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Introduction The recent economic reports suggest that the economy remains in a “soft spot” as it’s being called. Growth is still solid, and should remain so, but it is still somewhat below the level needed to create large numbers of new jobs. The government...

Ronald Reagan--a famous skeptic of social assistance--once said, "Welfare's purpose should be to eliminate the need for its own existence." What then would Reagan say about billions in government handouts going to recipients who just keep...

For the first time in years, Americans are not afraid of terror attacks. That would be good news, if it weren't for the simple fact that the al- Qaeda scare has been (temporarily) outmatched by another: The flu. A nationwide panic has erupted since...

Premise #3: A Falling Dollar In March of 2002, I wrote an e-letter entitled "King Dollar and the Guillotine," which as the title suggests was a quite negative view of the future prospects for the dollar. Two weeks earlier, I had written a bullish...

Introduction "Where," asked Jack Nicholson's character about Batman, "does he get all those wonderful toys?" Many readers wonder about where I get so many great articles. I get them sent to me by a "network" or readers...

Introduction This week's letter is from two of my favorite economists, Van Hoisington and Dr. Lacy Hunt of Hoisington Investment Management Company in Austin, Texas. They specialize in management of fixed income portfolios for large institutional...

Introduction This week's letter is from Financial News Online. Located in London, they are one of the leading sources of information about Europe's investment banking, fund management and securities industries. Financial News ran a piece last...

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