I think it's time to reconsider my very first post on blogspot...

The debt problem is still present. Why has the economy been on the rise? is it just consumer faith pushing the market up? will we ever realize our debt?

I suggest reading the post again before considering your 2010 options...


http://anotheropinion-investing.blogspot.com/2009/09/b-get-ready-for-another-market-dip-how.html

Predictions for 2010, Mike Shedlock and Michael Hampton (STRONGLY RECOMMEND LISTENING TO THIS)

Interesting 40 minute interview with Mike Shedlock and Michael Hampton. 
Some highlights:
-The real depression is coming in 2010
-Gold will hold pretty strong but get ready for a dip
-Other commodities (other then gold) are going to see a huge dip
-The dollar has a large chance of strengthening
-We need depreciation to get out of this problem
-We might be seeing a "W,W,W,W,W" recovery


http://commoditywatch.podbean.com/2009/12/21/predictions-for-2010-number-3-mish-and-dr-bubb/






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A Way To Get Out Of This Mess.. (NO MORE DEBT!)

From the Journal of Economic Issues, "The Natural Rate of Interest is Zero"

This paper describes how the natural rate of interest is zero, how the government can let this natural rate happen, and how it can fix the massive debt problem we are in today.

While the paper makes great sense, I do not believe the economy is willing to pay the price of fixing our debt problem. The "fix" points to a long spread of depreciation, much like, if not the same as, Japan. But is depreciation necessarily a bad thing? If you look at the s&p 500, the market has continually been on the rise. Sure, we have had cycles of depreciation, but is it plausible to never depreciate on a greater scale?


Here's the link:
http://moslereconomics.com/wp-content/graphs/2009/07/natural-rate-is-zero.PDF