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		<title>A Tough Nut to Crack</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/a-tough-nut-to-crack/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Joe Liberman]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nancy Pelosi]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has an impressive record with passing big votes, but according to this article on The Hill a robust public option may be too much for the Congress to handle. Pelosi is relying on a complex series of whips to keep the factional Democratic party in line. There are two votes that [...]img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ElectionStocks/~4/E_nXcWd3tg8" height="1" width="1"/]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Update:  Looking to the Internet</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-lessons/etf-update-looking-to-the-internet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investing Lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With the market treading water, it is ever more difficult to find a promising sector. Each week we use our sector model to find the best ETF's and give us some insight into the overall market. Our macro look has...]]></description>
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		<title>Healthcare Reform Becoming Less Likely</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/healthcare-reform-becoming-less-likely/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/healthcare-reform-becoming-less-likely/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:39:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics & Your Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Medical Association;]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A bill to freeze cuts to doctors#8217; Medicare payments #8211; one that should have been heavily bipartisan #8211; is now in serious danger of passing. The American Medical Association (AMA) promised Majority Leader Harry Reid (D) 27 Republican votes, but now it appears there are as few as two.
Undoubtedly, 27 is an ambitious number for [...]img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ElectionStocks/~4/hXoAMsH2cN8" height="1" width="1"/]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Update:  Another Look at the Banks</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-lessons/etf-update-another-look-at-the-banks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-lessons/etf-update-another-look-at-the-banks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investing Lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Despite continuing skepticism, the market continues to move higher during what many argued was the season of danger. Those following "calendar rules" advised investors to sell in May, to sell in September, and to sell in October. In a couple...]]></description>
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		<title>Identifying Quackery (and Other Mistakes)</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-lessons/identifying-quackery-and-other-mistakes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-lessons/identifying-quackery-and-other-mistakes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:58:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investing Lessons]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[At "A Dash" one of our principal missions is identifying the best sources of information on a given topic. This is a major source of value, if done accurately. In the investment blogosphere, however, the ratings mostly reflect the predispositions...]]></description>
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		<title>Evaluating Predictions</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-lessons/evaluating-predictions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-lessons/evaluating-predictions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investing Lessons]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Regular readers of "A Dash" know that we have a strong interest in predictions -- those based upon models, but also others. Many investment heroes made a prediction without a time frame. Our guess is that many readers would be...]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Update:  Why Weighting is Important</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-lessons/etf-update-why-weighting-is-important/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-lessons/etf-update-why-weighting-is-important/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 03:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investing Lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When there are several ETF choices related to the same sector, which one is best? There are plenty of considerations, many of which relate to the expected holding period. In our ETF trading we make choices with a three-week time...]]></description>
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		<title>Politicizing the Olympic Decision</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-lessons/politicizing-the-olympic-decision/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-lessons/politicizing-the-olympic-decision/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 02:26:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investing Lessons]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Those of us who live in the Chicago area have paid special attention to the Olympic decision. There are a number of theories about what happened. There was an especially strong analysis from Dick Ebersol, NBC sports  Olympic Chairman....]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Update:  How Currency Moves Affect Your Positions</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-lessons/etf-update-how-currency-moves-affect-your-positions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-lessons/etf-update-how-currency-moves-affect-your-positions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:32:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investing Lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ETF Investors hope to achieve the right level of diversification. Making sector-specific investments provides a chance to beat the market averages through focus. Buying ETF's lets you avoid some of the risks that come with individual stock purchases. An ETF...]]></description>
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		<title>What to Expect from the Fed</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-lessons/what-to-expect-from-the-fed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-lessons/what-to-expect-from-the-fed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:58:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investing Lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tomorrow's Fed announcement should not be much of a surprise in terms of the fed funds rate. What is at issue? There is a cacophony of complaints about debt. A Google search on "Fed printing money" gets 34 million hits....]]></description>
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		<title>Patients and Surgery &#8212; and a Chance to Smile</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-lessons/patients-and-surgery-and-a-chance-to-smile/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-lessons/patients-and-surgery-and-a-chance-to-smile/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investing Lessons]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A reader suggests that to understand health policy, one needs to see issues from the viewpoint of the medical profession. We missed this helpful video when it circulated last year, but perhaps some of you did as well.]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Update:  How to Play the Energy Sector</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-energy-markets/etf-update-how-to-play-the-energy-sector/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-energy-markets/etf-update-how-to-play-the-energy-sector/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 20:58:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dian L. Chu]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Elliott Gue;]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[oil pricing  factors]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here at "A Dash" we often comment about the market, and sometimes about individual stocks. We always pay attention to market sectors. A sector approach helps one to find what is working, even in a range-bound market.We study sectors continually,...]]></description>
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		<title>The Perils of Data-Fitting</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/the-perils-of-data-fitting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/the-perils-of-data-fitting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:21:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We are delighted to see the Felix Salmon piece (highlighted by Abnormal Returns) reviewing the supposed relationship between Japan in the 90's and the current US market. Check out the article to see the "great fit." Here at "A Dash"...]]></description>
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		<title>Update on Alternative Energy</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/update-on-alternative-energy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/update-on-alternative-energy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:33:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The (H.R. 2454) passed the House of Representatives last Friday - but only by seven votes. Obama focused today on making his case to the U.S. Senate, confident that they will #8220;move this country forward.#8221; He cited the case of California, where tougher energy legislation in the 1970s has both created jobs for the state, [...]img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ElectionStocks/~4/BIBRVXUsSBU" height="1" width="1"/]]></description>
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		<title>Summer of &#8216;09 &#8212; A Crucial Time for the Investor</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/summer-of-09-a-crucial-time-for-the-investor/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/summer-of-09-a-crucial-time-for-the-investor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:06:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investors face some important decisions. For those approaching retirement it is a crucial time. There is plenty of advice. The television commercials, blogs, and email messages include a variety of appeals: Those telling you to buy an annuity to lock...]]></description>
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		<title>Timing the Trade in &#8220;Obama Stocks&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/timing-the-trade-in-obama-stocks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/timing-the-trade-in-obama-stocks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:31:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The insatiable hunger for stories motivates financial media. At the first hint of a new development the process begins -- hard news, analysis, critics, and long-term effects. The cycle is so fast that we sometimes get the criticism before most...]]></description>
