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IN THIS ISSUE: Ball of Confusion The Gloom-and-Doom Argument Damn the Torpedoes, Full Speed Ahead! Is the Market Defying Gravity? What You Should be Doing Introduction The cover of the October 5, 2009 issue of Business Week magazine summed up the current dilemma for stock market investors perfectly....
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IN THIS ISSUE: Figures Don't Lie but... The Recovery Fallacy Limiting Losses is the Key The Potomac Guardian Example Conclusions Introduction Some of you may remember the radio spots some years ago by Eddie Chiles, CEO of the Western Company. His brief commercials would often contain a phrase borrowed...
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IN THIS ISSUE: First Quarter GDP Falls More Than Expected Stocks Always Outperform Bonds, Right? Wrong! Should You Put All Your Money in Bonds? No! Is the Current Market Rally Too Big to Fail? Conclusions – Not Out of the Woods Yet Introduction Last Wednesday the government reported that 1Q GDP declined...
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IN THIS ISSUE: David Henry On A New Bull Market Why Wall Street Needs A New Bull Make Half A Decision Introduction This week, I am off spending some time with my son, who is home from college for Spring Break. Since we live on the lake, I’m putting in a lot of time driving the boat while he and...
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IN THIS ISSUE: The Economy Continues To Slump Badly US Stock Markets Continue To Plunge Obama's Multi-Trillion Dollar Spending Spree Obama's Budget – The First $2 TRILLION Deficit? Obama's Plan To Nationalize Health Care This Year Obama's “Cap-and-Trade” Environmental Proposal Conclusions...
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Filed under: Gary D. Halbert, Stocks, GDP, Economic Forecast, Economic Policy, Inflation, Barack Obama, Deficit, AIG, Employment, Cap-and-Trade, Environment, Health Care
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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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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 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. 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...
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Leap Years - Why We Have Them 2. But Wait, It's Not Quite That Simple 3. What If You Are Born On Leap Day? 4. Stocks In Presidential Election Years 5. The Economy: Are We In A Recession Or Not? 6. Politics: Be Careful What You Wish For Introduction 2008 is a "Leap Year"...
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Introduction The holidays are upon us, the New Year will be here before we know it, and this is the time of year for reflecting on the past and planning for the future. As investors, we have a lot to be grateful for this year. The economic recovery remains on a solid path with GDP growth of 3.9% in the...
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Introduction The stock markets rallied strongly last week after the election, not only here in the US but in much of the rest of the world as well, as I predicted in my October 19 E-Letter. In that issue, I suggested that stocks would rally regardless of who won the election, and I recommended that investors...