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Time reports more quickly than it began, the banking crisis is over (story here). I said about as much on the morning of March 21, 2009 -- three weeks before I am writing this entry.

Actually, I didn't "say" as much, but I tweeted. Check out these two posts:

Checked my 401k, only down 3.2 %, this is in very aggressive funds. So, like Obama's administration sez: Fundamentals are strong.9:16 AM Mar 21st from twhirl

These aggressive funds have outperformed Dow, S&P and NASDAQ since December. Don't feel like a fool for remaining aggressive w/mutual funds.9:20 AM Mar 21st from twhirl

On April 11, I was up more than 13 percent compared to what I (and my employee) contributed to my 401(k). These are in aggressive and high-risk mutual funds. I am not very well diversified, but I am aggressive with my investments.

Many people have said the biggest problem is consumer confidence. Every time my wife and I go out to eat or go shopping, there are always crowds spending money. About the only sign of the recession we have seen is one clothing store having much less inventory than on previous trips, and we do know of some people who have been laid off.

For the most part, the economy seems to be picking up. Many small business owners are somewhat optimistic things will rebound this year.