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		<title>Investment Implications of the GM Bankruptcy</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/investment-implications-of-the-gm-bankruptcy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/investment-implications-of-the-gm-bankruptcy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:58:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The GM news is a big business story, the largest industrial bankruptcy in history. Is it a big investment story? We encourage investors to be politically agnostic, to distinguish between interesting political stories and their own investment decisions. We acknowledge,...]]></description>
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		<title>Irony of the Day:  SP Opinion on Sovereign Debt</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/irony-of-the-day-sp-opinion-on-sovereign-debt/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/irony-of-the-day-sp-opinion-on-sovereign-debt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 04:51:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bill gross]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Gross Short Sell;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jon C. Ogg;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reuters]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[US Equity and Bond investors had a tough day. The reason? According to most pundits, the proximate cause was the SP downgrade of UK debt. Many observers decided that the US might be next. Bill Gross of PIMCO weighed in....]]></description>
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		<title>Street Fighters:  Good Information and Good Fun</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/street-fighters-good-information-and-good-fun/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/street-fighters-good-information-and-good-fun/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 02:13:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Baseball]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bear Stearns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Faber;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve System]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hank Paulson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investment Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jimmy Cayne]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kate Kelly;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Wall Street Journal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wall Street Journal]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Kate Kelly's book, Street Fighters: The Last 72 Hours of Bear Stearns, the Toughest Firm on Wall Street, now on our recommended reading list, is a great source of information and fun to read. It is well-sourced, authoritative, and always...]]></description>
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		<title>Stress Test Leaks</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/stress-test-leaks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/stress-test-leaks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 02:32:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bank accountants;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bank bears;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bank regulation;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bloomberg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bush]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Congress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Wiedner;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve System]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[given bank;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeff Miller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Carney;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linda Lord;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[media  criticisms;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Media reports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[news services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sheila Bair]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[wider media;]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here at "A Dash" it seem like amateur hour in analyzing the stress tests and the various leaks. People who have little experience with government and policy making are rushing to judgment about the process. Let us consider a prominent...]]></description>
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		<title>Monitoring the Economy</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/monitoring-the-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/monitoring-the-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 02:48:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Nearly all of us are consumers of economic information and data. We are interested because economic strength leads to corporate profits and higher stock prices. We need to know! The key issue is pretty simple. Many question the "second derivative"...]]></description>
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		<title>The Next 100 Days</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/the-next-100-days/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/the-next-100-days/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:41:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics & Your Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election stocks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeffrey Miller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PARTIAL]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Healthcare was one of the sectors that we were unlikely to see much impact in during Obama#8217;s first 100 days. But as we are beginning to get a hold on our economic situation, it is quite likely to see some comprehensive healthcare legislation in the near future. This was discussed yesterday by Les Funtleyder and [...]img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/ElectionStocks/~4/VHWfipl6wyE" height="1" width="1"/]]></description>
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		<title>Recognizing an Expert:  The Stress Test Issue</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/recognizing-an-expert-the-stress-test-issue/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/recognizing-an-expert-the-stress-test-issue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 04:14:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Many years ago the old prof was an aspiring prof, traveling back from a bridge tournament with the team. There was an appealing place to stop -- a truck stop, in fact -- so we entered and sat down at...]]></description>
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		<title>A Touch of Irony</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/a-touch-of-irony/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/a-touch-of-irony/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:01:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics & Your Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election stocks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeffrey Miller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PARTIAL]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Typically here on Election Stocks, we make decisions on how stocks are likely due to behave based on Barack Obama#8217;s policies in office. What#8217;s interesting about this post is that it has nothing to do with any real policy being proposed by this administration - rather a growing sentiment among many suspicious right wingers.
We are [...]img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/ElectionStocks/~4/t3ok_qz0938" height="1" width="1"/]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Update:  Time for REITS?</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-education-center/real-estate-2/etf-update-time-for-reits/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-education-center/real-estate-2/etf-update-time-for-reits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 20:43:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cohen;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[continued weak retail sales;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[david fry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dow 30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dow Jones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iShares Dow Jones U.S.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Jewell;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[real estate investment trust]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[S&P]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sameer Bhatia;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Simon Property Group Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. Real Estate Index Fund;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vornado Realty Trust]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes price action seems inconsistent with the fundamental story. One of the ways we use our ETF rankings is to highlight developments that deserve further investigation. While financial sectors in general earn continued strong ratings, the most noteworthy feature of...]]></description>
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		<title>Cuban Telecommunications</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/cuban-telecommunications/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/cuban-telecommunications/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:57:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics & Your Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election stocks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeffrey Miller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PARTIAL]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[American telecommunication companies have big opportunities to make some cash thanks to Obama#8217;s eased stance on Cuba. Most importantly for our purposes, we can easily link specific stocks that would do very, very well with some Cuban business.
Persons under U.S. jurisdiction will be allowed to activate and pay U.S. or third-country service providers for telecommunications, [...]img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/ElectionStocks/~4/orr0T6xeR7c" height="1" width="1"/]]></description>
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		<title>Easing Restrictions on Cuba</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/easing-restrictions-on-cuba/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/easing-restrictions-on-cuba/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:18:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics & Your Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caribbean]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caribbean island;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cuba]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election stocks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family travel;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeffrey Miller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PARTIAL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[White House]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today, the White House announced that it would start taking steps to ease restrictions on Cuba. Keep mind these are baby steps, primarily regarding family travel and gift giving, but they are steps in the right direction nonetheless.
