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Everything You Need to Know About the S&P Until Christmas
By Andrey Dashkov When I need to clear my mind, I put on my beat-up Saucony sneakers and drive to nearby Deer Lake Park in Burnaby, British Columbia. After a couple of miles, though, as my body gets into a rhythm, my mind wanders back to the thought that occupy…
ObamaCare Architect: 75 Years is Long Enough to Live
Gary D. Halbert Between the Lines Most Americans probably never heard of or don’t remember the name Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel. He was one of the chief architects of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ObamaCare”) from the very beginning. If you remember his name at all, it may be…
Home Healthcare Cuts Threaten 500,000 Jobs and Put Female-Owned Businesses at Risk
By Dennis Miller That title wouldn’t make for much of a campaign slogan, and yet, it’s the natural outcome of one particular politician’s promise. As the editor of a retirement-focused newsletter, most of the notes I receive about the Affordable Health Care Act, or Obamacare, are first-person accounts of how…
Fed – No Interest Rate Hike Anytime Soon
Gary D. Halbert Between the Lines The Fed’s latest two-day policy meeting that adjourned yesterday was perhaps the most anticipated of the year. Why? Most Fed-watchers believed that the Fed Open Market Committee (FOMC) might drop a hint in its official policy statement about when it will enact the first…
Your Artificial Knee Might Get You Groped
By Ann Pringle August 11, 6 a.m.—San Francisco International Airport A twenty-something woman is running the back of her hand across the base of my breasts. I stand there, legs spread as she moves on to the inside of my thighs. She runs her hand underneath the waistline of my…
President Obama’s Biggest “Whopper” Yet
Gary D. Halbert Between the Lines I’m out of town today assisting an elderly relative (96 year-old Mother-In-Law), so I thought I would reprint the following article from Investor’s Business Daily. On Labor Day, President Obama made an outrageous statement that has to rank as one of his biggest whoppers…