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Seven years after ZIRP (then NIRP) was launched and central banks grew their balance sheets by $13 trillion, in the process inflating the biggest bubble the world has ever seen, sending risk prices to record highs and trillions in government debt to record negative yields, first the Fed admitted QE was a mistake, and now the investment banks – especially those who were bailed out and were the biggest beneficiaries of QE such as Citigroup – admit central ba

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Barclays Capital outlines the following 4 global macro-themes for 2016:
Market watchers love to talk about clear ideas but keeping the themes in mind and seeing how they change and develop is the genesis of a great macro trade.

Authored by Dave Barry, originally posted at The Miami Herald,

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There are a number of aspects of Obamacare that consumers and business disagree with, but few tears will likely be shed over the suspension of the medical device excise tax.

Make them yours, and you can put yourself in a position to make your money work for you, too — instead of only the other way around.

How do gift recipients navigate the problems that come along with getting something they don’t really like?

This triple-tax-advantaged account is underappreciated. Here’s what you need to know for the year ahead.