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A Relative Perspective
06/29/2009
Milton Ezrati
Partner and Senior Economist and
Market Strategist
for Lord Abbett
When it comes to the deficit and debt, the United States is not as exceptional as some believe, and there is no need to panic.
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Weekly 06/29/2009
Analysis of the economy's and financial markets' performance

Quarterly 04/01/2009
Outlook for the economy, inflation, and monetary policy
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Bonds: Making the Case for Active Management— 06/10/2009
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What's the Stock Market Worth?— 06/03/2009
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Q & A: Recent Department of Labor Happenings-Deposit Timing and Collection— 06/02/2009
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Advanced Performance Chasing— 06/01/2009
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Channeling Pecora— 06/01/2009
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The Battle Over Fair Value Accounting— 06/01/2009
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The Craft of Managing Money - In Value, There Is Opportunity— 05/21/2009
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Managing Credit in Tumultuous Times— 05/21/2009
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Will U.S. Lenders Develop a Case of Treasuries "Indigestion'?— 05/11/2009
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The Emergence of an Asset Class: Floating Rate Loans— 05/01/2009
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All Disquieting on the Eastern Front— 05/01/2009
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The Craft of Managing Money: Think Global— 05/01/2009
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Stretch IRAs— 04/29/2009
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A Primer on the Floating Rate Loan— 04/28/2009
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Geithner's Plan Raises Hopes - And Questions— 04/22/2009
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The Craft of Managing Money - Catch a Falling Star— 04/22/2009
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From Here to Liquidity— 04/21/2009
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After the Storm— 04/09/2009
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Floating-Rate Loans: Seniority May Have Its Advantages— 04/08/2009
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High-Grade Corporate Bonds and CMBS - Silver Lining in the Economic Gloom?— 03/20/2009
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Extra Credit: Homework Pays Off in the High-Yield Market— 03/19/2009
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Sizing Up a SMID Value Strategy— 03/16/2009
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The Need for an Investment Policy Statement— 02/24/2009
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Take a Deep Breath - and Consider Buying— 02/24/2009
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Delving into the Financial Stability Plan— 02/23/2009
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The Wacky World of Roths— 02/13/2009
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Bears and Scapegoats— 02/09/2009
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The Power of IRAs— 02/04/2009
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Automatic Enrollment Is a Good Thing-or Is It?— 01/30/2009
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Short on Duration, Long on Potential— 01/27/2009
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CMBSs Remain Attractive to Fixed-Income Investors— 01/23/2009
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Now May Be the Time to Consider a Roth IRA— 01/21/2009
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The ROTH 401 (k)— 01/21/2009
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Relief from Minimum Distributions - Plus a Few Other Year-End Goodies— 01/20/2009
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Amid Volatility, Muni Yields Draw Comparison to Historical Equity Returns— 01/15/2009
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Think Carefully Before Changing Your 401 (k)— 12/19/2008
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Trying to Time the Market Is Usually a Losing Proposition— 12/05/2008
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401 (k) Plans in Danger - A Survivor's Guide to the Current Climate— 12/04/2008
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America's Corporate Balance Sheets Still Relatively Strong— 12/03/2008
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The Outlook for High-Yield Corporate Bonds— 11/17/2008
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04/23/2009
What is the likely impact of Treasury secretary Timothy Geithner's proposal for a Public-Private Investment Program (PPIP), which is designed to enable banks to sell off their troubled assets?
The plan will likely create significant buying power in the markets for mortgage-backed (MBS) and asset-backed securities (ABS), but a few questions remain about the pricing of these troubled assets.

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