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Practice Management: June 2009
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Something for Dentists to Chew On. Thursday, June 04, 2009. June - 2009 Economic Brief. Investments soar as investors ignore the economy! The economy sank at an annual rate of -6.1 percent in the first three months of 2009 . after plunging -6.3 percent the previous quarter — that's the WORST back-to-back contraction in 50 YEARS. But wait, that still isn't dirt-cheap. Don't lose sight of the severity of this economic crisis. GDP already fell at an annual rate of -6.1 percent last quarter alone! The consum...
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Practice Management: January 2009
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Something for Dentists to Chew On. Sunday, January 18, 2009. January - 2009 Economic Brief. To those of you who have been following my economic surveys since March 2008 you will be happy to learn that I have a New Year’s resolution - to be brief, and not include so much documentation and/or references. These commentaries represent a mélange of newsletters, CFA resources, media and my own spin. For specific reference, ask me directly. So what follows is in summary format. More good news because of bad news.
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Practice Management: November 2009
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Something for Dentists to Chew On. Sunday, November 01, 2009. November - 2009 Economic Brief. The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released the advance GDP numbers for 3Q09, and they showed the economy grew at an estimated annual rate of 3.5%. 8226; Cash for Clunkers program added 1.66 percentage points to the Q3 change in real GDP. Just for fun, let’s see what the number would have been without these extraordinary events. Now for the really bad news in the GDP. Since 2003, the U.S. dollar has l...Nobod...
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Practice Management: March 2010
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Something for Dentists to Chew On. Monday, March 01, 2010. March - 2010 - Economic Brief. Weak jobs data, soft housing prices, shaken consumer confidence and more bad news from Greece sets the tone, now see Obama’s milking cow. Consider the truth, not only did Goldman profit from being insured by AIG but Goldman didn't merely buy insurance on a bunch of random subprime CDOs. It actually bought insurance on special CDOs it had put together and sold to its own clients. In other words, Goldman knew ...These...
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Practice Management: August 2009
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Something for Dentists to Chew On. Wednesday, August 05, 2009. August - 2009 Economic Brief. From July 10 through July 23 the S&P 500 index gained 11.1 percent and we are still rolling, but on just exactly what is not so clear; what's clear is it certainly is not earnings, they are way down. Earnings declined over 98% since peaking in Q3 2007. As you may note, materials, consumer discretionary, and information technology were the three biggest sector winners. Case in point,. Consider too what we heard fr...
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Practice Management: July 2009
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Something for Dentists to Chew On. Wednesday, July 01, 2009. July - 2009 Economic Brief. Recovery called into question by exploding U.S. debt. Worries about the U.S. government's skyrocketing debt are prompting doubt about a turnaround for the economy. Government bonds have come under heavy selling pressure, driving up yields. A recovery could be derailed by increased borrowing costs for consumers and businesses, economists said. Financial Post (Canada)/Reuters (28 May.). Let’s see, where were we. In a d...
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Practice Management: March - 2010 - Economic Brief
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Something for Dentists to Chew On. Monday, March 01, 2010. March - 2010 - Economic Brief. Weak jobs data, soft housing prices, shaken consumer confidence and more bad news from Greece sets the tone, now see Obama’s milking cow. Consider the truth, not only did Goldman profit from being insured by AIG but Goldman didn't merely buy insurance on a bunch of random subprime CDOs. It actually bought insurance on special CDOs it had put together and sold to its own clients. In other words, Goldman knew ...These...
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Practice Management: May 2009
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Something for Dentists to Chew On. Sunday, May 03, 2009. May - 2009 Economic Brief (2). Part two of two). Is the US Government “for the people”? Is the economy based on the irrational assumption that the economy won’t get as bad as it already is? Accounting change makes Goldman's December losses vanish and Goldman Sachs’ advice to direct a $13 billion counterparty windfall to itself. It let Wells Fargo, for example, claim a Q 1 profit when it’s drowning in losses. 8220;The toxic assets weighing down bank...
