1. INTEREST RATES ARE STILL SOME
OF THE LOWEST IN HISTORY.
OCTOBER
2012
JUNE
2007
JUNE
2002
SEPTEMBER
1994
NOVEMBER
1992
APRIL
1989
NOVEMBER
1984
SEPTEMBER
1982
MAY
1980
AUGUST
1974
OCTOBER
1971
CURRENT
MARKET
Walt Disney
World opened
President Richard
Nixon resigned
Pac-Man
introduced
Origins of the first
smiley on Internet
Thriller was a hit
Motorola cell
phone introduced
Whitney Houston
released “I Will
Always Love You”
Friends debuted
iPhone hits
the market
Kelly Clarkson
becomes the first
American Idol
First free-fall
jump from space
Current market
rate around 4.25%
7.63%
9.59%
14.26%
15.53%
11.05%
8.64%
8.31%
6.67%
3.38%
6.65%
4.25%
NOW
13.82%
Sources: http://www.freddiemac.com | http://www.mrpopculture.com