With bills for removing the embargo in our legislature as we speak, it#8217;s only a matter of time [...]img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/ElectionStocks/~4/CZCNOWfqn8A" height="1" width="1"/]]></description>
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		<title>JOLTS from the BLS</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/jolts-from-the-bls/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/jolts-from-the-bls/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 01:16:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bureau Of Labor Statistics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[google]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet age]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mainstream media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online explanations;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Understanding changes in employment is crucial for investors. Employment is related to consumption, to consumer confidence, and to GDP. The Bureau of Labor Statistics provides many reports. In the Internet age, these are all backed up with online explanations --...]]></description>
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		<title>Interpreting Government Data:  Is a Conspiracy Afoot?</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/interpreting-government-data-is-a-conspiracy-afoot/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/interpreting-government-data-is-a-conspiracy-afoot/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 02:42:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[B.;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bureau Of Labor Statistics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Department of  Revenue;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Nearly everyone agrees that there are many economic issues and that government policies are an important part of analysis and forecasting. So much for the non-controversial statement. Investors Need to Know As investors, the key questions we all face involve...]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Update:  True Sector Rotation?</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/etf-update-true-sector-rotation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/etf-update-true-sector-rotation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 02:09:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dow Jones U.S. Basic Materials Sector;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[S&P]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sector rotation is a matter of time frames. The TV pundits use the term whenever the daily trade is to sell one group and buy another. The news story is measured from one day to another. The problem for investors,...]]></description>
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		<title>Mark-to-Market:  Prospects for Change</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/mark-to-market-prospects-for-change/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/mark-to-market-prospects-for-change/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 05:03:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank Failures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barney Frank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Baseball]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Congress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Enron]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial Accounting Standards Board]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[golf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[House Rules Committee;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mark-to-market accounting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mary Schapiro;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Obama administration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Volcker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Securities And Exchange Commission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Forbes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There is a lot of buzz about a Congressional hearing on mark-to-market accounting, scheduled for Thursday. Much of the information is inaccurate or misleading. Astute investors should understand the purpose of the hearing and what might happen.BackgroundWhen Congress passed the...]]></description>
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		<title>Politics and Markets Update</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/politics-and-markets-update/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/politics-and-markets-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:50:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Columbus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JFK Administration;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jon Stewart;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Larry Kudlow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Melissa Francis;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ohio]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[CNBC news anchors have reached a new high in politicizing daily market reporting.Regular readers of A Dash are well aware of the danger of inferring causation when two events occur simultaneously. In a market environment where we have intra-day moves...]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Update:  The Fear Trade</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/etf-update-the-fear-trade/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/etf-update-the-fear-trade/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 02:47:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank Of America]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank Stocks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Craig Peckham;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[david fry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Doug Kass]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Electric]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[google]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high-commission annuity products;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jefferies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jon C. Ogg;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[metal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Obama administration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Print;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Van Eck Gold Miners;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Warren Buffett]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the strongest features of a trading system is that it forces the user  to look beyond the human interpretation of data.  Evaluating systems can be done  through appropriately designed tests.  Evaluating human management is nearly  impossible.  There is never enough data, and circumstances change.  Even Warren  Buffett is now [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Be Like Mike?  Or Shane?  Or RIck? &#8212; Looking beyond the Obvious</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/be-like-mike-or-shane-or-rick-looking-beyond-the-obvious/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/be-like-mike-or-shane-or-rick-looking-beyond-the-obvious/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 06:42:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adam Warner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brett Steenbarger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[hockey]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here at &#8220;A Dash&#8221; we like the comparisons between analyzing sports and  analyzing markets.  There is much more data in sports, and the risk/reward  calculations are similar.
When it comes to the NBA, we are zeroed in on the Michael Jordan era.  To  celebrate a birthday party for a famed Chicago options trader, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Stimulus Winners From Clifton</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/more-stimulus-winners-from-clifton/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/more-stimulus-winners-from-clifton/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:58:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[broadband]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dan Clifton, head of policy research at Strategas Partners, was on Kudlow #038; Company the other night with a solid list of stimulus winners and lowers. You can view the video here (the one titled Stimulus Winners and Losers).
Right off the bat, Clifton said wind and solar were safe calls because of the new grant [...]img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ElectionStocks/~4/542794594" height="1" width="1"/]]></description>
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		<title>Stimulus Package Extravaganza</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/stimulus-package-extravaganza/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/stimulus-package-extravaganza/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 20:19:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We all know that the stimulus package is going to be the big spending bill of the year, making it the #8216;pork barrel#8217; - so to speak. The fact that there is going to be quite limited appropriations of cash for the rest of 09, this does a lot for us in determining the timing [...]img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ElectionStocks/~4/539806996" height="1" width="1"/]]></description>
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		<title>Impact of the Stimulus Package</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/impact-of-the-stimulus-package/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/impact-of-the-stimulus-package/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:19:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics & Your Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election stocks]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With its specific goal of stimulating the economy and creating jobs, it#8217;s only natural that the stimulus package would include significant amounts of government cash allocated to creating infrastructure. There was an excellent article on Seeking Alpha pinpointing a few solid picks that ought to pull up in mid-February when the bill is expected to [...]img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ElectionStocks/~4/538439234" height="1" width="1"/]]></description>
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		<title>Employment Listing:  Communications Advisor</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/employment-listing-communications-advisor/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/employment-listing-communications-advisor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 02:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[D.C.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[experienced communications;]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Larry Summers;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lisa Brown;]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From an online jobs listing:

