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No, this won’t be a Limbaugh/Beck/Cato Institute inspired rant against the evils of big government. Rather, today’s commentary focuses on the FUD factor - fear, uncertainty, and doubt – that many small businesses harbor toward where the US economy (and the regulatory side of our government) is headed. Investors know the adage that the markets abhor uncertainty. In the current economic climate, what should be appreciated equally as much is how uncertainty is playing into... Read Full Story

IN THIS ISSUE: An Update to a Shocking Morningstar Report What's The Big Deal? What Do They Know That You Don't Know? Other Important Questions To Ask Introduction It's not always easy admitting when you're wrong, but it's something I have to do in this week's E-Letter. Back in June of 2008, I wrote an E-Letter highlighting a report that Morningstar had just released showing that many mutual fund managers did not invest in their own funds. In the Conclusions section of that E-Letter, ... Read Full Story

I have been writing about sovereign debt risk for some time. Japan, Spain, Italy and Portugal are all facing serious fiscal deficits and funding problems within a few years. But Greece may be the first country to hit the wall. In today's Outside the Box, we look at a short column by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard of the London Telegraph on the problems facing Greece. Greece will soon be faced with deciding which bad choice to make among a very small set of really bad, difficult choices. And then we... Read Full Story

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Where the Wild Things Are It Is Not Just Japan The Euro-Yen Cross and the Dollar Carry Trade New York, London, and Switzerland From ghoulies and ghosties And long-leggedy beasties And things that go bump in the night, Good Lord, deliver us! --Old Scottish Prayer Where the Wild Things Are is a beloved children's book and now a beautiful movie. But in the investment world there are really scary wild things lurking about in the hidden recesses of the economic landsc... Read Full Story

In today's video I'm going to fill you in on... Netlist (NLST), and Charles & Colvard (CTHR) LFT and CHBT HEAT and a VPRT short Click play on the video below to watch it now... (Please visit the site to view this media) Want more? Now's the time to CLICK HERE to see all of my picks, receive instant intra-day buy/sell notifications, receive daily videos covering the market and individual stocks, plus watch me trade an actual portfolio. Tell me more...If you are already a subscriber, ... Read Full Story

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