10 market pros take on 2009
What's in store for your money next year? Here's the divided forecast from some of the nation's top money minds.
Economy: Half empty
Jared Bernstein
Economist, Economic Policy Institute
Optimism score: 3
"We got ourselves into a very bad mess, and it's going to take us some time to get out of it. Look for the economy to be either in recession or well below its normal growth rate at least through 2009."
Prediction: GDP will be flat for most of the year.
NEXT: Economy: Half empty
Last updated November 04 2008: 9:13 AM ET
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