The nation's gross domestic product (GDP) number, derived from information about the performance of housing starts, durable goods orders and personal consumption, has always been a widely-referenced indicator of economic growth and decline, yet has typically figured as one element of the equation used to evaluate the strength of the economy. Usually, increases in the nation's GDP are in line with increases in other indicators of economic health, such as stock market gains, interest rates, and the strength of the dollar. Conversely, when the GDP number is low, so too is the stock market, value of the dollar, etc. But what does it mean when the GDP doesn't align with these other indicators?
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Dawn J BennettDawn J Bennett is the founder and CEO of Bennett Group Financial Services, LLC, a financial management firm based in Washington, D.C. Dawn is also the host of the nationally-syndicated "Financial Myth Busting with Dawn Bennett" radio show. Archives
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