IN THIS ISSUE: "The 2008 market will go down in history" "2008: We Learned What We Don't Know" Happy New Year!! Introduction Happy Holidays! I hope that everyone who celebrated Christmas had a very merry one. We certainly did at the Halbert house. I am taking this week off to...
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Gary D. Halbert
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12-31-2008
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Filed under: Gary D. Halbert, Housing Crisis, Credit Crisis, Subprime, Oil, 2008, Economy, Estate Planning, MarketWatch, Investor Losses, Nick Godt, Robert J. Samuelson
Dear Reader, Keeping up with the complex drama now flashing across the global screen is becoming more challenging with each passing day. In lazier days, a scene might be allowed to unfold at a measured pace, the interactions between major characters developed through subtle nuance and lingering shots...
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David Galland
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10-20-2008
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Filed under: International Speculator, Oil, Gold, Recession, Housing Crisis, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Sara Palin, Foreclosures, Voter Fraud, Insurance Fraud, Bretton Woods
The Headwinds to Growing Your Wealth The Wealth of Nations Housing: Are We at the Bottom? Alt-A is the New Subprime 3.5 million Unemployed and Counting La Jolla, South Africa and London This week we look at the housing market in some detail. When can we expect it to turn around? Part of the problem is...
In this weekend's Thoughts from the Frontlines, I quoted from part of a very thoughtful, right-on-target analysis by David A. Rosenberg entitled "The Elusive Bottom." Over the weekend, I decided that you should read the whole piece, as Rosenberg makes some very solid points about how the...
Written: April 25, 2008 Dear Reader, What an interesting week! Having been a single parent for two weeks, with the kids on spring break for the second of those, I have attained a whole new level of appreciation, yes, I think that's the word, for the difficulty associated with holding down the home...
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David Galland
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04-29-2008
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Filed under: Credit Crisis, Politics, Coal, Oil, Gold, China, Housing Crisis, Food Prices, Diamonds, Women, Bonds, Africa, Project Manhunt