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		<title>The Massive Disconnect &#8211; Why Today&#8217;s Stock Markets are All About Confidence &amp; Gullibility</title>
		<link>http://www.theundergroundinvestor.com/2009/08/the-massive-disconnect-why-stock-markets-are-all-about-confidence-gullibility-today/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 07:59:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J.S.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes despite knowing of the historical precedents that illustrate that public masses are easily deceived at times regarding massive lies, I still have a difficult time comprehending how any intelligent person can possibly buy into the statement of Goldman Sachs’s chairwoman of the investment policy committee, Abby Cohen, that, &#8220;We do think the new bull [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Underground Investor™ Database Archives</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:08:14 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[A New Investment Paradigm for the 21st Century]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;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, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How the SEC Can End the Deceitful Practice of &#8220;Window Dressing&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.theundergroundinvestor.com/2009/06/a-proposal-to-the-sec-to-end-the-deceitful-practice-of-end-of-the-quarter-window-dressing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J.S.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[U.S. Stocks]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[end financial fraud]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are certain widespread practices that have existed in the financial industry for many years that seem to have no purpose but to defraud the retail investor that I’ve often wondered how they can still be legal. Window dressing is one such practice and as we approach the end of the second quarter 2009, now [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hidden Conflicts of Interest Often Provide the Motive for Financial Experts&#8217; Statements</title>
		<link>http://www.theundergroundinvestor.com/2009/05/hidden-conflicts-of-interest-often-provide-the-motive-for-financial-experts-statements/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theundergroundinvestor.com/2009/05/hidden-conflicts-of-interest-often-provide-the-motive-for-financial-experts-statements/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 08:56:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J.S.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Often, during confusing economic times, people turn to icons in the investment world such as Warren Buffet and bond king Bill Gross for direction and blindly absorb the opinions of such men as their own without any critical analysis.  To allow a handful of prominent men to guide the direction of public debate regarding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Today’s Difficult Investment Environments, Technical and Fundamental Analysis Alone Won&#8217;t Work</title>
		<link>http://www.theundergroundinvestor.com/2009/02/in-today%e2%80%99s-difficult-investment-environments-technical-and-fundamental-analysis-alone-wont-work/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theundergroundinvestor.com/2009/02/in-today%e2%80%99s-difficult-investment-environments-technical-and-fundamental-analysis-alone-wont-work/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 09:49:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J.S.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial Crisis, Dollar Crisis, & Recession Proof]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gold Investments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Peak Investment Crisis & Stock Market Crash]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[18 February, 2009
In an extremely difficult investment environment, it is often difficult to know who to believe. Deflation or inflation? Have financial stocks bottomed or do they have much more to fall?  When gold corrects sharply, is the gold bull over or still alive? Is oil heading to $20 a barrel or $80 a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Two Best Investment Rules for Volatile Markets, &amp; Why You Should NEVER Let Losses Run</title>
		<link>http://www.theundergroundinvestor.com/2008/07/the-two-best-investment-rules-for-volatile-markets/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theundergroundinvestor.com/2008/07/the-two-best-investment-rules-for-volatile-markets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 05:08:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J.S.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial Crisis, Dollar Crisis, & Recession Proof]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[July 16, 2008
There are two rules that every investor should abide by not only in volatile markets, but in any type of market: (1) Keep your losses small and cut your losses early and (2) Let your profitable investments ride. So why is it so difficult for the average investor to abide by these rules? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Following the Leaders Will Generate More Portfolio Losses</title>
		<link>http://www.theundergroundinvestor.com/2008/07/fix-your-dying-portfolio-before-the-financial-sector-earnings-season-arrives/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theundergroundinvestor.com/2008/07/fix-your-dying-portfolio-before-the-financial-sector-earnings-season-arrives/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:38:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J.S.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[July 10, 2008 -

