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A Special Message From Chris Ruddy, Publisher Newsmax
Top UCLA Economist:
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Why a devalued dollar and rising exports are a good thing. |
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The CDO crisis is far from over. Will it spill into other sectors? |
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Why oil prices will remain high. |
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China will be one of the big disasters as a result of a sluggish U.S. economy. What to do if you own any Chinese stocks. |
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Why Uncle Sam should offer home buyers a tax credit of $25,000. |
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FIR portfolio soars as market swoons! 82 percent of our stock picks are winners! What we are advising to buy and sell now. |
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Exclusive interview with top UCLA economist Ed Leamer. |
Dear Investor,
Top UCLA Economist Ed Leamer, one of the leading economists who warned about the housing bubble three years ago when it was not in vogue to do so, is making some profound predictions on our economy that all investors must pay attention to.
Ed has credibility in our book for several reasons. Ed is famous in his own circles at UCLA as director of the university's world famous Anderson Forecast.
Once again, in the most recent Anderson Forecast, Leamer had some surprising revelations: The U.S. economy is not in a recession and will likely avoid one this year, he said.
The news from the Anderson Forecast shocked many, especially the doom-and-gloomers who were predicting economic apocalypse with the dissipation of the housing bubble.
As he revealed in his forecast and in a detailed interview with Financial Intelligence Report, the U.S. economy will have "a disappointing outcome rather than a catastrophic one."
Leamer is not alone with his more optimistic picture of the near future. James C. Cooper, in BusinessWeek's Business Outlook column, has detailed that the recession may not be as bad as first thought citing strong exports and the fact that corporate America already has lean payrolls.
The most worrisome problem has been the credit crunch faced by businesses. Fortunately, massive liquidity by the Fed has quelled the problem so far. In fact, Templeton Asset Management's Mark Mobius believes that the credit crisis is "near the end." Mobius is already on an emerging market buying spree for the $47 billion he manages.
Get Access to the Entire Exclusive Interview with Edward Leamer
It is interesting how many viewpoints expressed here at FIR are shared by Leamer. While FIR has come to conclude that any coming recession will not be as deep and severe as first thought, the slowdown also will not solve many of the underlying structural problems facing us: a weakening dollar, negative savings rate, trade imbalances, bloating deficits, and inflation.
Among his significant findings (all detailed in this special Financial Intelligence Report), Leamer sees:
- The U.S. economy avoiding recession, primarily due to corporate America already having lean payrolls and because there is little fat in manufacturing jobs to cut. Leamer feels that recessions are kicked into gear by massive layoffs, but that this time jobs simply aren't there to disappear.
- A devalued dollar and rising exports are keeping key sectors of the economy buoyant as the housing and financial sectors suffer. He says that, in this economy, Wall Street suffers while Main Street doesn't.
- The collateralized debt obligation (CDO) crisis is far from over, but there is scant evidence yet it will spill over into other sectors.
- Oil prices will remain high as stagflation becomes a real possibility.
- China will be one of the big dominoes to fall as a result of a sluggish U.S. economy.
- The market has undervalued U.S. equities, so now is a good time to buy.
To get all the details including why Leamer thinks Uncle Sam is about to offer home buyers a tax credit of $25,000, get your hands on this latest Financial Intelligence Report, FREE. Go here now.
FIR Portfolio Soars While Market Swoons.
82 Percent of Our Stock Picks are Winners!
We recently compiled a list of our stock recommendations to our readers since we began publishing FIR in September 2003.
And what a record it is! We have had 82 percent of our recommendations show profits coming in with a total return of just over 100 percent in less than four years — or about 25 percent per year.
Put another way, an investment of $150,000 in our recommendations would be worth $300,603 today. In comparison, the same investment in the S&P 500 Index would be worth $220,627 today.
In other words, FIR's portfolio outperformed the S&P 500 by 36 percent! Not bad.
Take a look at these winners we bought just last year (2007):
| Stock | Profit |
| Frontline Ltd. (FRO) | + 36.61% |
| Proshares Ultra Short Financial (SKF) | + 35.55% |
| Stillwater Mining Company (SWC) | +110.59% |
| Powershares DB Agriculture (DBA) | + 50.85% |
| Ipath Dow Jones Commodity (DJP) | + 30.77% |
| Proshares Ultrashort S&P (SDS) | + 17.38% |
| iShares MSCI Brazil (EWZ) | + 15.69% |
| Manor Care Inc (HCR) | + 22.49% |
| Schering-Plough (SGP) | + 19.34% |
| iShares Comex Gold Trust (IAU) | + 45.95% |
| iShares Silver Trust (SLV) | + 38.27% |
| iShares MSCI Malaysia (EWM) | + 30.69% |
We Were Dead-on With our Predictions in 2007.
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Financial Intelligence Report continually spots new trends, helps its readers make money, and gives you expert analysis on the financial markets each and every month.
Since 2002, we've shown an uncanny ability to ferret out what is truly happening as it relates to the U.S. and global economy. It's easy to join the chorus line. We prefer to give you the facts before the rest.
