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.
The Internet Is Tough On Brick & Mortar Retailers
Gary D. Halbert Between the Lines Following a very disappointing 1Q, consumers boosted spending in April to the highest levels in more than a year, accelerating their turn toward online shopping. This widens the divide between in-store retailers and Internet outlets pitching lower prices and convenience. The Commerce Department on…
Obama Sued For Failure To Release Public Documents
Gary D. Halbert Between the Lines One of the most interesting things I read this week is that a new lawsuit has just been filed against the Obama administration and 11 federal agencies by a non-partisan Washington watchdog group, the Cause of Action Institute (CAI). We can all remember that…
Employee Job Satisfaction Is Highest In Over A Decade
Gary D. Halbert Between the Lines Ever since the Great Recession of 2007-2009, we’ve been hearing about how bad American workers have it – lost jobs, stagnant wages, benefit cutbacks and persistent economic insecurity. No doubt those trends are true and have affected millions of families. Likewise, the Labor Department reported…
Gun Sales In America Hit Another Record In March
Gary D. Halbert Between the Lines Sales of firearms in the US hit an all-time record in March, but that’s not really a surprise since monthly sales of guns have broken the previous record for 11 consecutive months. This year (2016) is widely expected to be the largest year for…
IMF Slashed World Growth Forecast Yet Again
Gary D. Halbert Between the Lines The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has downgraded its world economic growth forecast for 2016 yet again and warned of a backlash against “cross-border economic integration” (mainly the immigration crisis) in richer countries. If you feel like you’ve seen this movie before, you have; this…
Obama’s War On Tax Inversions Is War On Middle Class
Gary D. Halbert Between the Lines Editor’s Note: The subject of “tax inversions” is a hot topic today, but most Americans don’t know what it means or why President Obama is so opposed to it. CNBC host Larry Kudlow wrote a great piece on this topic yesterday, and I…