Marking the end of every financial year, Barron’s Roundtable financial experts gather to issue a report card on the world of finance, to explain risks, and to review opportunities. In mid 2013, panelists discussed such topics as the possibility that the Federal Reserve might cut back on monthly purchases of fixed-income assets and whether the approaching season will see the end of the recent “investment Nirvana.”
Roundtable panelists revealed a range of opinions about the stock market and various investment picks and pans. However, the group reached a consensus on the assertion that the United States fares far better than overseas markets in the current economic climate.