Compak Market Wrap

The housing market concerns has dominated the week's discussion bringing in some of the panelists from the housing conference and the best minds to express their thoughts on how to help resolve the housing problem.

David Thompson, Managing Director of Affluent Market Practice at Phoenix Marketing International-Why are the affluent pulling their cash out of the market?

Donald Luskin, Chief Investment Officer and Co-Founder of Trend Macrolytics-The real cause of economic anxiety is the fact that people fear the unknown

Dr. Richard Green, Director and Chair of the Lusk Center for Real Estate at USC’s Marshall School of Business.-Can more stringent standards prevent another Freddie and Fannie scenario?

Dr. Susan Wachter, Professor of Financial Management and Real Estate at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania-The housing market is a catch-22 that needs to be resolved

David Ellison, President of FBR Funds-Is the government making the economy look better than it should be?

The week focused on two major topics, retirement planning and taxes where Moe and special guests, have given insights on how these two areas impact an individual.

Dick Patten, President of the American Family Business Institute-Is there a need to impose higher taxes for millionaires and billionaires?

Dean Baker, Co-Director & Co-Founder of the Center for Economic & Policy Research-How will this social security policy affect the overall economy?

Thomas Saving, Senior Fellow at the National Center for Policy Analysis-One rule to follow in preparing for your retirement, start now!