Our reports and predictions have been so uncannily accurate, they read like prophesy. Here are some key trends we focused on in 2007 (and our first "early warning" of each trend):
- Housing bust (FIR's first warning: 2005)
- Credit crunch (2005)
- Falling dollar (2004)
- Skyrocketing oil (2006)
- Rising gold price (2004)
The Mainstream Financial Media Isn't Telling You What
You Need to Know to Survive and Prosper in 2008
Granted, the U.S. government has good reasons in artificially lowering the official inflation rate: Interest payments on treasuries and social security payments are reduced by billions of dollars.
Also, our economic growth rate (GDP) is officially "deflated" by a smaller number, which makes our politically-important growth rate appear healthier and the threat of recession seem more distant.
But what's up with the mainstream business media and their "see no evil, hear no evil" coverage of all this?
Hardly any of the expert economists and gurus didn't expect a recession following the 2000 tech crash, either.
Forewarned is forearmed: We invite you to subscribe to the Financial Intelligence Report, and use it as your early-warning radar for global trends: You'll get real-world investment news and ideas you won't get from the mainstream news media.
The News Isn't All Bad — Big Opportunities
Ahead For Savvy Investors. We Show You Them All
Investment opportunities are always out there, in good times and bad. New opportunities are waiting for you in 2008, and FIR can help you find them: Every issue is packed with news and recommendations for up-and-coming stocks that meet our investment criteria.
Our stock picks clobbered the S&P 500 in 2004 through 2006: +15% in 2006, +28% in 2005, and +58.4% in 2004. And in addition to great stock picks, FIR covers stocks, bonds, munis, options, commodities and precious metals.
Consider this: If you had subscribed to Financial Intelligence Report four years ago with just $50,000 in your account and followed our advice and recommendations precisely, it would be worth $181,336 today — without having added a single penny. Suppose you had taken action FIRs stock recommendations.
Expert, Independent And Often Contrarian Insights
FIR has an incredible track record. Since 2003, the year it began publishing, it has outpaced the S&P every year — and its current portfolio picks top the S&P by over 30 percentage points!
The Financial Intelligence Report is edited each month by a team of analysts and experts led by its publisher, Christopher Ruddy.
Ruddy, a graduate of the London School of Economics, serves on the board of the prestigious Financial Publisher's Association and has been a noted commentator and author.
Ruddy and the FIR team, in turn, speak with some of the great financial minds to give our readers the other side of the story — beyond the media spin.
Our FIR team and contributors includes:
- Gen. Alexander Haig, the former secretary of state, leading statesman and businessman
- Lord William Rees-Mogg, the former editor of the Times of London and best-selling co-author of "The Great Reckoning" and "Blood on the Streets"
- David Frazier, an investment securities industry expert who brings to the table more than 20 years' experience in the financial markets — he's worked for several top firms, including Dun & Bradstreet and Investor's Business Daily
- Axel Merk, president of Merk Investments, an independent investment adviser focused on growth, value, gold, and cash strategies
- Hans Etienne Parisis, a Belgian-born bank economist who has advised global billionaires and governments on the financial markets and international investments. Parisis is based in Panama City, Panama
And much, much more!
Alexander Haig says the Financial Intelligence Report is a "must-read for the global investor."
This is just a part of our team. Our approach is not to rely on insular opinions about the markets, but to seek out the best and brightest, globally.
As a Financial Intelligence Report subscriber, every month you'll receive in-depth investment advice.
For example:
- The best-value investor stocks.
- High-yield dividend stocks.
- How to buy gold, silver and platinum at rock-bottom prices — sometimes below spot!
- Gold-mining stocks poised for great profits.
- How to slash your risk on bonds.
- Bio stocks that will reap huge profits from the retirement boom.
Expert Analysis and Stock Recommendations
For five years, Financial Intelligence Report has provided investors like you with exceptional economic analysis and stock recommendations. We have been right on most all of the major economic trends of the past five years protecting our readers and helping them make huge profits along the way.
In Financial Intelligence Report we have . . .
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Warned you about the current mortgage meltdown two years before it happened. |
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Warned you about the falling dollar since our June 2004 issue entitled The Dangerous Dollar Warning. |
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Guided you to Canadian royalty trusts that went up as much as 100 percent in one year, while paying up to 15 percent dividends. Interviewed the world's most successful investors, including billionaire Warren Buffett (the 2nd richest man in the U.S.) . . . commodity superstar investor Jim Rogers (author of Hot Commodities) . . . and Sir John Templeton. |
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Revealed massive stealth inflation in the U.S., even while the Federal Reserve was claiming 2.3 percent "core inflation" (which conveniently excludes energy, food, taxes and housing). |
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Warned you about the coming housing crash in our Sept. 2004 issue. |
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Warned you about the looming Baby Boomer crisis, which could devastate U.S. financial and real estate markets. |
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Predicted the price of gold would skyrocket back in December 2003. Since then the price of gold has gone from $250 to near $950. Our subscribers also cashed in with a 32 percent gain in our gold ETFs in less than a year! |
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Steered you toward dividend stocks paying up to 17 percent a year, plus appreciation. Provided you with new investment recommendations in every issue, some returning over 100 percent a year. |
Just imagine what you would have made — and saved — if you had this kind of financial intelligence three or four years ago.
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