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This market is in full denial mode.

They “want” it to go up and, despite
the clear warnings they are being
given they persist; denying the threats
that increasingly surround this market and
economy.
Instead of relying on hard data and common sense,
they do what people have often done;
they believe the lies that tickle their ears
and ignore that which conflicts with their desired
view.
How many of the talking [...]

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Ignore the news just like the market is.

At this point, it’s on cruise control, and headed in one direction, up. Yes, I know it “should be” at 6K by now, and “should be” dropping like a rock based on the never ending flow of poor data, but as you can see, it’s not.
This morning is another pefect example of what we’ve seen [...]

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Re-manufacturing the American dream:

I agree with all the people who point their fingers at Alan Greenspan; what he did was not the best way to build a solid LASTING economy.
However it is to easy to blame him ONLY and make him the SCAPEGOAT of this mess.
The rating system was as responsible if not more than him.
So were the [...]

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Everyone should be cheering for falling dollars

I am astounded by the number of people who do not think. Are we sheep? If the herd is jumping off the cliff, should we also jump?
Has it occured to anyone, while the cheering is going on about better factory orders, and revised GDP, as well as the rise in the U.S. dollar, that [...]

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FOCUS INVESTING: THE BIG PICTURE

Reduced to its essence, focus investing means this: Choose a few stocks that are likely to produce above-average returns over the long term haul, concentrate the bulk of your investments in those stocks, and have the fortitude to hold steady during any short-term market gyrations.
“Find Outstanding Companies”
Over the years, Warren Buffett has developed a way [...]

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Investors Should Start To Ignore Some News Headlines

“U.S. stocks bounce back as price of crude slides”
“Bulls ignite NASDAQ’s fuse”
“Feeling better- Consumer confidence ticks up”
“Merrill’s Misery: Is the Bottom in Sight? ”
“Consumers More Upbeat as Inflation Jitters Ease (16-year low)”
“Some BIG BANK analyst (who lost all his money in housing stocks-NOT MENTIONED) expects the housing market to turn in six months”
HI Guys, when [...]

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