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How Public Markets Helped Us Get in This Mess, and How They Might Get UsOut (Eventually)
May 7, 2009David LoebManaging Director, Senior Real Estate Research AnalystRobert W. Baird & Co.dloeb@rwbaird.com414.765.7063
Please refer to Appendix -Important Disclosures and Analyst Certification on page 25.
 
How Did We Get Here?
 
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US Money Supply (M2), 1999-2009
Source: Philadelphia Fed 
4,0004,5005,0005,5006,0006,5007,0007,5008,0008,5001999200020012002200320042005200620072008
   M  o  n  e  y   S  u  p  p   l  y   (   B   i   l   l   i  o  n  s   )
US Trade Deficit, 1999-2008
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis 
(800)(700)(600)(500)(400)(300)(200)(100)-1999200020012002200320042005200620072008
   T  r  a   d  e   D  e   f   i  c   i   t   (   B   i   l   l   i  o  n  s   )
Lots of Money, Mostly Going Overseas
Money Supply
:grew 6.5%annually 1999-2009
Trade Deficit
:1999-2008cumulative UStrade deficit: $5.4trillion
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