The AIA Advocate Newsletter
From: The Research and Editorial Staff of
The Association for Investor Awareness, Inc.
The AIA “Advocate For Absolute Returns”, a publication of The Association for Investor Awareness, tracks market trends, industry news, the SEC, global trade and finance and Washington developments for you because they affect your investments. But who doesn’t? Many sources report these issues as abstract facts.
We feel that’s not enough…
The AIA Advocate’s job is to warn you of what’s important and how these developments translate to ground-level forces and threats that directly affect your wealth as well as your current investment opportunities. Not just information, but information you can use.
Why Friday’s Jobs Report Was Still Pathetic
Between the Lines by Gary D. Halbert The mainstream media and the Obama administration fawned over last Friday’s unemployment report, but was it really as encouraging as we were led to believe? To be sure, there was some good news in the report, but there was plenty to be concerned…
Telegraphing the Turnaround in Gold
By Jeff Clark, Senior Precious Metals Analyst As of last Friday, gold has now fallen as much 35.4% (based on London PM fix prices) over 96 weeks. But if you’re like us, you still recognize that the core reasons for investing in gold haven’t changed. People who sold their gold…
Supreme Court Approval Plunges To All-Time Low
Between the Lines by Gary D. Halbert The US Supreme Court finished its 2013 term with landmark decisions on voting rights, affirmative action and same-sex marriage. Following those rulings, public approval of the Court has fallen to the lowest level ever recorded. As usual, you probably haven’t heard anything about…
Turning a Subsistence Retirement into a Luxurious Retirement
By Dennis Miller Are you a “Lone Ranger” investor, or do you lean heavily on a trusted financial advisor? Maybe you even take a hybrid approach. No matter what your approach is, we can all benefit from a periodic financial checkup. We called in Jeff White of American Financial Group, Ltd….
Obama’s Nuclear Reduction Offer is Bad For America
Between the Lines by Gary D. Halbert * Today’s blog is a little longer than usual, but the topic is critically important to us all. On June 19, speaking at Berlin’s historic Brandenburg Gate, President Obama offered to reduce the United States’ nuclear arsenal by one-third if Russia does the…
Job Recovery? Keep Dreaming
By Hard Assets Alliance Team By Justin Spittler, Hard Assets Alliance Analyst Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? These are the opening lyrics of Queen’s epic rock ballad Bohemian Rhapsody. For years, rumors circulated about the meaning of this iconic song, including a popular theory that it…