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The closed-door meeting is a prime indicator of unpredictability. It's one of the most difficult elements for even the most savvy investors to encounter and plan for - or against. Usually we know the preemptive measures we need to take in order to protect our assets, and even make a few dollars in...
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IN THIS ISSUE: West Discovers Secret Nuclear Facility in Iran Iran Much Closer to Nukes than Previously Thought Russian Scientists Said to be Helping Iran Build Nukes Introduction Several very disturbing geopolitical revelations over the last two weeks regarding Iran and its possible nuclear weapons...
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An Uncomfortable Choice What Were We Thinking? Frugality is the New Normal And Then We Face the Real Problem The Teenagers Are in Control Choose Wisely Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, New Orleans, Detroit, and More We have arrived at this particular economic moment in time by the choices we have made, which...
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This week I am really delighted to be able to give you a condensed version of Gary Shilling's latest INSIGHT newsletter for your Outside the Box. Each month I really look forward to getting Gary's latest thoughts on the economy and investing. Last year in his forecast issue he suggested 13 investment...
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THE BIG PICTURE The key thought: History shows the economy can be bad and the stock market good! Understanding that one idea is key to making a logical decision about the stock market here. I tried to get this across at Elizabeth ’s 9 th birthday party to the family Saturday. The stock market is...
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Principles of the Stock Market
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Richard Schwartz
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08-03-2009
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Filed under: Principles of the Stock Market, Richard Schwartz, Investing Strategies, Keys to the Market, The Principle of Primary Trend, Portfolio Strategy, Historical Perspectve, Extended Bear Markets, The Principle of History, Government Intervention, The Big Picture, Elliott Wave Principle, Stock Market Lessons, Financial Crisis, Investor's Business Daily, Economic Common Sense, Stock Market, Capitalism, Big Picture, The Principle of Crowd Psychology, Financial Media, Bear Markets, Economics, Investor Psychology, 1932, Depression, America, Government, Big Picture View, IBD, Great Recession, depression within a depression, unfettered capitalism, The 1930s, 1932-1937, William O'Neil, clunkers for cash, President Bush, Obama Miracle
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The Great Reflation Experiment The Debt Super Cycle Some Background on US Inflation Implications for Investors A Beach, New York, and Maine The question we have been focused on for some time now is whether we end up with inflation, or deflation, and what that endgame looks like. It is one of the most...
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(Interviewed by Louis James, International Speculator ) L: Doug, you wrote in an email that you've been shaking your head over the latest antics of Supreme Court nomination and appointment. Care to tell us why? Doug: Well, the whole thing is a pointless circus. The whole uproar over the "wise...
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Long time readers know that I am a huge fan of the work of Neil Howe. His book, The Fourth Turning , was one of the seminal pieces of my reading over the last 30 years. And it has turned out to be stunningly prophetic. Uncomfortably so. A roughly 80 year cycle has been repeating itself for centuries...
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The End of the Recession? The New Normal Is Still In Our Future The Hidden Problem Within Unemployment Data Was Income Really Up? Tulsa, London, and The Baltics Last week we began a series on data abuse, about how various commentators twist and torture data to make it say what they want, or fail to look...
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Dear Reader, David is taking a well-deserved week off, so this week you’re hearing from Olivier. While David may be off duty, it didn’t prevent him from submitting an interesting article sent by one of our subscribers, along with a couple of comments. Telegraph: U.S. cities may have to be bulldozed in...
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The Room Special Alert: We have set the date and are hard at work on our next Casey Research Summit, this one dedicated to Energy and Special Situations (including rare earth elements, agriculture, and more). The summit will take place September 18 – 20 at the Westin Tabor Center in Denver . Mark the...
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The Room
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David Galland
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06-12-2009
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Filed under: Health Care, Government, Gold, Casey Research, Obama, Automotive Industry, Chrysler, Executive Pay, California, Electric Vehicles, Capital Gains, GM, Colombia
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A dose of sanity returned to the markets this week, starting with cracks beginning to show in the U.S. dollar. Consequently gold, the not-so-barbaric relic, seems to be attracting an awful lot of attention. Instead of falling, as so many pundits have been predicting it should, it has begun to string...
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The Room
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David Galland
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05-22-2009
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Filed under: Government, Gold, Casey Research, Goverment Debt, Afghanistan, Cap-and-Trade, Global Warming, CSI, Bond Rating, United Kingdom, Credit Rating
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I send you Outside the Box each week not to make you comfortable but to make you think. Usually it is on some financial topic, but life is more than investments. Economics is not an isolated discipline (more like an art form I think) so we have to have a real understanding of the world around us. This...
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John Mauldin's Outside the Box
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John Mauldin
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04-27-2009
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Filed under: George Friedman, Energy, Oil, Stratfor, Government, Al Qaeda, Coal, Third World, Peter Huber, Green, Carbon, Torture, US Intelligence
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Dear Reader, Being new to a profession is always a challenge. The neophyte wants to impress his superiors, but lacking experience, is left to rely upon what natural skills he possesses. And, often, will try to make up for any shortcomings in specific skills by displaying a double dose of enthusiasm and...
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Dear Friends: A long-time religious land bridge between the Islamic and Western worlds, Turkey now finds itself an economic gatekeeper, a US-backed contender for the EU and the only key that could unlock Europe from dependence on Russian resources. The value of your dollar is intrinsically linked to...
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John Mauldin's Outside the Box
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John Mauldin
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04-09-2009
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Filed under: George Friedman, Stratfor, Geopolitics, Politics, Russia, Government, Turkey, Germany, Europe, Barack Obama, G20, European Union