U.S. Economy

• Where did the rapid growth in consumer lending come from in the 1990s and 2000s? Valeo Financial Advisors
• Consumer credit increased at an annual rate of 8.6% in January San Francisco Federal Reserve
• Payrolls in U.S. climb 227,000; Jobless rate holds at 8.3% | Bloomberg

Businesses

• 10 states with the worst business tax climate InvestmentNews
• Since 2008 35 states have reduced pension benefits and half have shifted larger share of funding costs to employees U.S. GAO

Government Debt

• Greece pushes bondholders into record debt swap | Bloomberg
• Fed Weighs ‘Sterilized’ Bond Buying if It Acts Wall Street Journal

Financial Planning

• What’s the Fate of the Estate Tax? Wall Street Journal

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