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WEEKLY QUOTE
Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going. - Jim Rohn
The Conference Boards monthly gauge of consumer confidence came in at 78.1 for December, beating the 76.0 median forecast from economists polled by Bloomberg. In November, it stood at 72.0. The index is way up from where it once was: its average reading was just 53.7 during the 2007-09 recession.1
WEEKLY TIP
As the year gets underway, look at your monthly expenses. Could some of these bills be lower? Are some of these expenses optional? Could you save money by cutting a couple of expenses out?
While existing home sales have fallen in recent months, the National Association of Realtors offered some positive news last week - pending home sales increased 0.2% in November, a contrast to Octobers 1.2% retreat. The October S&P/Case -Shiller Home Price Index showed a 13.6% yearly gain in property prices measured across 20 cities, improved 0.3% from the September edition; that is the best annual gain the Case-Shiller index has recorded since February 2006.1,2
WEEKLY RIDDLE
Throughout Friday, Hanna asks her mother the same four-word question. On each occasion, her mother gives her a different answer. What is the question?
Last weeks riddle: It softly goes up and down the stairs in many homes and office buildings, and yet it never moves. What could it be? Last weeks answer: Carpet.
10 YR TIPS
0.75%
-0.54%
2.29%
2.06%
4,5,6,7,8,9
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