The next Depression?

Are you tired of the current economic recession being compared to the Great Depression? Yeah, us too!

So it was more than a little gratifying to come across a recent article by financial writer Mark Hulbert taking a hard look at some myths about the Great Depression and - more importantly - the supposed correlation to today's environment.

For instance, Hulbert quoted research by Wharton School finance professor Jeremy Siegel, who found that the inflation-adjusted recovery of the U.S. stock market after the 1929 crash was less than eight years - not the 25 or so years often reported.

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