Investing

• A review of previous periods of financial repression (inflation greater than interest rates). Real interest rates since 1872 Valeo Financial Advisors

U.S. Economy

• The U.S. economy grew at an annualized rate of 3.1% during the 3rd quarter U.S. BEA
• Consumer Spending in U.S. Increases as Incomes Rebound Bloomberg

Taxes and the Fiscal Cliff

• Check your US tax rate for 2012—and every year since 1913 Quartz
• Interactive fiscal cliff plan lets you see how different policies are expected to change deficit & economic growth Washington Post

Miscellaneous

• “Building a Showcase Campus, Using an I.O.U. ” Colleges are on a building and borrowing binge. New York Times
• Top charts of 2012 culled by Quartz include China, The Death of the PC, The Euro, Debt and more