Seeking an experienced communications professional.  Must have experience and  savvy about financial pundits.  Help to get the message right.  The successful  applicant will have a proven track record of taking complex ideas and selling  them in clear and simple language.

The employer is a new enterprise with substantial backing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Sad Display</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/a-sad-display/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/a-sad-display/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 22:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics & Your Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election stocks]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama#8217;s agenda seems to have taken a hit on one of his first initiatives: the stimulus package. Failure to pass this bill quickly indicates several things to the keen observer.
1. The hope for astounding bi-partisanship and cooperation in Washington seems far-fetched.
2. The fact that Obama is using the #8216;politics of fear#8216; that he campaigned [...]img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ElectionStocks/~4/535963335" height="1" width="1"/]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Expert Picks a Few Good Ones</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/etf-expert-picks-a-few-good-ones/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/etf-expert-picks-a-few-good-ones/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 23:15:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics & Your Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election stocks]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article from back in November by Gary the ETF Expert has some pretty solid reasoning on his picks for a few good Obama sectors. He relies predominately on the idea that Obama will improve our country#8217;s infrastructure - and do it in a #8220;greener, cleaner way.#8221;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ElectionStocks/~4/530115346" height="1" width="1"/]]></description>
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		<title>The Bias in Reporting Job Losses</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/the-bias-in-reporting-job-losses/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/the-bias-in-reporting-job-losses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 04:14:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bureau Of Labor Statistics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mainstream media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the New York Times]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Each day&#8217;s news brings more stories about layoffs at major companies. The  stories get a big play in mainstream media. The leading bloggers also cite the  stories and encourage readers to keep a summation of job losses.
This is quite misleading. Job losses occur in highly visible chunks, as we  can readily see. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ten Things Obama Can Do Now</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/ten-things-obama-can-do-now/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/ten-things-obama-can-do-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:28:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics & Your Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bush administration]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Forbes had a characteristically thoughtful piece last week naming ten things Obama could accomplish with an executive order that would help the market out. Our energy policy is one thing the Bush administration worked hard to influence; Obama could choose to regulate our alternative and standard energy sources. A few specific sectors the author specifically [...]img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ElectionStocks/~4/523849314" height="1" width="1"/]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Update:  How to Play Short by Going Long</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/etf-update-how-to-play-short-by-going-long/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/etf-update-how-to-play-short-by-going-long/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 05:13:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dow 30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eric Oberg;]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Obama honeymoon did not last as long as it took him and Chief Justice  Roberts to stumble through the Oath of Office, requiring them to take a &#8220;mulligan.&#8221; There is a lot of hope  among average citizens and high approval ratings for the new President, but  plenty of skepticism from the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obamania!</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/obamania/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/obamania/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:34:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics & Your Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[basketball]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[fever]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A website called The Big Money is picking up on the Obama fever and, while still cautioning people of the stock market#8217;s volatility, have assembled a number of Obama portfolios. Their personal favorites include:
Apple (due to Obama’s iPod use and general technophilism)
Hawaiian Airlines (the 50th state is now superchic)
J. Crew (Michelle’s famous ensemble on The [...]img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ElectionStocks/~4/520334281" height="1" width="1"/]]></description>
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		<title>Progress</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/progress/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/progress/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:58:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics & Your Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election stocks]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We hope everybody enjoyed the beautiful inauguration ceremonies today. It was a historic moment sure to be remembered by all who saw it. We are now going to see some definitive progress - not only in the broad social setting, but also in terms of our physical goals at Election Stocks. 
With Obama now in [...]img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ElectionStocks/~4/518054563" height="1" width="1"/]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Update:  Can Networking Stocks Bounce Back?</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-exchange-traded-funds/etf-update-can-networking-stocks-bounce-back/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-exchange-traded-funds/etf-update-can-networking-stocks-bounce-back/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:18:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Exchange Traded Funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[At "A Dash" we discuss a combination of fundamental analysis and system-based  trading.  Both are affected by events, but in different ways.

