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.
Another Debt Ceiling Deadline Approaches
Between the Lines by Gary D. Halbert Gary writes: I am out of town today tending to an elderly relative (95 year-old Mother-in-law). I thought you might enjoy reading the latest analysis from the Economics Group at Wells Fargo Securities. These folks produce a very good weekly economic report on…
How to Find the Best One-of-a-Kind Investments for You
By Dennis Miller Doctors cannot cure a patient in severe pain by pumping him full of painkillers; they need to accurately diagnose the root cause of the pain before treatment. Without an accurate diagnosis, it is nearly impossible to fix a problem, medical or otherwise. And the stakes are high:…
US Teens Falling Fast in World Education Rankings
Between the Lines by Gary D. Halbert Every three years, teenagers (15 & 16 year-olds) around the developed world are given standardized tests in math, reading and science, and the results give way to rankings noting how good or bad the education system is in the participating countries. The latest…
Death and Taxes: How Inevitable Are They Really?
By Dennis Miller With the advent of more and more anti-aging and life-extension R&D in the biotech field—a subject my colleague Alex Daley knows all about—death may not be as inevitable as we think. While I don’t believe that I will be among the lucky ones to reach a dainty…
Five Moves to Make Before 2014
By Dennis Miller While it’s tempting to slip into an eggnog stupor from Christmas Eve to New Year’s Day, there are five items we should all check off our to-do lists before the ball drops on 2014. Review your loss carryforward numbers. If you have any capital loss carryforward from…
Fed Tapers By $10 Billion – Markets Soar Anyway
Between the Lines by Gary D. Halbert At the conclusion of the Fed Open Market Committee meeting yesterday, the official policy statement confirmed that the central bank will scale back its monthly bond and mortgage purchases by $10 billion. It will reduce its monthly Treasury bond purchases and mortgage-backed securities…