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LTSave's mission is to help Americans become financially well-prepared for retirement.

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• Stocks end the quarter with March madness subsiding
• Candidates’ views on taxes: class warfare
• No January effect: U.S. equities sell-off
• What are the experts saying?
• Thoughts on the Fed’s rate cut - amount not seen since 1984
• 2007 Market Review and Outlook
• Equity markets lose over 4% in November
• Market Volatility and the Economy: Don’t Forget to Breathe

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Archive for February, 2008

Candidates’ views on taxes: class warfare

Do you know what the Presidential contenders are saying about taxes? 
We have summarized some of the information on their positions. While this is by no means comprehensive, it is a  side by side comparison of the candidates’ basic views.   The Candidates and Taxes

Regardless of who gets elected, the inherited economy for the next President will challenge even the brightest  mortals [...]

No January effect: U.S. equities sell-off

The January effect is when stocks begin the year with a rally.  Sadly, there was no January effect for 2008. The U.S. equity markets started the year with a 10% sell-off  through mid month.  Things were looking bleak for investors as the economic reports were gloomy: GDP’s paltry 0.6% growth rate,  weak retail results, and soft employment data.  
With recession looking [...]