The Week in Review from Valeo Financial Advisors (December 31, 2011)
Year in Review
- Finance and economics in 2011 explained through nine charts The Economist
- U.S. debt was a better investment than gold in 2011 Washington Post
Personal Finance
- 10 Things Debit Card Issuers Won’t Tell You Wall Street Journal
- Unused Gift Cards? What About A Group That Collects Them For Charities? NPR
- Don’t understand your credit card bill? Check out the Fed glossary to see definitions of key terms Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
U.S. Economy
- U.S. home prices fell more than forecast Bloomberg
- See your state’s 6 month growth rate in a key economic index , as projected by Philadelphia Fed. Charts: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Miscellaneous
- See who’s auditing the Fed and how Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
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