There are two things you should take care of before opening a Roth IRA: 1  Tuck away at least $1,000 in a savings account for emergencies. 2  Pay off your credit card debt. At the very least, make a significant dent in your debt and have a plan for its elimination.
David O. Whitten, Auburn University. The Depression of 1893 was one of the worst in American history with the unemployment rate exceeding ten percent for half a decade.
The economy reached bottom in the winter of 1932â33; then came four years of very rapid growth until 1937, when the Recession of 1937 brought back 1934 levels of unemployment. USA annual real GDP 1910â60, with the years of the Great Depression (1929â1939) highlighted. Unemployment rate in the US 1910â1960, with the years of the Great Depression (1929â1939) highlighted.