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Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

We’ve moved the archives to the bottom of the page but they are still here. Of course you may always access the archives by clicking on the listed categories in the left hand column of this page as well. Learn the best ways to invest money during the developing dollar crisis, possible stock market crash, [...]

10 Reasons Why No One Should Own Any Dollar Denominated Bonds, v 2.0

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

February 13, 2008 In January of 2007, I wrote an article called “Ten Reasons Why Dollar Denominated Bonds Aren’t as Safe as You Think.” Here, I’m updating that same article, taking into account what has happened in the past year. Many people think of any type of dollar denominated bonds, whether they are U.S. corporate [...]

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Barron’s Confidence Index shows worrying decline
A Misconception about the Value of Bonds
Let Me Beat This to Death One More Time
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New Home Sales Went Up. So What?

Thursday, October 25th, 2007

October 25, 2007 – Here’s another story that belongs in the “More Worthless Manufactured Key Economic Indicators Released by the Government” statistic. Out of Washington D.C. at 10 AM this morning, this story was released WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) – Sales of new homes (in the U.S.) rebounded in September from summer sales levels that were much [...]

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Shock: Housing Worse than Feared
Record Low New Home Sales In 2011
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The Coming Investment Crisis: Beware the Turbulence that Lies Beneath the Surface, Part II

Monday, October 15th, 2007

October 15, 2007 – I’ve often mentioned that the U.S. stock market can APPEAR healthy even when the underlying economy is in worse shape than an alcoholic on a kidney dialysis machine. And this is just one of those instances right now. As markets continue to climb higher on manufactured, political-agenda serving government statistics and [...]

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The High Cost of Low Interest Rates
Interest rates: A multi-year history
A Misconception about the Value of Bonds
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Economic Reports Drive Short-Term Market Behavior, but They Hardly Present the Truth

Sunday, May 6th, 2007

6 May, 2006 – As again, top financial stories in the U.S. are led by investors waiting for economic reports to gauge whether the markets will go higher or will head for a steep downturn, such chatter is really very foolish. Though it is undeniable that such reports influence markets everywhere in the world, the [...]

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The Short-Term May be Rosy, But Beware the Financial Crisis that is Building Steam

Wednesday, March 21st, 2007

March 21, 2007 – Everywhere global stock markets have rebounded whether in China, Australia, Europe, or the U.S. , short positions have decreased dramatically, and the bulls are back in full force. However, there are still two scenarios that every investor should be wary of, one that is very likely, and one that is near [...]

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This Could Kill the Market Rally
Beijing’s great bailout to defuse ticking local debt bombs
Why We're Rallying...
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It’s the Difference Between Chasing Wealth and Actually Learning to Build Wealth

Sunday, March 11th, 2007

March 11, 2007 – I’m sure you know of people that are perpetual bulls. These are the people that no matter what the situation in the global markets are always telling you that things are positive. Perpetual bulls tend to inhabit certain positions – Chief investment advisors at global firms, editors at investment newsletters, and [...]

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Pricing Part Deux
Are you overallocated in cash?
Tata Power Company Perpetual debentures June 2011
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Foreign Markets Aren’t as Risky as the Pundits Say

Sunday, March 4th, 2007

March 4, 2007 – It’s funny how I continuously see articles originating out of the U.S. financial media that slam foreign markets as being dangerously risky, a crap shoot, and so on, yet never speak about the weaknesses of the U.S. markets. When foreign markets correct, it’s always due to their “greater risk” but when [...]

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Julian Roberts Hedge Funds
The Costs of Starting a Hedge Fund
Hedge Fund Redemptions Surging?
4 Big Buys From Hedge Fund Legend Paul Tudor Jones
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How to Profit From a Weakening Market, Gold Stocks, & More, Part II

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

February 28, 2007 – On our home page of our website, I have posted these sentiments about what I term the Peak Investment Crisis: “As of the 4th quarter of 2006, the fact that it hasn’t started yet is a tribute to how crafty global governments have been in hiding from the public the factors [...]

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Evolve Your Investment Strategies with Evolving Technology & Markets

Friday, February 23rd, 2007

February 23, 2007 – There is something known as martial art’s intuition. Every martial artist that has sparred has experienced this intuition. You know when your sparring partner is going to throw a punch or deliver a chick before they do so. This intuition even translates outside of the dojo in being able to accurately [...]

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Prieur’s Readings (Jan 23, 2012)
Investment Articles
A Foundation to an Investment Philosophy
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My Problem With Investment Newsletters

Tuesday, February 6th, 2007

February 6, 2007 – There are a healthy number of analysts that argue against the continued devaluation of the dollar due to China’s enormous position of about U.S. $1 trillion of dollar denominated reserves. The argument being made in very simple terms goes like this: (1) All discussions about the dollar’s demise are false because [...]

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10 Questions to Help You Find a Superior Financial Consultant

Sunday, February 4th, 2007

Even though the best financial consultant you could ever hire by an extremely wide margin stares back at you every day when you look in a mirror, for those of you absolutely unwilling to learn how to do-it-yourself, here are ten tips to help you find that one financial consultant out of every 1000 that [...]

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New Ivy Portfolio Tool
Prieur’s Readings (Jan 10, 2012)
Kass: 10 reasons for U.S. stocks to rally
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The New Paradigm of Successful Investment Strategies will be Dominated by Right-Brain Thinking

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007

January 30, 2007 – Many people have asked me what exactly is the long tail of investment strategies because that is what I advocate as the best and safest way to make huge gains in the stock market. I have started to update resources on our website, including some new pages soon that will contain [...]

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Investment Articles
Tricks of the Trade: Outsmarting Investment Fraud
Subscribe: “Investment Postcards Daily”
Read more on Investment at Wikinvest