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Market & Economic Brief

January 28th, 2010

GLOBAL STOCKS
Stocks entered a corrective phase after rallying as we started the New Year. A pullback around 10% can be considered normal for a market that has rallied 70% from March '09 lows to January '10 highs. How the market recovers may tell us more about the balance of the year. Earnings are coming in mostly positive but some outlooks are still reserved.

WORLD ECONOMY
Leading economic indicators by ECRI continue to forecast an economic recovery in the U.S. that will move well into 2010.

INFLATION DATA
Inflation generally appears to be contained and continued deflation concerns appear to be off the table for the time being.

U.S. RESIDENTIAL HOUSING
The housing market has stabilized but weakness has started to reappear in parts of the market.

PLANNING
New conversion rules for ROTH IRA's in 2010 may present a unique planning opportunity.

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