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- You remember the story of the door-to door vacuum cleaner salesman who was asking a million dollars for the new model. When the lady asked how he could possibly make a living trying to peddle a vacuum for that price, he replied, ?I only have to sell one!?
The financial markets have [...] click for more
- With my client?s permission, I would like to tell you about his experience in 1987 when the market went through a very steep correction. At the time, he suspected it was a great opportunity to invest, but he did not have liquidity. Although there are a great many differences between current market conditions [...] click for more
- In 1903, Charles Ponzi emigrated from Italy to the United States. Starting out in Boston, he used his amazing salesmanship to inspire confidence and charm his potential prospects in a pyramid scheme that took off like a rocket. His scheme covered over 28 U.S. cities by 1920. Mr. Ponzi claimed that he made huge [...] click for more
- With nervous anticipation, I watched the opening ceremonies of this year?s Olympic Games. I knew the communist state of China had spent an enormous amount of the country?s capital and resources preparing for the games, but I did not recognize the extent of their commitment until the games began. To say that the [...] click for more
- The short-term movement of the market has been called a popularity contest, and that has never been truer than it is this year. When the market is trading on emotion, fundamentals and potential return are ignored.
There is no doubt we will have economic problems next year and perhaps into 2010, but how many of [...] click for more
- Some of our picks for this quarter are:
Galaxy of Lights - A favorite holiday tradition. Almost a mile and a half drive-thru display of lights featuring holiday themes, cartoon characters and fantasy creations. November 27 - December 31 from 5:30-9:00 p.m. (Huntsville Botanical Gardens, 256-830-4447 or visit www.hsvbg.org).
Santa?s Village - Visit [...] click for more
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