Debt in Europe? Fiscal cliff?

See what billionnaire mutual fund manager Ron Baron's thoughts are on these issues and find out why he's so optimistic about the future of the market.  Click the link below to read U.S. News & World Report's "Why Ron Baron is Sweet on Stocks":

http://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/mutual-funds/articles/2012/11/22/why-ron-baron-is-sweet-on-stocks

How is our money backed in a financial crisis?

With many parts of the world experiencing financial crisis, what has backed the money for all these years?

In the video below, Dan Danford, CFP®, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Family Investment Center, explains what is backing our currency, the currency of other nations, and why it all doesn't just fall apart when countries face perilous economic issues.  Danford also addresses the functions of monetary and fiscal policies, which were created to help in times of a financial crisis.