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I have been out of town the last few days tending to my 97 year-old Mother-In-Law who had a heart operation on Monday. Since my wife Debi and I both work full-time at Halbert Wealth Management, we have been tag-teaming her Mom’s care over the last few years, trying to keep her living on her own...
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A Temporary Problem Any Bonds Today? Newport, NYC, Maine, and Montana By a continuing process of inflation, governments can confiscate, secretly and unobserved, an important part of the wealth of their citizens. By this method, they not only confiscate, but they confiscate arbitrarily; and, while the...
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Great Recession Followed by Grand Illusion 2. Stocks at Record Highs, But How About Consumers? 3. How Are Investors Doing in This Bull Market? 4. The Love Affair With Taxable Bonds Continues Overview We start today with an excellent editorial I read last week written by Mort Zuckerman...
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Bernanke Signals a Change in QE 2. Fed Lowers Forecast for the Economy 3. Economy May Be Gaining Momentum 4. This Still Doesn’t Feel Like a Recovery 5. Keystone Pipeline – the Real Story 6. Hanlon Investment Management Revisited Did Bernanke Signal a Change in QE? The Fed...
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Greece Must Stay in the Euro Beware of Greeks Bearing Bonds Contagion, Thy Name Was Greece Prisoner of the Bureaucracy Toronto, New York, Washington DC, Las Vegas, and Argentina I wrote some time ago that Greece had a choice between Disaster A: staying in the euro; and Disaster B: leaving the euro. I...
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A month ago in Outside the Box, Dylan Grice made the case for the need for safe havens, due to expansive monetary policy. But what is a safe haven anymore? In today’s piece, a follow-up to last month’s, Dylan gives us a very good rundown on the historical relationship between equities and...
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In This Issue. * Rumors say Spain to request assistance. * RBA cuts rates. * S. African Gov't bonds get added to an index. * What ZIRP does to savers. And, Now, Today's Pfennig For Your Thoughts! U.S. Manufacturing "Unexpectedly Rebounds"? Good day. And a Tom Terrific Tuesday to you...
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Fed Announces QE3 or “QE-Infinity” 2. Questioning Bernanke’s Logic on QE3 3. Why QE3 is Dangerous & May Not Work 4. Why QE3 is Unprecedented 5. Does Quantitative Easing Mainly Help the Rich? Fed Announces QE3 or “QE-Infinity” It came as no surprise...
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Spain in a State of Emergency 2. The Failure of Spain’s Bankia SA 3. Latest Red Herring: A Eurozone “Bank Union” Fix 4. The Future of the Euro and the Eurozone 5. Consumer Confidence Heads Further South 6. The Fed: Time for QE3? 7. June 25: The End of Obamacare Rally...
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In This Issue: Stocks Or Bonds, That Is The Question Greece Is Still A Big Concern A Summer Rally Seems Likely Housing Is Starting To Attract Investors The Market Is Expanding For Private Services The Bottom Line The stock market correction we have been expecting finally arrived in early May. We would...
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. The Best Asset Class You’ve Never Heard About 2. Greg Miller: An Asset Class to Consider 3. Convertibles – NOT for Hot Money 4. Frequent Trading Hampers Principal Protection 5. The “Secret Sauce:” Convertible Bonds with Put Options Introduction It is certainly...
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. A Little-Known Asset Class 2. Why Convertible Bonds? 3. The Wellesley Advantage 4. Hear it Straight From the Advisor 5. Convertibles Are “On Sale” Introduction I think everyone reading this knows we are in one of the most treacherous and volatile stock market environments...
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