To summarize, I'd digest all the information, study the data and then access probabilities to each possible scenario, viewing it from the lens of your own beliefs.

Yeah got most of that from Matt, but I didn't notice the infographics when I saw his link so that is a nice little find to quickly digest the main points.Oh and of course there will be differences abound.  

This is my understanding of the landscape as I've digested things.)

If you read the paragraph from the FOMC statement highlighted in red and add to that all of the new programs and bailouts paid for by "We the People", it leads me to the following questions. •Shouldn't the consumer, after decades of over-consumption, be allowed to digest the over-indebtedness and save, rather than be encouraged to take risk?

I'm going to try to digest what Financexaminer suggested, which means I'm going to have to read it 6 or 7 more times, LOL.

@Kurt Granroth This has been a really neat long term post to read through and digest.

Hi All,  ( @Ali Boone @Jay Hinrichs @Cassandra Boyett , @Chris Clothier  etc)Just reading through this thread and I think it is very informative with great information and real discussions involved multile perspective from different sides and it is up to each reader to digest the different imformation and due their due diligence. 

I have read the beginners guide to REI once, but have it saved to go back to a few more times to digest all of the info in it.Thanks for the list of books too, that'll be my reading material for the next couple of weeks!

One is private education that you digest on your own, which can include books, audio recordings, video recordings, websites, and online and offline newsletters.

I'm in the same boat myself and trying to read and digest as much RE books as possible.