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Week ending May 7th 2013
1. Investing is hardest when it looks easy - link
2. Tips for choosing an investment advisor - link
3. The history of Tulipmania - link
Bonus: SNL destroys Google Glass - link
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Week ending April 14th 2013
1. Benefits of a Roth IRA explained - link
2. Japanese inflation targets finally have credibility with the public - link
3. How Italy could blow up the Euro - link
Bonus: What older people feel young people need to know - link
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Week ending March 17th 2013
1. 3D Printing will be a hugely disruptive technology - link
2. Are Wall St. banks more dangerous than ever? - link
3. FINRA issues a warning about long duration bonds - link
Bonus: What the heck is going on with these panhandlers? - link
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Week ending Feb 17th 2013
1. Six false beliefs keeping you from getting rich - link
2. China beginning to run out of workers - link
3. Spanish and Italian political turmoil threatens a return to the Euro crisis - link
Bonus: Skier does trick backflip while being chased by avalanche - link
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Week ending Feb 3rd 2013
1. Federal Reserve assets explode in size
http://www.businessinsider.com/federal-reserve-assets-top-3-trillion-2013-1
2. GMO warns about glaring cracks in China's credit system
http://www.businessinsider.com/gmo-chinas-credit-system-vulnerability-2013-1
3. UBS reclassifies bond investors as "Aggressive"
http://www.businessinsider.com/report-ubs-is-going-to-send-a-letter-to-clients-that-could-freak-the-heck-out-of-people-invested-in-bonds-2013-2
Bonus: Surfer takes on insane 100 foot wave
http://www.businessinsider.com/garrett-mcnamara-100-foot-wave-2013-1
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Week ending Jan 13th 2013
1. Warren Buffett says the big banks are safe now!
http://www.businessinsider.com/warren-buffett-guarantee-on-banks-2013-1
2. Mass unemployment could unhinge the EU.
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/finance/ambroseevans-pritchard/100022145/co...
3. A reminder that dividends play a critical role in investment returns.
http://www.businessinsider.com/stock-returns-price-dividend-contribution...
Bonus: Train your brain to be happy!
http://www.businessinsider.com/what-are-the-three-ways-to-train-your-bra...
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Week ending Dec 28th 2012
1. Japan's central bank to take Ponzi finance to a new level?
2. Real Estate ready to attract a lot of new investors?
http://www.businessinsider.com/maury-harris-on-housing-market-wildcard-2012-12
3. Bank of International Settlements warns about a new credit bubble
Bonus material: Do NOT let your kid try this at home!
http://www.businessinsider.com/this-12-year-old-parkour-athlete-will-amaze-terrify-you-2012-12
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Week ending Dec 14th 2012
1. Natural gas to oil price differential presents a lot of opportunities, according to one observer
http://www.businessinsider.com/citi-natural-gas-arbitrage-trade-2012-12
2. Italy facing further economic turmoil
http://www.businessinsider.com/mario-montis-resignation-is-the-only-way-to-save-italy-2012-12
3. Is Brazil the most independent economy on the planet?
http://www.businessinsider.com/the-luckiest-people-on-the-planet-2012-12
Bonus material: Catfish hunting pigeons
http://www.businessinsider.com/catfish-have-learned-how-to-hunt-pigeons-2012-12
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Week ending Dec 7th 2012
1. Student loan delinquencies rising rapidly
http://www.businessinsider.com/student-loan-debt-and-deliquencies-rising-2012-11
2. A lot of Chinese companies listed here would seem to be a scam
http://www.businessinsider.com/zack-buckley-shorts-china-2012-12
3. Back of a napkin finance
http://www.businessinsider.com/carl-richards-napkin-sketches-behavior-gap-2012-12
Bonus material: Amazon.com’s ginormous warehouses
http://www.businessinsider.com/massive-scale-of-amazons-distribution-operations-2012-11
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Week ending Nov 29th 2012
1, A chart-lovers dream- Soc Gen's investment outlook for 2013
http://www.businessinsider.com/societe-generale-2013-global-investment-outlook-2012-11#-23
2. Sub-Saharan Africa booming
http://www.businessinsider.com/sub-saharan-africa-economy-2012-11#
3. Treasury bonds become more risky the lower their yield gets
http://www.businessinsider.com/treasuries-now-have-the-worst-riskreturn-profile-in-decades-2012-10
Bonus material: Wow! Harsh email from a father to his kids goes viral
http://www.businessinsider.com/email-from-retired-naval-officer-to-his-children-2012-11
