|  | | | July 20, 2008 | | | | | | |  | Star-Ledger (NJ) - During the past month, volatility measures have increased, said Mt. Vernon Research Chairman Karim Rahemtulla, in an interview with Sam Ali from the N.J Star Ledger. For the past year, Rahemtulla said the market has been registering very low volatility readings, as measured by the Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index, better known as the VIX. Read the article here. | Karim Rahemtulla | | Baltimore Examiner - Finances of Utilities Firms Prove Hard to Correctly Gauge - An Interview with Mr. Horacio Marquez | Horacio Marquez | | BANKRATE.COM Gold Rush - 21st Century Style - If you just started paying attention to the price of gold when it climbed past $500 an ounce, you're not alone. After hitting its peak a couple decades ago, gold as an investment has been in the doldrums and pretty well ignored by most investors. By Laura Bruce. | Mark Skousen | | Free-Market News Network - Señor Marquez sees the glass more than half-full. He sees it practically running over. Yes, the U.S. economy is overextended and will probably slack off next year. But, no, the world economy will not fall apart. Instead, it will boom, thanks to spectacular rates of growth outside the United States. | Horacio Marquez | | The Washington Times - Greenspan's Lasting Legacy - January 29, 2006 - The idea that investors could count on the Fed for a bailout was encouraged by Mr. Greenspan's own statements that the Fed cannot stop or prevent a bubble, and the Fed's only role is to intervene in the aftermath of a bubble to prevent the collapse from hurting the economy. By Patrice Hill. | Horacio Marquez |
| Realty Times - Why the Fed is Trying to Slow Housing by Blanche Evans - The U.S. Census Bureau has reported that the housing industry now represents over 25% of investment dollars and a 5% value in the overall economy, as well as over 15% of the gross domestic product. | Mark Skousen |
| Big Builder - Builders may be wise to bridle business in preparation for a slowdown. Dr. Mark Skousen is interviewed by Sarah Yaussi. | Mark Skousen |
| USA Today - Gold Profits From War, Storms - Metal plays catch-up while investors sweat inflation. Dr. Mark Skousen in an interview conducted by Kathy Chu. | Mark Skousen |
| Bull and Bear Financial Report - A Rising Sun - Alex Green updates about the bullish market in Japan. | Alexander Green |
| New Orleans CityBusiness - November 31, 2005 - Stock Market Weathers Storm - An interview with Horacio Marquez, Editor of the Money Map Advantage. Interview by Tommy Santora, Associate Editor - Not suprised by investors' cautions, the stock market's non-reaction to Katrina is a product of a national investors aware of a recovering economy in New Orleans. | Horacio Marquez |
| Financial Advisor - Is the Savings Rate Reaching Crisis Proportions? By Raymond Fazzi - No, but overconsumption is a huge problem. It seems like a great paradox. How can the financial advice business be doing so well when it is faced with a nightmare scenario - an American public that is no longer saving? According to Department of Commerce figures released in June, the U.S. savings rate, which has been on the decline for years, fell to zero. | D.R. Barton |
| Star-Ledger (NJ) - The Personal Savings rate in the U.S. tumbled to a negative 0.6% in July, its lowest level since the government began tracking the figure in 1959. Horacio Marquez explains in detail what happened. Click here for the full story. | Horacio Marquez |
| An Interview with Professor Mark Skousen - By Gabriella Barufi, Editor, BottomLine, Columbia Business School. Earlier this year Professor Mark Skousen was surprised to hear that Grantham University, one of the country's fastest-growing online universities, decided to rename its business school "The Mark Skousen School of Business." Professor Skousen has taught at Columbia Business School and at Barnard College. He has authored 20 books, and is now working on Economic Logic, a new textbook, as well as The Compleated Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, to be published this fall by Regnery. To read the interview, click here. | Mark Skousen |
| MSNBC - What's Next For Housing: A National Wrap-Up An Interview with Professor Mark Skousen, by Kent Bernhard, Jr., bizjournals.com. The housing market across the country remains strong, despite the specter of a real estate bubble. Economists say it may take longer to sell your house, and you may not be able to ramp up prices as much as in the past few years. And there are signs that it's happening in some metropolitan areas. To see the complete article, click here. | Mark Skousen | | | | | | - Visit our full Speakers Bureau for future speaking engagements.
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