http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/2009/05/19/investing-in-low-interest-environment/ Everything to do with thickening your wallet by entrepreneur turned President of an Investment Company Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:21:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/2009/05/19/investing-in-low-interest-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-18831 This and That: Leveraged ETFs, Credit Card Legislation and More… | Income Trust | Personal Finance | Real Estate SEO Fri, 22 May 2009 13:07:38 +0000 http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/?p=955#comment-18831 [...] savings accounts paying not-so-high-interest and GICs offering meagre returns, what should an investor do in a low interest environment? Thicken My Wallet finds [...] [...] savings accounts paying not-so-high-interest and GICs offering meagre returns, what should an investor do in a low interest environment? Thicken My Wallet finds [...]

]]> http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/2009/05/19/investing-in-low-interest-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-18830 This and That: Leveraged ETFs, Credit Card Legislation and More… | Canadian Capitalist Fri, 22 May 2009 12:12:59 +0000 http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/?p=955#comment-18830 [...] savings accounts paying not-so-high-interest and GICs offering meagre returns, what should an investor do in a low interest environment? Thicken My Wallet finds [...] [...] savings accounts paying not-so-high-interest and GICs offering meagre returns, what should an investor do in a low interest environment? Thicken My Wallet finds [...]

]]> http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/2009/05/19/investing-in-low-interest-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-18829 Broker Survey and Weekend Reading - May 22, 2009 | Financial Freedom Fri, 22 May 2009 11:11:13 +0000 http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/?p=955#comment-18829 [...] Thicken My Wallet writes about investing in a low interest rate environment. [...] [...] Thicken My Wallet writes about investing in a low interest rate environment. [...]

]]> http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/2009/05/19/investing-in-low-interest-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-18828 Friday Links | The Canadian Finance Blog Fri, 22 May 2009 11:09:41 +0000 http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/?p=955#comment-18828 [...] Thicken My Wallet discusses investing in a low interest environment. [...] [...] Thicken My Wallet discusses investing in a low interest environment. [...]

]]> http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/2009/05/19/investing-in-low-interest-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-18827 A Lap Of The Blogs : WhereDoesAllMyMoneyGo.com Fri, 22 May 2009 01:03:56 +0000 http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/?p=955#comment-18827 [...] Thicken My Wallet talks about investing in a low interest rate environment. [...] [...] Thicken My Wallet talks about investing in a low interest rate environment. [...]

]]> http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/2009/05/19/investing-in-low-interest-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-18821 Silicon Prairie Wed, 20 May 2009 15:24:42 +0000 http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/?p=955#comment-18821 One positive note is that inflation is likely to be lower (for now) than past years (especially since the peak in oil prices last year). If the real return of savings accounts hasn't changed too much, there's actually a bonus because you can report less taxable income even though you're getting approximately the same effect. 2% interest with inflation close to zero is much better than 12% interest with 10% inflation. One positive note is that inflation is likely to be lower (for now) than past years (especially since the peak in oil prices last year). If the real return of savings accounts hasn’t changed too much, there’s actually a bonus because you can report less taxable income even though you’re getting approximately the same effect. 2% interest with inflation close to zero is much better than 12% interest with 10% inflation.

]]> http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/2009/05/19/investing-in-low-interest-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-18813 BIGINTOBONDAGE Tue, 19 May 2009 16:15:59 +0000 http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/?p=955#comment-18813 hyper-inflation did not exist in the 1970s (maybe in some Latin American or African countries), what historians refer to during that period in the 70s and extending into the 80s was 'stagflation'. Stagflation is a situation, if i remember correctly, where unemployment is continuously high, inflation is high, earning are low and growth in GDP is essentially flat. Hyper-inflation is where the system completely devours itself, as the government loses total and complete control on spending and maintaining debt service. This is what happened in Germany before WW2 and at various times to various economies at various stages in their development. hyper-inflation did not exist in the 1970s (maybe in some Latin American or African countries), what historians refer to during that period in the 70s and extending into the 80s was ’stagflation’. Stagflation is a situation, if i remember correctly, where unemployment is continuously high, inflation is high, earning are low and growth in GDP is essentially flat.
Hyper-inflation is where the system completely devours itself, as the government loses total and complete control on spending and maintaining debt service. This is what happened in Germany before WW2 and at various times to various economies at various stages in their development.

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