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Week ending Nov 21st 2012
1. Bank of America's top ten investment themes
http://www.businessinsider.com/baml-top-10-investment-themes-2012-11#
2. US companies are loading up on debt again, just like prior to the housing crash
http://www.businessinsider.com/albert-edwards-global-strategy-weekly-2012-11
3. Is the "BRIC" miracle over?
Bonus material: How to deep-fry a turkey properly
http://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-deep-fry-a-turkey-2012-11
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Week ending Nov 9th 2012
1. Incredible estate and gift tax planning opportunities coming to an end 12-31-2012
2. Who will stop the Euro Sado-monetarists?
3. US Oil production hits a 20 year high
Bonus material: Happiness is all relative – how to maximize it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OklkI6Jpeg
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Week ending Nov 2nd 2012
1. Is the French economy living on borrowed time?
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/finance/ambroseevans-pritchard/100021082/dont-cry-for-me-francois/
2. Warren Buffet is bullish on housing
http://www.cnbc.com/id/49635038
3. The millennial kids may save the economy!
http://www.businessinsider.com/millennials-and-the-recovery-2012-10
Bonus material: Someone tried to drive over the US-Mexico border!
http://www.businessinsider.com/somebody-tried-to-drive-over-the-us-mexico-border-fence-2012-11
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Week ending Oct 19th 2012
1. Detailed Tax Planning Strategy for year end from Grant Thornton
2. Fiscal deficits are pushing corporate profits to record highs
3. The Euro crisis could break Spain apart
http://www.businessinsider.com/spain-is-losing-its-people-catalonia-fights-for-independence-and-the-eu-gets-pushed-into-the-conflict-2012-10
Bonus material: Inflection points are rare moments that can totally change your life
http://www.businessinsider.com/howards-gift-by-eric-sinoway-2012-10
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Week ending Oct 12th 2012
1. Fidelity’s tax strategies in the face of year-end tax change confusion
2. Commodoties markets are again dominated by speculators
http://www.businessinsider.com/united-nations-study-on-commodity-market-2012-10
3. This author argues that the Fed forced investors into stocks
http://www.businessinsider.com/david-rosenberg-interest-income-vs-dividend-income-2012-10
Bonus material: National geographic photos - spectacular
http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/image-collection/
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Week ending Oct 7th 2012
1. Warren Buffett looks on cash as a call option
http://www.businessinsider.com/cash-as-a-call-option-2012-9
2. Hyperinflation in Iran could bring regime change there
http://www.businessinsider.com/endgame-how-irans-hyperinflation-will-lead-to-regime-change-2012-10
3. Mortgage rates are at ALL-TIME lows!
http://www.businessinsider.com/30-year-mortgage-rates-all-time-low-2012-10
Bonus material: 30 innovations that will change the world.
http://www.businessinsider.com/30-game-changing-innovations-2012-8
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Week ending Sept 7th 2012
1. Some advice on building portfolios from one of the world's greatest investors.
http://www.businessinsider.com/ray-dalio-average-investor-portfolio-2012-9
2. Hyperinflation horror stories.
http://www.businessinsider.com/9-hyperinflation-horror-stories-2012-9#
3. How the Chinese hard landing came about.
http://www.businessinsider.com/chinese-hard-landing-2012-9#
Bonus material: Pig rescues drowning goat.
http://www.businessinsider.com/video-pig-rescues-drowning-goat-2012-9
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Week ending Sept 7th 2012
1. Saudi Arabia could be a net oil IMporter by 2030!