Macroeconomics

Should you begin investing during a recession or wait until the economy improves? Are the rules for investing in a recession different for small businesses than they are for stocks? Get a quick answer to this often asked question by reading our response.

Have you ever wondered the difference between the Gross Domestic Product or GDP and the Gross National Product or GNP? As a new investor, you might wonder what they both mean and the possible influence they will have on your portfolio. To find out, take a moment to read this brief article explaining the specifics.

Warren Buffett has talked about the importance of the trade, budget, and current account deficits and surpluses on the overall economy. To discover what these terms mean and how they are calculated, take a moment to read this brief article.

In an uncertain economy or volatile stock market, fear and recklessness are the biggest enemies of the disciplined long-term investor. The former can cause otherwise good people not only cease adding fresh savings to their portfolio, but in the worst cases, to sell their partial ownership in businesses (shares of stock) that will very likely be worth substantially more in ten years at depressed prices. This recession guide might help..

The Unofficial Advanced Placement Macroeconomics Review. Provides study material for the AP Macroeconomics exam in Adobe PDF format. Very useful for those considering taking the test.

This macroeconomics site contains directories, bibliographies, computer code, conference info, data for researchers in quantitative macroeconomics.

Warren Buffett has always told investors to buy when there is blood in the street. To prove that it is clearly evident when this happens, I've put together a collection of recession political cartoons and other economic political cartoons that were published in major media sources that prove Buffett's point that it isn't difficult to spot when the markets are in panic. The question is, how many…