As Published in the Winter 2012 Edition of NJ Lifestyle
The Year 2011 was a historic year in many respects:
- Protest, social unrest and change in Northern Africa and the Middle East
- The death of Osama Bin Laden and the end of the Iraq War
- The elevated risks of the on-going sovereign debt crisis in Europe
- Removal of the Unites States AAA credit rating by Standard & Poor’s
- US Congress gridlock, including the debt ceiling debacle
- Occupy Wall Street movement