dominick tavella, financial advisor and president of certified financial consultants is here in studio with us. dominic, you say there are three bright spots really the headline in this? once we get past the fiscal cliff we know it will take some dollars out of the economy, whether it is higher taxes or entitlement cuts. it will create a little bit of a shock to the economy but there are bright spots we should look for in 2013. harris: there are three you said. what are they? housing, energy and huge amount, trillions of dollars sitting on the sidelines by corporate america, waiting to come into the economy once this picture clears up. harris: we re getting housing numbers coming this week already. we re starting to see prices rose a little bit this fall. that is a good sign. we re seeing housing starts have come up as well. so i understand that. energy. energy is a game-changer, it really is. we look what is going on around the world. the europeans, far east, they re paying over
start to build new housing in this country over the next couple of years. i think those construction jobs are going to start to come back. harris: let me clear it up for you, you are a silver lining kind of a dude! thank you! i am. i m optimistic. i do look, i think this economy is really prepped for a big recovery. the biggest problem is i ve talked with you guys so much about, i do think that the big risk factor is what we call taxmegeddon. you ve talked about it on this show. that the big tax bomb that goes off on january 1st, that s holding back businesses, harris, that hiring and expanding now, because they are worried about what the economy is going to look like in 2013. harris: all right, steve moore, senior economics operator i am an optimist! harris: for the wall street journal, silver lining! thank you. great to see you. jon: right now, president obama is back in washington, after a secret and surprise quik trip to afghanistan, where he signed an agreement on au