Critique of GDP Podcast

I am critquing Ronald and Richard's Podcast. It was very good and entertaining. The music in the background made me want to listen more and very entertaining. They way they spoke was very good and loud. The pictures went along very well with the podcast and it all made a perfect fit. The information was very well put together and made sense all together.

US Trade Deficit: getting better?

Trade Deficit is when a country is importing more than they are exporting. In simple terms, they are buying more than they are selling which will affect their economy greatly and Trade Deficit is certainly getting better and more positive feedback. The article talks about the U.S. and overseas trading. Also how the U.S. will be benefitting from trading overseas. If the coutry starts to export more, it would effect the econom by adding more jobs and help reduce the trade deficit.

Taxes - How Does The Government Get Money?

The government get money from the people and will always get it from the people. Every little thing is taxed and makes us the people angry. Every little thing we buy or getting paid by we are being taxed on.

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Student Loans - Beware

Mostly everyone will need to take out loans in the future or when they really need it but it all needs to get paid back. Many people end up in debt and have much trouble paying it back. Education comes with such a price that many students cannot afford. It is such a major issue and some students can't go to their dream colleges because they can't afford it. Prices should go down and be more affordable. They become such a hassle and too much of a burden.

Critique of Federal Reserve Podcast

I am reviewing Alex and Benny's Podcast.
It is a very good podcast and i learned a lot from it just by listening to what they have to say. They give lots of detailed information and make it easy to understand. It was very clear and very understandable. the images and the recording go very well together. They fit perfectly and match everthing that they were saying. It wa spretty creative and interesting. They took turns in speaking and asking questions which made me want to listen more and learn.

Compound Interest and the rule of 72

Compound interest is the amount of money you arew able to make over the years being depended on the amount of interest the company makes. Of course over the years the deposit you have made increases over the years. For instance, if you deposit $200 dollars, and the interest rate of the company is 10%, in a year your your money would have increased into $210. The longer you keep the money in there, the more you will gain.

The rule of 72 is is a rule stating that in order to find the number of years needed to make your money doubled at a certain interest rate, you have to divide the compound interest into 72. The answer will be the number of years that it will take your investment to double.

Insider Trading Scandal - What Happened?

On March 1, 2007, 13 people were involved in a major insider trading scandel that was uncovered. Two of the men were from UBS and Morgan Stanley. All of them of course were arrested and four of them pleaded guilty to the scandel. They gained over millions of dollars illegally as a big profit from the security industry. Insider Trading is a saying that most investors say is illegal conduct but also legal conduct as well. Legal insider trading is when officiers or coporate insiders, employess and directors buy and sell stock in their companies. Illegal is would be if a cheif excutive of a certain company learned that the same company will be taken over and bought shares in the same company knowing that the share price will rise.