Our fundamental viewpoint, presented in our 2009 Outlook article, is relatively bullish.  Many stocks are  priced for a depression.  We believe that economic policies, both those in the  pipeline and those [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Update:  The Debate over Health Care</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/etf-update-the-debate-over-health-care/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/etf-update-the-debate-over-health-care/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 03:23:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Congress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Don Dion;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dow Jones U.S.  Healthcare Providers;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IHF;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sister site;]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[

There is an ongoing and important debate over U.S. Health Care policy.  Many  lives are affected.  The cost of a true solution is high.  There is sharp  disagreement over who will pay.  At issue is whether we, as a nation, want to  assure some basic level of health care to everyone.  If [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Economic LIteracy:  Do You Meet the Test?</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/economic-literacy-do-you-meet-the-test/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/economic-literacy-do-you-meet-the-test/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2008 00:40:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alexis  de Tocqueville;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[America]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bob McTeer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[For Us All]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[France]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we all plan our investments for 2009, no factor is more important than the  economy.  It is a subject on which everyone has an opinion.  That is the natural  state in the American democracy, dating back to the observations of Alexis  de Tocqueville.  His famous work, Democracy  in America, is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CNBC Anchors on a Mission</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/cnbc-anchors-on-a-mission/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/cnbc-anchors-on-a-mission/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 04:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In a different place and time, journalists sought to discover information and  pass it along to readers.  Really good journalists took complex information and  helped to explain it.  Investigative journalists discovered things the average  reader would not have found on his own.

What happened?

