Year-End

• The 12 Most Popular Valeo Blog Posts of 2012 include three important trends; debt, deleveraging and demographics Valeo Financial Advisors
• U.S. stocks in 2012 The Big Picture

Global

• The DHL Global Connectedness Index found that the Netherlands is the most globalized of 140 countries The Economist
• Yen’s Slide Continues On Expectations for Abe The Wall Street Journal

United States

• Consumer confidence falls from 71.5 to 65.1 in December. Bloomberg
• America’s Cars and Appliances Are Getting Old Businessweek

Taxes

• This calculator estimates how much you will owe if Bush tax cuts expire Tax Foundation