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A Slippery Slope Ahead for Oil
Dr. James Schlesinger says the U.S. attitude towards oil “has only two modes – complacency and panic.”
Schlesinger should know. In the 70’s he closely watched the Middle East as the U.S. Secretary of Defense. Then he would move onto become…
2Dec2008 | Q1 Publishing | 0 comments | ContinuedA Legend Speaks
“History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. History is who we are and why we are the way we are.” – David Mccullough, Historian and Author
You won’t see him on TV or writing an editorial piece for a major…
1Dec2008 | Q1 Publishing | 0 comments | ContinuedUnprecedented Bright Spot in Market Downturn
Dear Reader,
It’s Thanksgiving and the markets are taking a well-deserved break. Frankly, they sure could use it. The recent volatility is unprecedented.
In the past 25 years there has been 50 days when the market moved up or down four…
27Nov2008 | Q1 Publishing | 0 comments | ContinuedMore Trouble Brewing in China
By Andrew Mickey, Q1 Publishing
Almost every day, the U.S. government releases some new tidbit of economic data. It never fails there is always someone out there to question the validity of it. They say how manipulated or plain wrong the…
27Nov2008 | Q1 Publishing | 0 comments | ContinuedWhy Contrarians are Itching to Buy Stocks – But Should Not
Dear Reader,
The last twelve months have been one of the toughest times to be an investor I’ve ever seen.
It wasn’t long ago we waded through the panic stricken days when a currency crisis enveloped the Asian Tigers. Then Russia’s…
25Nov2008 | Q1 Publishing | 0 comments | ContinuedBuffett’s $40 Billion Bet on Volatility
By Andrew Mickey, Q1 Publishing
Warren Buffett’s track record is unmatched. His recent bullishness on stocks has been unmatched as well. Over the past few weeks, the market has made him pay for being bullish in a bear market.
Whether it’s…
21Nov2008 | Q1 Publishing | 0 comments | ContinuedProfiting From Bailout Mania
By Andrew Mickey, Q1 Publishing
It’s bailout season and every overleveraged business that failed to plan for a downturn is lining up for a share of the $700 billion pie.
General Electric (NYSE:GE) is about to come a bank with access to the…
The Future of Oil
By Andrew Mickey
Chief Investment Strategist, Q1 Publishing
“Now is a good time to buy.”
That’s what R.S. Sharma, the chairman of India’s national oil exploration company ONGC, said last week.
Sharma added, “The world financial crisis and slumping oil prices have made…
17Nov2008 | Q1 Publishing | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Biggest Problem Detroit’s Big Three are Facing
By Andrew Mickey, Q1 Publishing
“Buy One, Get One Free” - That was the offer last week in the United Kingdom. But the two-for-one sale wasn’t for bags of potato chips or loaves of bread at the supermarket, it was for…
17Nov2008 | Q1 Publishing | 0 comments | ContinuedChina Begins $585 Billion Renovation
by Guy Bennett
President, Q1 Publishing
The global recession has hit China in a big way. Over 67,000 factories have closed in the last three months. An estimated 50 million Chinese workers are now unemployed, according to the usually overly positive government…
13Nov2008 | Q1 Publishing | 0 comments | ContinuedBerkshire Bets on More Corporate Belt-Tightening
By Andrew Mickey, Q1 Publishing
It’s getting tough for everyone. Consumers have led the way downward with a new zest for thriftiness that has plunged retail sales into its first decline in years. And all signs point to we’re still on…
11Nov2008 | Q1 Publishing | 0 comments | ContinuedInvestors Should Fear This Payday
by Guy Bennett
President, Q1 Publishing
A pure free market economy is great on paper. Goods and services are exchanged under conditions mutually agreed upon by the seller and the buyer. The efficiency of the system is enforced by the natural laws…
11Nov2008 | Q1 Publishing | 0 comments | ContinuedRenegade Trader Makes $1.7 Billion in Bear Market
by Guy Bennett
President, Q1 Publishing
Last month as the Dow dropped 20% and portfolios got battered, one investor was prepared. Nassim Nicholas Taleb, who founded the risk management firm Universa Investments, watched his portfolio soar 65% and 115%.
If Taleb’s name…
8Nov2008 | Q1 Publishing | 0 comments | ContinuedHarry Dent Calls for 40% Additional Drop Home Value
“The median U.S. home price is going to $120,000…” – Harry S. Dent Jr.
By Q1 Publishing,
It doesn’t look like homeowners will get any reprieve from home prices soon enough.
Harry S. Dent Jr., who provides forecasts based primarily on demographic shifts,…
7Nov2008 | Q1 Publishing | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Next Shoe is Dropping
By Andrew Mickey, Q1 Publishing
The global markets are finally catching on. The only thing that matters is the economy. Sure, the markets get excited about a new President or another bailout/stimulus package, but it always comes back to the economy.
Right now,…
7Nov2008 | Q1 Publishing | 0 comments | Continued
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