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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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In This Issue: Reactions to the President's Healthcare Speech Omissions & Falsehoods In President Obama's Healthcare Speech A Re-Run of Clinton Nationalized Healthcare? Conclusions - So What Should We Think Now? Introduction President Obama addressed a rare joint session of Congress on September...
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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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Dear Friends, In the midst of an economic crisis, we are inundated with data - information that often, a few years down the line, turns out to be wrong. Forecasts are made based on a single month's set of data or previous trends, and the public often doesn't know how to read the fine print about...
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Dear Friends: One of the first things you learn about analyzing a company is how to dissect a balance sheet. What assets and liabilities can be deployed by a company to create equity over time? I've enclosed a fascinating variant on this process. Take a look at how STRATFOR has analyzed the "geographic...
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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
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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
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Dear Reader, I worry I shall disappoint you today. After all, how can mere words, pecked out awkwardly on a shaky airplane table, adequately communicate all that has occurred this week? As regular readers may guess, the plane I am on is taking me to Las Vegas for our sold-out Crisis & Opportunity...
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David Galland
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03-20-2009
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Filed under: Credit Crisis, Politics, Gold, China, David Galland, Obama, Goverment Debt, AIG, Protectionism, Tax Policy, Mexico, International Monetary Fund, Cap-and-Trade, Global Quantitative Easing, NAFTA, TALF, TIC Report, TIC Flow, Global Warming
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February 27, 2009 Dear Readers, This morning, as I was looking over dispatches from correspondents around the world – from Ed in Alberta… Sadia in the UK… Baldy in Indonesia… the “General” in Portugal… and Nitin in Katmandu – I began to appreciate what it must have been like to be on the news desk during...
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Dear Reader, We’re going to be flying low and fast in this weekly scan of the landscape in the quest for items that are “important,” as opposed to “merely interesting.” At the top of the list of what we would consider important is the increasing likelihood that the wheels are about to come off the global...
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David Galland
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02-20-2009
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Filed under: Credit Crisis, Politics, Gold, Dollar, China, Casey Research, David Galland, Obama, Afghanistan, Stimulus, Scott Broderick, Deflation
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IN THIS ISSUE: Public Support For Trillion Dollar Stimulus Plunges Senate Passes $838 Billion "Stimulus" Package Republicans' Propose Alternative Stimulus Package Problems With Obama's Trillion Dollar "Stimulus" Final Stimulus Bill Will Be Higher Than $838 Billion Frustrated...
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Gary D. Halbert
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02-10-2009
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Filed under: Gary D. Halbert, Credit Crisis, U.S. Economy, Barack Obama, Politics, Bailout, Government, Timothy Geithner, Stimulus, Income Tax, Government Spending
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IN THIS ISSUE: Obama Pushes His Stimulus Plan Dick Morris -- Tax Exempt Tyranny? More On Obama's Plan From Peter Ferrara It Depends Upon Your Definition Of "Tax Cut" Introduction I had originally planned to write about the Bernie Madoff scandal this week. In fact, I had already written...
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Gary D. Halbert
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01-13-2009
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Filed under: Gary D. Halbert, Tax Reform, Recession, Barack Obama, Politics, Taxes, Economy, Socialism, Government, Peter Ferrara, Dick Morris, Welfare, Redistribution of Wealth
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I get a lot of newsletters from money managers around the country, which I try and read as they are written by people who are “in the trenches,” actually making decisions on behalf of their clients. It broadens my perspective. Frankly, most are not all that well written and unimaginative, but who ever...
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John Mauldin
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01-12-2009
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Filed under: Credit Crisis, Politics, Consumer Debt, Government, Consumer Confidence, Bailout, Barack Obama, Baby Boomers, Economic Crisis, Investor Psychology, Retirement, Draughn Partners, Cliff Draughn
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IN THIS ISSUE: Editor's Notes On BCA & The Other Gary Halbert Obama & The New Age Of Big Government The Economy -- Have We Seen The Worst Of It? Are The Bailouts Necessary & Will They Work? The Latest Disappointing Economic Reports Stock Markets -- Might We Have Seen The Bottom? Introduction...
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Gary D. Halbert
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01-06-2009
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Filed under: Gary D. Halbert, GDP, Economic Forecast, Barack Obama, Politics, Bailout, Economy, Scotia Partners, Halbert Wealth Management, Financial Crisis, Deflation, Government, Bank Credit Analyst
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There is an ongoing debate on the current nature of the economic environment and what should the response be by government. Today's Outside the Box by Paul McCulley takes up one view, arguing that we need a federal response and stimulus package to protect the overall economy and save capitalism from...
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John Mauldin
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01-06-2009
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Filed under: The Fed, Deflation, Politics, Ben Bernadke, Paul McCulley, Government, Pimco, Bailout, TARP, Economic Crisis, Welfare, Socialism, Minsky
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IN THIS ISSUE: Judicial Appointments - A Most Important Issue The Bush Record On Judicial Appointments Get Ready For Liberal Judicial Nominees Will Minority Republicans Roll Over Or Fight Back? What About The Obama Supreme Court? Conclusions - What Obama Has In Store Editor's Note It didn't come...