The Index Investing Show

Covering the key stock, bond, and commodity indexes and the financial products that track them.

Interview: John Williams, Private Consulting Economist

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March 09, 2009 09:56 AM PDT

Aired 02/28/09 Have you ever wondered why the CPI, GDP and employment numbers run counter to your personal and business experiences? The problem lies in biased and often-manipulated government reporting. "John Williams' Shadow Government Statistics" is an electronic newsletter service that exposes and analyzes flaws in current U.S. government economic data and reporting, as well as in certain private-sector numbers, and provides an assessment of underlying economic and financial conditions, net of financial-market and political hype. http://www.shadowstats.com/

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Ron DeLegge is the weekly voice of the Index Investing Radio Show. He's been quoted and contributed to financial news articles published by the Associated Press, Business Week, USA Today, and the Wall Street Journal. In addition, Ron serves as the Publisher and Editor of ETFguide.com, a popular destination for information on exchange traded funds or ETFs. He is also a contributing writer to a monthly column on ETFs for Research Magazine (ResearchXtra.com), an industry trade journal for financial advisors. He believes the formula for beating Wall Street starts with trusting the indexes, not the money managers that try to beat them and fail.

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