These Five Steps Can Fix America’s Markets for Everyone in 2017

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Every new year is ripe with promise, and 2017 seems to hold more promise than most – at least for some people.
But I’ve got a few simple ideas that could make it a great year – many great years – for all of us.
And I mean one of the best, most prosperous years in American history…
We Won’t Get Anywhere with the Same-Old, Same-Old
If it seems like most of America has been, well, down in the dumps psychologically (and financially) since the 2008 credit crisis and Great Recession, there’s a good reason.
For lots of people, not much seems to have changed for the better.
Sure, if you’re a One-Percenter, your wealth has significantly increased because you not only had money in the market and stayed in it after the crash, but you also probably bought more stocks as the market kept going up.

This post was published at Wall Street Examiner by Shah Gilani ‘ January 3, 2017.