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.
Stop Running Scared: Overcome Your Money-Management Phobia
By Dennis Miller A good friend who recently inherited a few million dollars asked: “Why am I scared to death?” The death that precipitated the inheritance aside, he should have been pleased with his new pile of dough. But managing a lot of money is nerve-racking, especially when it’s your…
Why Young People Are Shunning Obamacare
Between the Lines by Gary D. Halbert We all understand that if Obamacare has any chance of working (and it probably doesn’t), then younger, healthier people must sign up in droves to help offset the higher medical costs for the older, sicker population. Yet we also know that young people…
How to Judge Your Financial Advisor
By Dennis Miller A friend of mine used to have three financial advisors whom he forced into competition. If one started underperforming, he would pull some money from him and give it to the other two. I’ve heard of similar strategies several times now. In some ways, it makes sense….
Surprise 3Q GDP Report Smells A Little Fishy
Between the Lines by Gary D. Halbert The Commerce Department reported this morning that 3Q GDP surged to 3.6% (annual rate), up sharply from its initial estimate in November. The latest number is significantly above both the pre-report consensus of 3.1%, the advance estimate of 2.8% last month and the…
Gasoline: $1/Gallon
By Dennis Miller My children will never let me forget this: while on a Carter-era family vacation to Florida, I pulled into a gas station and abruptly drove off, announcing, “I’ll be damned if I will pay $1/gallon for gasoline.” With each passing mile on I-75, the prices got higher…
Can You Have Too Much of a Good Thing?
By Dennis Miller I have received numerous emails from subscribers asking about individual stocks and how much they should buy. While I am not licensed to give individualized advice, each time I read these questions, the experiences shared seem eerily similar to my own. , Back in 2008 many retirees…