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Condo insurance crisis: leaping premiums and harder to get coverage

Property insurance premiums are leaping, with deductibles doubling and worse.  In some cases no insurance is available. Insurance industry consolidation over the past decade has left fewer options for consumers and less competition among insurers, in addition, sky-high property replacement … Continue reading →

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Danielle’s bi-weekly market update

Danielle was a guest with Jim Goddard on Talk Digital Network talking about recent developments in the world economy and markets.  You can listen to an audio clip of the segment here. This morning we have further confirmation of slowing … Continue reading →

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Funding crunch in short-term lending raises alarm

A repurchase agreement (repo) is a crucial form of short-term borrowing for dealers in government securities where they sell or swap government tbills on an overnight basis in exchange for cash and buy or swap them back the following day. … Continue reading →

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