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Our economy is definitely going on with some “tough times” as our President recently confirmed in a speech on the economy of the struggle today. A combination of factors has created a highly volatile stock market, housing market, inflation and cost of living is increasing, and a faltering job market, but a key component of the fall of an economy plays a role in facilitating intangible and perpetuation of economic instability.

This component is human fear. We can help, we’ve developed with fear as one of our main emotions, and the media and our surroundings have helped only later declaring “the sky if falling” with her qualifications apparently is direct doomsday. Heck, you can not read your email without seeing the titles on the side saying that we are headed for worse times before they get better, we are the costs skyrocketing, the foreclosures are at all time high, the Gas prices are astronomical, and basically everything is working against us now.

The sky looks very dim indeed if you tune in to the evening news or happens to be bombarded with all this fearful newspaper journalism in the Internet, an increasingly popular site to get the news. So, the media have become a part of our faltering economy, or is actually a combination of unfortunate factors, apparently brought on by events beyond our control? Well, most people feel the media is partly responsible for making things worse. Take for example the bag. Fear is the worst enemy of the bag. When consumer confidence in the economy is low and there are other titles that are less than favorable in the financial, retail, and finally, holding areas, the bag undergoes dramatic volatility.

In fact, one of the hardest hit and the subprime credit fiasco, which was also recently offered security by the federal government and JP Morgan, another heavy financial, Bear Stearns, recognizes the fear is it is the worst enemy. They insist that their financier0es are still intact, but the rumors were rampant about the imminent collapse of the company forced the party down to their lowest levels in nearly eleven years. Many financial institutions are experiencing nosedives in its stock price, and also have slashed dividends to preserve capital fund, a move that is said to create a domino effect where other batteries banks follow suit. This will only force prices lower in the action, and makes them harder for her, and therefore the market to recover.

Most financial analysts now agree that we are in a recession, but some are still reluctant to call that card, saying that a recession may still be avoided, and we’re just in an economic downturn. I for one, think we are smack in the middle of a recession, and I think that part of the reason for that is the fear that is spreading about the dire straits that the U.S. economy is inside, and the sense of desperation carried by these parts of doomsday. Fear perpetuates a sense of helplessness and “wait out”, as well as inspire them to move back investors their money out of stocks and other investments, and put into cash accounts, which only puts us further into recession. For those with iron stomachs, is really a great time to be an investor, as there are some good, solid companies that sell for well below their book values and their true worth today.

That’s not to say that not too many smelly things too, but if you practice due diligence in investigating their individual financier0es and balances, you can sit pretty when this recession is over and consumer confidence that is so key to the A healthy economy is back. I personally think we have a long ways until we are out of the woods, but I also believe we have the power to change things if we just practice patience and discipline as a nation collectively. Until then, it may be wise counsel to ignore the titles of doomsday and to compose your own mind about where the economy goes in this country.

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My friend made a big wake up call last week when the company he works for that he moved a large division of the company to Hong Kong. Now the uncertainty of their work is a reality. I’ve had this same thing happen to me several times while working in the corporate world. She worked for a major rear of the computer software company in the day they were flourishing. I’ll always love in my heart for the work they did. But, what happened to me when everything came apart in the computer industry seemed so incredible. I was fired from work I loved. So, would update my resume and job hunting going. I get a great job and it would be so excited to work again, and then I fired within the first year! It happened so many times that I hit a fork in the road “and had to take the decision to change my career. I’m so happy that I made a change, because so many doors have opened for me since.

The media are great at making that tremendous feel all those emotions that keep us stuck our old patterns of thought. There are many good things to say now, so my suggestion to you is to turn off the news and stop reading newspapers. I want to know what the latest news? Yes, I guess, but only if it is good news. Its funny, I decided more than a year ago to stop watching the news and read the paper. I still get the latest news from somewhere. People talk about what’s happening in the world constantly, so you do not have to worry about not being in the loop if you’re concerned about that!

Thus, with uncertainty comes the tension, all those old feelings of lack, fear, and every other negative thought that you might think. These feelings are not something you want to focus on. There will always be ups and downs in the market, real estate and employment. What you can do is focus on what you’re thankful for in your life and stay positive.

When these times of uncertainty comes to your doorstep, you prepare? Have you opened the emergency savings have been telling me about? If you do not even think twice in the opening one, so now does. Just having one will make you feel better. You will travel higher knowing that you have something to lose power if needed. You’ll know if the uncertainty strikes at your door, you prepare. And if you never come to be, even better, now you will have accumulated a nice sum of money to use as you want when you retire!

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