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Inside this issue: Big Losses Sustained by the UNC Investment Fund The Rise of National Champions Fed Remains Unchanged on Interest Rates Can the UN Climate Conference Really Lead to Change? German Elections: Implications of the New Coalition Alternative Investments Still Being Hit Hard Despite Violence, Mexican Economy Pushes On Advocating "Health" in Healthcare Reform December-2009 Read More

The sustained U.S. military presence in Afghanistan and Iraq has cost thousands of lives and has worn the American public's patience thin.   With President Obama now in office, it looks as if George Bush's "war on terror" may be close to entering a new phase where many troops are withdrawn from the Middle East. The prospect of this departure likely will keep defense company stocks depressed for an extended period of time as investors wait to get an indication of where future demand ... Read More

The markets had a wonderful start this week.  Many investors are interpreting this week's rally as an extension to last week's rally but in light of market conditions and recent volatility levels, investors are willing to take any kind of rally for any kind of reason. Read More

The future is bright.  This luminescence will not be emitting from the economy, but rather from resilient element Au, better known as gold.  Gold has already been making a strong ascent, although its climb has not been as noteworthy since its rise has been in concurrence with the dollar. Read More

At the rate that we've been going at, the Dow Jones would hit zero in about two months. That isn't going to happen. Assuming we haven't hit it already, the market bottom is imminent. Read More

Peter Schiff, president of EuroPacific Capital, certainly seems to think so, and lots of people are beginning to take his predictions seriously.  It wasn't long ago that he was scoffed at for predicting the collapse of the US economy.  In fact, Schiff was able to call exactly how the collapse would occur. Read More

It has been reported recently that Goldman Sachs wants to pay off their emergency loans from the government ahead of time. While this does show some renewed strength in financials, it is not entirely good news. Here is what's going on. Read More

Is this the end of American monetary supremacy? $520 billion says no. According to the Wall Street Journal, there is a huge foreign demand for US dollars. Foreign governments have been using "dollar swaps" - in which they give the Federal Reserve their currency in exchange for ours - to lend to banks and other financial institutions that have debts, loans, and assets that are denominated in dollars. Read More

Former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson's decision not to disclose what banks recieved TARP funds was the right call. Am I out of my mind? No, and here's why. Read More

If I had a 25 year track record of providing investors 10% annual returns and zero negative quarters, I would be a pretty popular guy.  Unfortunately I'm not that smart, and apparently neither is fallen stock czar Bernard Madoff. Read More