IF YOU OWN A reasonably balanced asset portfolio, there's good news. Stock prices continue to climb in a post-New Year rally. Your recession is over.

If you're a working stiff, the news is not so good. There are 50 percent fewer job opportunities today than there were at the recent job-market peak in 2007. Your depression persists.

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