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Date: 23 April, 2011 4:36:05 AM PDT
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Subject: Better Than Bonds? Income Alternatives to Consider for Inflationary Times.
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Saturday, April 23, 2011YOUR BEST SOURCE FOR THE UNBIASED MARKET COMMENTARY YOU WON'T GET FROM WALL STREET
Better Than Bonds? Income Alternatives to Consider for Inflationary Times.
by Mike Burnick
For fixed income investors, it's time to review your strategy ..."as bonds' golden age comes to an end." At least that's what a recent article in the Financial Times proclaims. The story points out how the unique "circumstances that produced that golden age for bond returns — falling inflation, surplus savings and the rest — will not be repeated ..." And we could not agree more.
Indeed, with government debt levels soaring and nothing but partisan bickering about budget deficits coming out of Washington these days, investors have good reason to be worried about the specter of inflation in the not-too-distant future.
Look, if you can be certain of anything in today's turbulent markets, it's that ...
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Fed Officials Have Their Heads in the Sand
Inflation is rising across the board, but Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and other government officials have their heads in the sand. Mike Larson proves that they're wrong that rising prices are transitory, and offers his outlook for the budget deficit.
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Kiss America Goodbye!
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Housing Starts Rebound in March
by Mike Larson
Housing starts just released by the Commerce Department reflect a rebound from February's decline, but the bounce may not signal a recovery because of tougher ...
[More »]Who Will Win Latin American Communications?
by Rudy Martin
The Telecom and Media sectors in Latin America are in a titanic power struggle. The end prize is an estimated 400 million or more ...
[More »]Profit from the Chinese Education Obsession
by Tony Sagami
China rates #1 on the international assessment test. How are they making the grade and what companies are behind their success? Find out where to ...
[More »]You Can Save as Gas Prices Soar
by Amber Dakar
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration gas prices will soar by 40% this summer compared to last year. You can still keep costs down by ...
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S&P Throws Down the Gauntlet!
Almost one year ago, Weiss Ratings challenged the major credit rating agencies to downgrade the long-term sovereign debt rating for the U.S. in order to help protect investors and ...
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[More »]Two Collapse Scenarios
Never before has the government's manipulation of financial markets created greater dangers — and opportunities — for investors. How do we know? Because lesser ...
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You've been writing in like crazy lately, and asking some really tough, intelligent questions. So I think it's only fair that I publish some of the very best ones — along with ...
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6 Stumbling Blocks for the Market
by Sean Brodrick
"Stagnation" may describe the broad stock market this summer, unless Mister Market can overcome six stumbling blocks in his way. And I'm not even including Standard & Poor's downgrade of the U.S. credit outlook. As you probably ...
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