Investing Defensively
The investment world can seem like the same old game with the same old rules, but it’s always changing and if you don’t adapt, you won’t win the investing game.
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The Economic Ramifications of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)
I do not believe that government intervention solves problems. Usually it just adds complexity, inefficiency, bureaucracy and increases costs. But today John Mauldin looks at the effects of Obamacare and the broken medical system that is the current state of affairs in the United States. ~Tim McMahon, editor. By John Mauldin  There is no doubt
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Will the Labour Party Help or Hinder U.K. Business?
In the U.K. the opposition party appoints a person to “shadow” the person in office thus learning the job and able to speak intelligently about alternative policies. Following the speeches of Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls and Party Leader Ed Miliband, we now know more about how Labour plans to treat business. So if the Labour party wins the 2015 general election, would they help U.K. business or hinder it?
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Great Financial Failures in U.S. History
History is littered with financial failures. Every century has had its successes and financial blunders. As new ideas and technologies take hold, they push out the old. This is known as “creative destruction” and has been the engine of progress for thousands of years. Companies that once revolutionized and dominated new industries – for example,
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Healthcare Face-off US vs. UK
Since the advent of Obamacare there has been a great debate about U.S. vs. U.K. healthcare. Today we will look at how they compare. A large number of people in the US and UK have some form of health insurance. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 64.2% of Americans
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All Work and No Play for UK’s Future Pensioners
One in five British people fears they will never be able to retire. Britons feel more disheartened at the prospect of their retirement (or lack of) than citizens from any other country in the world. A global survey by HSBC revealed that 19% of participants in the UK expect that they will never be able to afford to retire properly. How about that for some shocking statistics? So, what factors could have you working far beyond 65?
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When Investing Leave Your Herd Mentality at the Door
Just like buffalo people often feel safer in herds. In most situations this is not a problem, but in some instances (like investing) herds of people act more like lemmings than buffalo, which can land you in serious financial difficulty. Here’s why. Ignoring Fundamental Analysis could Equal a Harmful Investment When looking at a potential portfolio, there are two types
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With Summers Out: Which Way for Stocks?
I’ve never been a fan of Larry Summers. Perhaps he was too smart for his own good. After all, he was responsible for driving Jack Meyer out of managing the Harvard endowment fund. Meyer took the Harvard Endowment from $4.8 billion to $25.9 billion in 15 years but apparently Larry thought he was earning too much
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Trends: Population, Health and Technology
Imagine getting out of your 20 hp. car and cranking it to start it, getting whacked by the handle and breaking your wrist, while your neighbor trots by shouting “get a horse” and your other neighbor happily puffs by in his Stanley Steamer. This was life in 1900…  people died of the flu and intestinal infections and
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Is Putin Right?
I never thought I’d agree with Putin. And of course, he has his own agenda. He is already supplying Syria with the bombs and nerve gas he has so “graciously” offered to monitor… kind of like the fox offering to guard the henhouse,  but be that as it may…  he has a point. According to the