Comments on: Interest Rates: Things Are Not Always As They Have Been * http://dividendsvalue.com/1343/interest-rates-things-are-not-always-as-they-have-been/ Dividend Investing & Value Investing For A Superior Portfolio Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:45:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: TheLocoMono http://dividendsvalue.com/1343/interest-rates-things-are-not-always-as-they-have-been/comment-page-1/#comment-2481 TheLocoMono Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:38:00 +0000 http://dividendsvalue.com/1343/interest-rates-things-are-not-always-as-they-have-been/#comment-2481 Having taken notice of the interest rates in the past five years or so, I never realized how much of an influence interest rates can have on the economy. <br/><br/>It is a good to learn what causes and effects lowering/raising rates can have,not just for savers but for spenders and the economy as a whole.<br/><br/>I can see why dividends are more attractive for the longer term because interest rates are truly short term and simply put, beyond the control of investors. Having taken notice of the interest rates in the past five years or so, I never realized how much of an influence interest rates can have on the economy.

It is a good to learn what causes and effects lowering/raising rates can have,not just for savers but for spenders and the economy as a whole.

I can see why dividends are more attractive for the longer term because interest rates are truly short term and simply put, beyond the control of investors.

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