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In This Issue: An Update on Our Performance A Revealing Voice from 1938 Paying the Presumptuous Piper Misery Loves Company Pertinent Facts Government-Induced Portfolio Pain Les (Tax) Miserables The Bad Dreams of Our Forefathers Portfolio Performance Analysis 4.6 Pounds and Counting Most everyone has...
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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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.........But First, A Word From Our Sponsor.......... Record 2008 results take EverBank® to new heights. In a year that saw many of the nation's largest financial institutions falter, EverBank excelled. Our 2008 achievements, which came as no surprise to us, included: .Record net income of $46.0...
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Dear Readers, In the March 6, 2009 edition of this missive/blog/column/whatever you want to call it, I listed three "Desperate Measures" the U.S. government might turn to next in its futile attempt to rearrange the ruined economy into something more resembling a perfect world. Suspend "mark...
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David Galland
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04-03-2009
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Filed under: Interest Rates, Credit Crisis, Inflation, Gold, China, Bailout, Taxes, Bad Bank, International Monetary Fund, Mark to Market, G20, IMF
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Dear Reader, The Las Vegas taxi driver was an old fifty-something, with a mullet hanging out of the back of his battered baseball cap and a potato sack gut hanging over his belt. Having driven a cab myself, long ago and far away, I habitually engage in cabbie chat, as I did now. “So, how’s biz?” “Horrible...
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March 6, 2009 Dear Readers, Of late, it seems as though I have gotten sideways with the technology deities. First, as reported recently, was my accidental deletion of an hour-and-a-half recorded interview with trading gurus Dave Hightower and Terry Roggensack. Then, yesterday, while waiting to put in...
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More About the Long Run Stocks for the REALLY Long Run If You Don't Like the Numbers, Then Change Them Buy and Hope A Few Thoughts on Taxes and Budgets Nouriel Roubini, Yahoo Tech Ticker, and Me New York, Las Vegas, and La Jolla This week Professor Jeremy Siegel (author of Stocks for the Long Run...
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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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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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IN THIS ISSUE: Gifting To Those You Love Gifting: Control Is The Issue A Good WayTo Gift, In My Opinion A Time To Give Thanks Introduction As we near the end of November, the current economic and stock market situation may make giving thanks the last thing that enters our minds. However, even with all...
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Gary D. Halbert
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11-25-2008
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Filed under: Gary D. Halbert, Investment Strategies, Taxes, Scotia Partners, Purcell Advisory Services, Uniform Gift to Minors Act, Estate Planning, Thanksgiving, Rydex Funds, Gift Tax Exclusion, Trusts, Gifting
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Dear Readers, I have woken in the pre-dawn to find our direst predictions coming true, with global stock markets taking yet another pounding and U.S. stock futures limit down. Serving as a proxy for the mindset now gripping governments around the world, French President Sarkozy has announced that the...
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David Galland
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10-27-2008
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Filed under: Economy, Interest Rates, International Speculator, Presidential Race, Credit Crisis, Politics, Gold, Dollar, China, David Galland, Economic Forecast, Taxes
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Analyzing America As If It Were A Giant Corporation. 2. Will USA, Inc. Continue To Surprise On The Upside? 3. Who Will Shareholders Elect As The New CEO? 4. Stocks Do Better Under Republicans, Right? 5. How To Invest In These Uncertain Times. Introduction Several years ago, I wrote...