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
Diane Swonk
Chief economist, Mesirow Financial
Optimism score: 5
"The key question is, When will consumers start to feel really good about the economy again? And I think that's not going to happen until 2010 because it will take until then for housing prices to stabilize."
Prediction: Thirty-year fixed-rate mortgages could go below 5%.
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Last updated November 04 2008: 9:13 AM ET
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