The Week in Review from Valeo Financial Advisors (October 11, 2012)
Employment in America
- People born just prior to and during baby boom have always set record highs for labor force participation Valeo Financial Advisors
- U.S. initial jobless claims fell 30,000 last week to 339,000, the lowest since February 2008 U.S. DOL
Personal Finance
- Costs at private colleges up 3.9% this year; average sticker price now at $38,589 Investment News
- What Kids Say about Personal Finance Atlanta Fed
United States Economy
- Daily chart: Growth in GDP per person is back to pre-crisis levels The Economist
- Read short essay on lessons learned from the Great Inflation of the 1970s St. Louis Fed
Europe
- Europe Starts $648 Billion Aid Fund, Rules Out Immediate Use Bloomberg
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