Too Many Opinions

Something has gone wrong, seriously wrong.  It is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Opportunity for Cooperation</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/opportunity-for-cooperation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:37:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics & Your Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election stocks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeffrey Miller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New York Times]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PARTIAL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Republican Party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[White House]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Surprisingly enough, considering Blagojevich#8217;s latest scandal, the political environment surrounding Obama as he prepares to enter the White House is rather calm. Leaders in the Republican party cite a #8220;Honeymoon Phase#8221; in which everyone would like to see Barack Obama succeed in his job has president.
The seriousness of the country#8217;s economic state seems to be [...]img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ElectionStocks/~4/493443773" height="1" width="1"/]]></description>
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		<title>Reaching Out</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/reaching-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:14:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics & Your Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alexander Bolton;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Congress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election stocks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeffrey Miller]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ronald Reagan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[President-elect Obama is paving the way for success in working with Congress.  The Hill calls it a #8220;charm offensive on congressional Republicans.#8221;  Alexander Bolton reports, #8220;One Republican called it the biggest effort to engage Congress since former President Ronald Reagan.#8221;
The story also provides a link to a handy table of which ranking members [...]img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ElectionStocks/~4/488091597" height="1" width="1"/]]></description>
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		<title>Obama’s Healthcare Plan: Later than Sooner?</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/obama%e2%80%99s-healthcare-plan-later-than-sooner/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:06:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics & Your Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Congress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election stocks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeffrey Miller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PARTIAL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pete Stark;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ways and Means subcommittee;]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We at Election Stocks not only keep track of stocks and sectors that are sensitive to Obama#8217;s moves in the White House, we try and predict when these moves are going to happen.
As for Obama#8217;s plans for reforming healthcare, news from The Hill is that Congress may attempt to delay this action until 2010. Pete [...]img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ElectionStocks/~4/488085809" height="1" width="1"/]]></description>
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		<title>The SEC in Action&#8230; err, Partial Action</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/the-sec-in-action-err-partial-action/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/the-sec-in-action-err-partial-action/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 06:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Obama administration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sec]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Securities And Exchange Commission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The media;]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The SEC in Action... err, Partial Action



The media are now piling on the SEC and the Madoff failure, something that we  highlighted last week.

Reporting to the SEC

We suppose that other investment advisors have made reports to the SEC.  We  have done so on two occasions.  In both cases there was a slam-dunk violation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama’s Plan for Housing</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/obama%e2%80%99s-plan-for-housing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/obama%e2%80%99s-plan-for-housing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:25:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics & Your Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bloomberg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election stocks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeff Miller]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Larry Summers;]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our own Jeff Miller was browsing Bloomberg.com when he stumbled upon aggressive plans that Obama has in the works for the housing market. What follows below is the post he discussed on Real Money earlier today.
Obama and Housing
12/16/2008 12:25 PM EST
President-elect Obama is meeting with his economic team today. CNBC reported
that they are contemplating the [...]img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ElectionStocks/~4/487063133" height="1" width="1"/]]></description>
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		<title>Starting with the Result:  The Blowout of the Week</title>
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		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/starting-with-the-result-the-blowout-of-the-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 03:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adrian Peterson;]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gus Frerotte;]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Minnesota Vikings;]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nevada]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[

Stock market methods have different time frames.  If a method trades on an  intra-day basis, the trader can get into the "long run" very quickly.  If the  trades are weekly, it takes longer.

The long run is elusive.  Since prices are more psychology than value, the  definition of the long run depends upon [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Update:  Home Construction Tops the Ratings</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/etf-update-home-construction-tops-the-ratings/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/etf-update-home-construction-tops-the-ratings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:17:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[

At "A Dash" we like to look at the market from many different perspectives  using different levels of stock aggregation and various time frames.  Whether  one is bullish or bearish with the next year in mind, it is helpful to look at a  shorter trading perspective.

We also believe that a daily look [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Update:  The Spotlight on China</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-china/etf-update-the-spotlight-on-china/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-china/etf-update-the-spotlight-on-china/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 06:10:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[

When the market  starts to move, there are always interesting patterns in the sector ETF's.  Looking at the charts of various sectors provides market "feel." The ratings  from our TCA-ETF model (Trend, Cycle, and a touch of Anticipation) help to draw  attention to the big moves. 

Even though the  major [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Richardson as Secretary of Commerce</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/richardson-as-secretary-of-commerce/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/richardson-as-secretary-of-commerce/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:04:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics & Your Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Department Of Commerce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election stocks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gutierrez;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeffrey Miller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Obama's administration;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PARTIAL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Richardson]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[President-elect Obama#8217;s choice of Richardson as Secretary of Commerce appears a solid pick by our judgement. Although typically seen as a lightweight cabinet position, the office really is what the president makes of it. Considering Obama#8217;s own ambitious plans as well as the pressure on him to fix the economy, we think it#8217;s safe to [...]img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ElectionStocks/~4/474031229" height="1" width="1"/]]></description>
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		<title>Wall Street Truthiness:  A New Series</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/wall-street-truthiness-a-new-series/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/wall-street-truthiness-a-new-series/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:43:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hank Paulson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nber]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[official recession-dating group;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stephen Colbert]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[

Here at "A Dash" we are always interested in things that become part of the  conventional wisdom with little supporting evidence.