If you’ve suffered stock losses this year, this will be the most important article you will read. Back on April 23, 2008, I wrote an article called “Will the U.S. Markets Crash Now – Or Later?” and I opened the article with the statement: “Every time I’ve written about the imminent disaster [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unhappy With Your Portfolio Returns? Here&#8217;s What You Need to Do to Turn Things Around.</title>
		<link>http://www.theundergroundinvestor.com/2008/07/unhappy-with-your-portfolio-returns-heres-what-you-need-to-do-to-turn-things-around/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theundergroundinvestor.com/2008/07/unhappy-with-your-portfolio-returns-heres-what-you-need-to-do-to-turn-things-around/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:38:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J.S.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[July 7, 2008
In the 18+ years I’ve been involved in finance, I’ve seen a common thread among investors during bear markets that is extremely detrimental to their financial future. The syndrome I’ve seen afflict many investors is similar to the psychological state that University of Pennsylvania world-renowned psychology professor Dr. Martin Seligman coined “learned helplessness.” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The One Question That Will Have the Greatest Impact on Your Financial Future</title>
		<link>http://www.theundergroundinvestor.com/2008/06/the-one-question-that-will-have-the-greatest-impact-on-your-financial-future/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theundergroundinvestor.com/2008/06/the-one-question-that-will-have-the-greatest-impact-on-your-financial-future/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J.S.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial Crisis, Dollar Crisis, & Recession Proof]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[June 26, 2008
The other day, on MarketWatch, a headline read, “Markets hope strong inflation warning from Fed in Wednesday statement will keep dollar firm as growth slows, delaying or eliminating need for rate rise later in the year.” I’ve read similar headlines too numerous to count in the past couple of months spinning the same [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Stock Markets at a Critical Juncture – A Look Back in Time Will Reveal the Prudent Course of Action</title>
		<link>http://www.theundergroundinvestor.com/2008/05/us-stock-markets-at-a-critical-juncture-%e2%80%93-a-look-back-in-time-will-reveal-the-prudent-course-of-action/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 05:03:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J.S.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Peak Investment Crisis & Stock Market Crash]]></category>
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May 22, 2008

There’s a saying “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.” Our motto at SmartKnowledgeU is to never be fooled. We are at a crossroads today where things are going to get a lot better or they are going to get a lot worse. As the permabull sales culture [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Has Executive Order 12631 Effectively Ended the Era of Free Markets?</title>
		<link>http://www.theundergroundinvestor.com/2008/05/has-executive-order-12631-effectively-ended-the-era-of-free-markets/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theundergroundinvestor.com/2008/05/has-executive-order-12631-effectively-ended-the-era-of-free-markets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 01:06:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J.S.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[May 11, 2008
There has been a lot of speculation for many years now that during extreme financial crises, the U.S. Federal Reserve and other entities intervene in free markets from behind the scenes and do not allow free market forces to operate.  There are usually two schools of thought that dominate this hotly contested [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Low Will the Feds Go?</title>
		<link>http://www.theundergroundinvestor.com/2008/04/how-low-will-the-feds-go/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theundergroundinvestor.com/2008/04/how-low-will-the-feds-go/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:33:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J.S.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial Crisis, Dollar Crisis, & Recession Proof]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 30, 2008
In a couple of hours, we’ll soon find out how low the Fed will go in their attempt to inflate their way out of the current subprime/housing market/financial sector mess that we are currently mired in.  Last March 18th, the Federal Reserve cleverly manufactured a downturn in the commodities sector off of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Monetary Inflation: How Increased Paper Wealth Can Translate into a Lower Standard of Living</title>
		<link>http://www.theundergroundinvestor.com/2008/04/monetary-inflation-how-increased-paper-wealth-can-translate-into-a-lower-standard-of-living/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theundergroundinvestor.com/2008/04/monetary-inflation-how-increased-paper-wealth-can-translate-into-a-lower-standard-of-living/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:06:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J.S.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial Crisis, Dollar Crisis, & Recession Proof]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 17, 2008
Consider this. If you owned a prime piece of real estate in 2001 that was valued at $1.8 million that cost 7,200 ounces of gold to buy it back then (at a price of about $250 an ounce), and if you could now sell that same property and receive $2.6 million for it, [...]]]></description>
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