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.
Retailers Brace For Disappointing Shopping Season
Between the Lines by Gary D. Halbert Retailers typically look forward to the holiday season as a time for major profits. Many retailers experience 35-40% of their annual sales during the period from Thanksgiving to Christmas. But this year, retailers could be singing the blues by the time the Christmas…
Getting the Most from Your 401(k)
By Dennis Miller People who invest heavily in their 401(k)s expect to have enough money to retire. Many are surprised when they come up short—a topic Frontline recently covered in “The Retirement Gamble.” What is going wrong? The show cited mutual fund fees, a topic we tackled in depth in…
Obama Caves on Insurance Policy Cancellations
Between the Lines by Gary D. Halbert At a White House press conference today, President Obama announced changes to his healthcare law that would give insurance companies the option to keep offering consumers plans that would otherwise be canceled. Obama has been under enormous pressure from congressional Democrats to give…
Picking Winners in a Field of Losers
By Dennis Miller The airline tried to zap us with an overweight luggage fee on our flight home from the Casey Summit in Tucson. I was toting piles of notes and ideas to share with our readers, and I had to open two suitcases for the whole world to see….
GDP Report May Change Narrative On US Economy
Between the Lines by Gary D. Halbert The first report on 3Q GDP came out this morning, and it was decidedly better than expected. The “advance” report from the government on 3Q GDP estimates that the economy grew by 2.8% (annual rate) last quarter, up from 2.5% in the 2Q….
The Big Squeeze on Your Wallet
By Dennis Miller As the politicos in Washington continue to move the deck chairs around on the Titanic, ignoring the monster iceberg in plain sight, I’m keeping my eyes wide open. Here are a few tidbits from a recently published Social Security Administration factsheet: An estimated 161 million workers—94% of…