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The Politics of Investments

BY David S. Waddell
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Friday, September 18, 2009 The Race from Bretton Woods Poignancy will not be lost in this edition of the strategist. I write to you this week from Bretton Woods in New Hampshire as I prepare to embark on a ...READ»

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Remember: Performance is not an outcome, it is a discipline

BY David S. Waddell
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Friday, September 4, 2009 Cue September As if simply following the media script, markets finally pulled back again this week after relentless gains. Measuring the severity of the fall, last Friday we closed at ...READ»

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Returns: Don't BANK On It!

BY David S. Waddell
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Anxieties around the banking sector have once again paralyzed the markets. With Citigroup and Bank of America trading like lottery tickets and negative surprises emanating from State Street and others, we seem to be right back ...READ»

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Economic Stimulus: We Cannot Afford To Not Afford It

BY David S. Waddell
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Monday, January 19, 2009 IOUSA Markets declined precipitously last week as the kick off of 4th quarter earnings season validated expectations that there would be no corporate earnings, and the banking system received its first cash ...READ»

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Thanksgiving Week Roundup: Markets and The Economy

BY David S. Waddell
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Friday, November 28, 2008 In a shortened week that received absolutely dismal economic news, Washington awoke from its most recent policy slumber and made real progress in the War on Scarcity. President-elect Obama must be ...READ»

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Should We Invest With "Great Expectations?"

BY David S. Waddell
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Monday, November 24, 2008 Holiday Discounters Investment markets of every type continue to discount their inventories to try to lure shoppers. It’s clearly demonstrated by dwindling trading volumes that investment shoppers remain ...READ»

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What To Do When You're In The Investment Rapids...

BY David S. Waddell
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With the political world in turbulence, how can we expect anything different from the markets? Due to the political transition, the uncertainties surrounding fiscal stimulus, tax policy, regulatory policy, trade policy, and leverage standards, many participants don’t know the rules of the game any more.READ»

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The "O"nknown: The Challenges Ahead for Obama

BY David S. Waddell
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Congratulations, President-elect Obama. You have defied the odds, rewritten history and inspired a nation. But while we will always remember the pomp and circumstance of your arrival, you might well find that you prefer the ...READ»

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The Financial Roundup: An October To Forget

BY David S. Waddell
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Investor returns for the month of October have been frightening. The S&P 500 shed 15% this month and registered historic volatility. Of the 23 trading days in the month, only 7 closed positive. They were resoundingly positive, however.READ»

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Investing Is A Marathon, Not A Sprint

BY David S. Waddell
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Sound and Fury Markets continued their volatile ways last week. We began with a 400 point up day on Monday and ended with a 300 point down day on Friday. In between, we had a series of wild swings, exacerbated by large hedge ...READ»

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The Worldly Investor, David S. Waddell

BY David S. Waddell
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Friday, October 17, 2008 Purgatory This week, hope re-entered the picture. After the most punishing decline in stock prices since the Great Depression, the markets heeded the call in last Friday’s email and went up ...READ»

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The Worldly Investor, David S. Waddell

BY David S. Waddell
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Weekly Strategic Insight Friday, October 10, 2008 Rubber Room It would be an understatement to call this market period unprecedented. All of the economic, fundamental and technical research cannot explain the ...READ»

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