To find the right terminology for this concept, we turned to a leading  source, Stephen Colbert on "truthiness."  Here is the Wikipedia  definition:
Truthiness is a term first used in  its current [...]]]></description>
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		<title>International Economic Policy</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/international-economic-policy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/international-economic-policy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:57:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics & Your Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[America]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election stocks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeffrey Miller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Mauldin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PARTIAL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Obama#8217;s election as president pleased many nations around the world. Amongst other things, it gives America a second chance to dramatically alter the way it is seen around the world. But by no means does that mean our negotiations with European nations will be sunshine, lollipops, and rainbows from now on.
John Mauldin covered this, amongst [...]img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ElectionStocks/~4/472931762" height="1" width="1"/]]></description>
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		<title>Lessons from Tanta</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/lessons-from-tanta/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:58:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Congress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[For Us All]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here at "A Dash" it is one of our biggest signals of respect if we add an  "anonymous" source to our featured list.  The bar is a bit higher.  We do not  just "exchange links" with anyone and everyone.  We also take some pride in  identifying real experts.

It did not take us [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Update: A New Look at Gold</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/gold-markets/etf-update-a-new-look-at-gold/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:19:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gold Markets]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[GDX;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iShares Comex Gold Trust;]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mitch Tuchman;]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we noted in last week's update, system trading is not the ideal vehicle  for sharp, news-based turning points.  The stories about the Obama appointments  and plans helped the market to a good rebound from an oversold condition.  A  system will not anticipate such events nor the reaction.

Our TCA-ETF system does catch [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Charles Kirk Interviews Jeff Miller, A Dash of Insight</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/charles-kirk-interviews-jeff-miller-a-dash-of-insight/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/charles-kirk-interviews-jeff-miller-a-dash-of-insight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:10:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jeff is traveling, so we are republishing his recent interview from the Kirk  Report, one of our featured sources.  The Kirk Report is an excellent investor  resource, with many specific stock ideas for members.  Charles Kirk also reads  very widely and provides regular links to articles we might otherwise have  missed.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Update:  Systems and Breaking News</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-exchange-traded-funds/etf-update-systems-and-breaking-news/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-exchange-traded-funds/etf-update-systems-and-breaking-news/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:07:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Exchange Traded Funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sister site;]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In a time of fast-breaking news, a trading system may lag the market.  This  is nearly impossible to avoid.  Let us consider the problem more deeply.

Characteristics of Trading Systems

Trading systems are not news-driven.  Everything important is reflected in  data that can be objectively measured.  The best systems, like our own TCA-ETF model, have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LEDs and Alternative Energy</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/leds-and-alternative-energy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/leds-and-alternative-energy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:05:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics & Your Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Versace;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election stocks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy programs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Real Money#8217;s Chris Versace had an interesting point on alternative energy today.
I can understand why several of the solar stocks are up big today, but if at least one of the driving forces here is how the next presidential administration will be favoring alternative energy programs, then why not LEDs, which use 10% the energy [...]img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ElectionStocks/~4/464367910" height="1" width="1"/]]></description>
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		<title>Dirt Cheap Infrastructure</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/dirt-cheap-infrastructure/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/dirt-cheap-infrastructure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:25:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics & Your Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Altucher;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election stocks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeffrey Miller]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a post on Yahoo finance, citing our frequent colleague Mr. Altucher, with a list of dirt cheap infrastructure stocks that are bound to go up under President Obama. These look like great picks to us - though futher research is necessary on a prospective time frame to pick these up in time for [...]img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ElectionStocks/~4/461196393" height="1" width="1"/]]></description>
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		<title>More Evidence of TARP Error</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/more-evidence-of-tarp-error/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/more-evidence-of-tarp-error/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:37:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bank lending]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bill gross]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bush administration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[comments on their site;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Congress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Faber;]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hank Paulson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Paulsen;]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Obama administration]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Day after day we get continued evidence of a major policy mistake that is  costly for the average investor with a retirement account.

The Bush Administration, led by Hank Paulson, stepped in when faced with a  crisis.  It was courageous and correct, even if the plan was a bit sketchy.

When they finally got Congressional [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interpreting Results</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/interpreting-results/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/interpreting-results/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:13:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Henry Paulson]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Continuing with a recent theme, here are two questions of interpretation.

Interpreting Market Action

During today's trading stocks opened lower, staged a big mid-day rally,  trading in positive territory.  Finally, stocks closed about 2.4% lower.  Here  is a chart.



