Two months ago Frank Barbera spoke at the Los Angeles  Chapter of the American Association of Individual Investors.

The group is mainly made up of people who want to learn how to manage their own money, trade wisely and be better informed with regards to their money.  For $29 you, too, can join this Association.  On top of many sources I read for information, I value this group’s neutrality and its excellent speakers.  Here are some tidbits from April’s meeting.

What job recovery?

June takes us to the half way point for 2012.  What are we doing and where are we going?  No matter what is being reported by the media and the government, employment progress is bleak and even the Facebook  IPO went bust.

What job recovery are we talking about?  To put it into perspective with a growing population base, the economy needs to add from 125,000 to …