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Viewpoint: Bailing out yesterday’s industry or investing in …
Baltimore Sun United States
Yarrow and Michael Rose December 28 2008 Now that all the public hand-wringing about whether or how to bail out the U. auto industry has been punted to the next administration it’s time to look at historical precedents and facts to see whether we have been asking the wrong questions about what to do with this industry. It could be that we’ve been ignoring lessons of the past and portents of the future. Why bail out an industry that is poised when the recession recedes to build hundreds of millions more cars – maybe billions – over the coming decades and yet has or should have no long-term future in its present form? Environmentally and industrially this would be a recipe for disaster.
Faith-based investors follow their beliefs
MSNBC
For some that leap is made easier when the investments they’re buying reflect their religious beliefs. Khalique Zahir found Azzad Asset Management in Falls Church Va. while looking for an investment adviser that observed Islamic rules banning things like alcohol tobacco and interest-based lending.
Entrepreneur’s advice: avoid ‘sky is falling’ mentality
Houston Chronicle United States
Building roads to nowhere may create jobs in the short term. But building complete streets effective transit and good public places is also an investment in our future economic strength. Christof Spieler director of technology and innovation Morris ArchitectsBill White: America must restore its economic leadership by investing more in the skills of Americans in science engineering and math. For decades America’s commitment to education in these fields helped us compete to win in the world economy. But in recent years the number of Americans pursuing education in science and technology has fallen far behind the people in the rest of the world. In fact Americans have been a minority in U.
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Historically gold has been a sub-par investment
The Hour CT
Even boring old bonds have provided higher returns at least allowing an investor a positive return after inflation. The reason to consider placing some money in gold is as an inflation hedge. During periods of high inflation gold tends to produce higher returns for investors than do financial assets such as stocks and bonds. That’s what happened during the high inflation of late 1970s and early 1980s.