Factoids for the Week of July 4th – 8th

“To encourage talent is to create it.” – Unknown Monday, July 4, 2011 Markets Closed, Independence Day Tuesday, July 5, 2011 Bloomberg reported that the number of municipal bond defaults totaled 25 ($752 million) in the first half of 2011, according to Jack Colombo, editor of the Distressed Debt Securities Newsletter. That was well below [...]

BRIC Nations by Pete Mitchell

Brazil. Russia. India. China. These four nations have some of the fastest-growing economies on earth and are becoming drivers in the world economy. In the coming decades, they may command as much attention as the U.S., Japan and other “heavy hitters” … or more.