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The investment world as we know | Mexico’s market is sticking to its pattern of rising for five to seven months and then taking brief breathers. Its next march up the charts began in June 2006 and lasted until February. | |
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Having a trusted source for investment information is imperative. The investment world as we know it has changed forever. Being a passive investor may never be the same. You can keep doing the same old things or you can change your approach. Albert Einstein defined insanity as “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” The problem with the hucksters and scam artists that are making the news is that they make it harder on everyone in the investment industry. The investing public becomes more skeptical of everyone because of a few shady characters. And you should be skeptical to a degree. As I said before, when we make a recommendation, it is for one of two reasons: to make you money or save you money. We aren't making a commission on the activity, we don't have access to your money and we can't use it for personal gain. We have your best interest at heart. We might not be right all of the time, but we always make our recommendations for the right reasons. Click here to read the full article. Tuesday With the U.S. economy in the dumps, these government bonds aren't as attractive as they used to be. China has already said they want to diversify away from them, though nobody thinks there will be a wholesale dumping of U.S. bonds. The U.S. government will be stepping up its issuance of bonds to pay for the bailout's growing bill. But it's clear we can't expect these countries to continue buying our bonds like they have been. We wouldn't be facing this dilemma if we chose to follow the advice we gave so freely a decade ago to a dozen Asian countries. Something has to give. The interest offered on these bonds will go up. Or the Fed could step in and start buying bonds. Either or both outcomes point to a further debasing of the U.S. dollar, paving the way for the next inflationary storm. It's only a matter of time.
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