5 Things For Investors To Consider: Markets, Valuations And Investing

 | Jan 10, 2014 02:08PM ET

In yesterday's post, I showed several charts that via The Wall Street Journal
Economic forecasters are counting on 2014 to be a breakout year. But whether the economy finally moves past its sluggish growth will rest on several forces playing out differently than they have since the recovery began. Some of the key questions that must be answered in the coming year are:

  • Will businesses finally shed their caution?
  • Will Washington's tentative truce continue?
  • Will the Fed's path out of the bond buying get bumpy?
  • Will housing adjust easily to higher interest rates?
  • Will the rest of the world cooperate

While the WSJ gives their assessment the importance of the questions, and how you personally answer them, are critical as to how you structure your current asset allocation.

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