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IN THIS ISSUE: A Shocking (To Some) Morningstar Report What’s The Big Deal? Other Important Questions To Ask Do It Yourself Or Let Us Help You Introduction There is little doubt that the Morningstar organization has been very good to the mutual fund industry. Morningstar is by far the most widely...
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IN THIS ISSUE: The Latest Economic Numbers On Inflation & The Fed “The Double Dip Supply Shock” Conclusions – What Next? Investing In Today’s Dicey Environment Introduction The major investment markets seem perplexed this year. Questions abound. Are we in a recession? Not according to the textbook...
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IN THIS ISSUE: Recent Market Volatility Difficult To Navigate Scotia Partners, Ltd. – Our Latest Find A Leveraged Long & Short Equity Strategy, With A Twist Impressive Results In Recent Volatile Market Environment Hedge Fund-Like Strategy For Only $25,000 Introduction Over the last year or so, we...
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IN THIS ISSUE: Ethanol: A Feel-Good Political Ploy No Solution To Current Fuel Woes Potential Negative Economic Impact No Benefit From Existing Infrastructure Other Types Of Ethanol Show Promise Conclusions – Ethanol Is Not The Silver Bullet Pondering My Retirement Introduction You don’t need me to tell...
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By: Mike Posey IN THIS ISSUE: Risk Considerations In A Retirement Portfolio No Shortage Of Investment Options Immediate Annuities Fixed-Income Alternatives Introduction We're now in the home stretch in this series of Retirement Focus E-Letters dedicated to converting your nest egg into a retirement...
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Republicans Upstaged By Democratic Race 2. Is The Republican Base Shrinking? 3. Conclusions – A Glimpse Into The Future? 4. Why Is Hillary Still In The Race? Introduction With all of the attention being paid to Clinton and Obama as they vie for the Democratic nomination for president...
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Post-Mortem On The 1Q GDP Report Recession, Even If Outside The Long-Held Definition So How Bad Are Things Going To Get? Have We Seen The Worst Of The "Credit Crisis"? Maybe It's Not As Bad As We Thought Stocks - Have We Seen The Bottom? Conclusions - What To Watch For Introduction When...
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IN THIS ISSUE: The Economy: Sluggish But No Recession Where Are The Markets Headed? Managing Market Risks The Right Way The Potomac Guardian Program Niemann Capital Management Comparing Performance Conclusions The Economy: Sluggish But No Recession Last Wednesday, the Commerce Department released the...
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by Gary Halbert & Spencer Wright Many of you, like us, are probably at a loss as to which candidate we want to see run against GOP nominee John McCain. Both Obama and Hillary are very liberal and have similar policies. As much as I hate to admit it, I have recently been leaning toward Hillary, even...
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IN THIS ISSUE: Hillary's Big Win In Pennsylvania A Look At Hillary's Situation A Look At Obama's Situation The Florida & Michigan Debacle Dem's Problem: The Apportionment System DNC Fearful Of A Convention Nightmare Strengthening A Weak Candidate Conclusions, If There Are Any Introduction...
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IN THIS ISSUE: The Stock Market's "Lost Decade" The Importance Of Risk Management Lesser-Known Investment Risks How To Determine Your Own Risk Tolerance Introduction A recent Investor's Business Daily article highlighted how, at that time, the S&P 500 Index was essentially in the...
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. The 2008 Trustees Report Holds No Surprises 2. A Summary Of Social Security's Woes 3. Medicare Is A Much Bigger Problem 4. Why Won't Congress Take Action? 5. Don't Bank On The "Trust Funds" 6. What This Means For Your Retirement Security Introduction In what is...
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. The Demise & Bailout Of Bear Stearns 2. How The Bear/Morgan Deal Went Down 3. Right, Wrong Or The ONLY Thing To Do? 4. What Does The Fed Get Out Of This Deal? 5. Congress To The Rescue On Housing Crisis? 6. Conclusions - If Any Introduction The massive Fed bailout of Bear Stearns...
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. The Iraq War From Stratfor's Perspective 2. Stratfor's War: Five Years Later 3. Iraq In The Wake Of The 2008 Election 4. The Mainstream Media's War Introduction In this week's E-Letter, I'm going to reprint a recent article written by Dr. George Friedman, founder...
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. The US Economy - What Kind Of Recession? 2. Fed Puts Real Skin (Our Skin) In The Game 3. J.P. Morgan Quintuples The Bear Deal - Why? 4. Market Implications - More Uncertainty 5. Are We There Yet (Market Bottom)? 6. Getting Out Is Easy - When To Get back In? 7. Conclusions - What To...