The Uncertain Pursuit Of Investment Success: Families Face Confusing
A year ago this month, the nation was wallowing in the aftermath of the worst stock market plunge since the Great Depression.</br></br>I B Indeed, last OctoberÛªs crash led many ex-jyk perts to conclude that we were headed for J. -fa- hard times again, perhaps even a rerun of the Depression. Business Week magazine warned its readers to ÛÏsay hello to the lean years.Û</br></br>Yet five days ago the themes of peace and prosperity carried George Bush to the presidency. The economy apparently has shrugged off the crash, just as it has</br></br>There are experts who still foresee recession. There are others who predict continued economic expansion. Interest rates will riseÛÓor perhaps fall. Tax rates will riseÛÓbut maybe not. The Dow Jones industrial average will soar to 3000ÛÓor perhaps plummet to 1000.</br></br>A Money magazine poll last month found that 47 percent of those surveyed expected that they themselves will be better off in 1989, but fully , 53 percent felt that there will be serious economic problems in the United States next year.