The Fed’s announcement last week of a third dose of Quantitative Easing has sent the market to new post-crisis highs. We’ve discussed why QE3 will have a strong impact, and the particular effect on retirees. Now, from Marketplace’s Paddy Hirsch, whiteboard master, here’s a helpful explanatory video on what QE hopes to achieve and the potential downside:
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