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Weekly radio show featuring Mr. Stephens discussing important political and economic events of the day.

Economic and Market Analysis

Real Clear Markets, daily aggregator of interesting economic pieces

Scott Grannis, blog with insightful economic data analysis, including well produced graphs

Brian Wesbury, economic research with video commentary from Brian

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Recommended Articles

Bloomberg article on the yield curve

Forbes article on Suitability: Where Brokers Fail

Wall Street Journal article on When Your Adviser Can’t Be Trusted

CrossCurrent Quotes:

Chuck Lieberman, chief investment officer at Advisors Capital Management, says that "fundamentally, the economy is the long-term driver of everything," and that S&P's move to cut its ratings outlook on the U.S. could embarrass policymakers into action. Lieberman tells MarketWatch Radio's Larry Kofsky "there are a lot of crosscurrents, and some of them are going to be noisy," but the underlying trends seem to be favorable.

Wall Street Journal, April 19, 2011

“There are an amazing number of crosscurrents in the world economy right now, more than I’ve seen in 25 years,” said Shawn Reynolds, a co-portfolio manager at Van Eck Associates in New York.

New York Times, March 21, 2011

A tug of war is taking place in the markets, with crosscurrents of good economic reports on the positive side and a continued rise in oil prices from the conflicts in the Middle East on the negative side.

Bob Doll, BlackRock, Investment Commentary, March 7, 2011