the one you’re watching, on very important topics related to retirement, financial planning, and how those two merge together. We’ll have dozens, if not hundreds of these [...]

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