With the trading in mind, what do you think of this news story:

Dell Downgrade Sends Stocks  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prepping to be President</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/prepping-to-be-president/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/prepping-to-be-president/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:33:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics & Your Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election stocks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeffrey Miller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Last;]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night Barack Obama was on a 60 Minutes interview with no coaching, no teleprompter, and no notes; and he beautifully answered questions regarding the challenges in coming into his administration. (click post to view video)

Amongst other things, we learned that he&#8217;s been reading a whole lot of briefing papers and that he does have [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ElectionStocks/~4/456489955" height="1"/>]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Update:  The Agricultural Opportunity</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/etf-update-the-agricultural-opportunity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/etf-update-the-agricultural-opportunity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:10:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citing 
Aaron Task;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[James Altucher]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jordan Kahn;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sp 500]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Lydon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As investors survey the landscape of beaten-down ETF's, different methods  come into play.  Some are looking for value.  Some seek sectors with rebound  potential.  Others look for news-driven potential.

When we examine ETF charts and our model output, we see the results of this  analysis.  We see factors like Trends and Cycles and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Look at Obama’s Trade Policy</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/a-look-at-obama%e2%80%99s-trade-policy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/a-look-at-obama%e2%80%99s-trade-policy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:47:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics & Your Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election stocks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeffrey Miller]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[CNBC has been taking off running with our subject matter ever since election day. We can&#8217;t link to every single video they&#8217;ve done, obviously, but hopefully you&#8217;ve caught a good few. Here&#8217;s a particularly high quality recent piece that indicates that Obama would not be the protectionist that some expect (something we&#8217;ve been saying here [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ElectionStocks/~4/453393870" height="1"/>]]></description>
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		<title>Wrong Turn for TARP</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/wrong-turn-for-tarp/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:25:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bush administration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fannie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freddie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Obama administration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paulson]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[

A few days ago we wrote our top suggestion for President-Elect Obama.  Several  blogging colleagues took up the theme, and we sincerely thank them for their  interest and for stimulating discussion.  We plan a more complete review of  opinion, but events have, once again, overtaken the schedule.  The current  Administration is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama’s Economic To Do List</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/obama%e2%80%99s-economic-to-do-list/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/obama%e2%80%99s-economic-to-do-list/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:06:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[An important aspect of trying to make a buck off of an Obama win is the timing of the matter. His administration will not be able to address all it wants to immediately, therefore synchronizing when to be in and out of sensitive sectors is key.
The NY Times has a rough outline of Obama&#8217;s economic [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ElectionStocks/~4/451156638" height="1"/>]]></description>
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		<title>A Costly Error in Analysis</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/a-costly-error-in-analysis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/a-costly-error-in-analysis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:28:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[City Council;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Illinois District;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iraq]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[media reaction;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[negative advertising;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Republican Party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[School Board;]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[

There is a serious analytical mistake gaining increasing popularity.  Once  you are aware of it, you will see it several times every week.

An Easy Example

As we often do at "A Dash", let us step away from the world of investing.   Many important ideas can be more easily understood from a completely different  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two Profitable Obama Sectors</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/two-profitable-obama-sectors-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/two-profitable-obama-sectors-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:48:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics & Your Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election stocks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy Sectors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeffrey Miller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Manning;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PARTIAL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pediatric healthcare products;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[state healthcare system;]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[An important thing to remember now that election season is over is that regardless of who you may have supported, it&#8217;s imperative now to keep politics out of the picture.  The focus here is now entirely on policy and the market&#8217;s response. Keeping your own stocks in line with the new administration&#8217;s policies takes [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ElectionStocks/~4/450008209" height="1"/>]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Update:  What a Difference a Week Makes!</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/etf-update-what-a-difference-a-week-makes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/etf-update-what-a-difference-a-week-makes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:22:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[charles kirk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[closet energy play;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dmitry Medvedev]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy Industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Germany]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jordan Kahn;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[No Sectors;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[

It was only a week ago that we found No Sectors to Buy in the ETF universe.  The picture has  changed swiftly and dramatically.  There are now many choices in our "buy"  range.  The signal strengths are solid and getting better.

It is a surprising result in a week when the S&#38;P 500 declined [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Observations Upon Election</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/observations-upon-election/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/observations-upon-election/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:21:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics & Your Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AVII;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carter's administration;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election stocks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[James Altucher]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeff Dorman;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeff Miller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeffrey Miller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Cramer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Gulbrandsen;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ken Wolff;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lula]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PARTIAL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[satellite]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Skyterra;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tim Melvin;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[White House]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Our writer, Jeff Miller, is also a columnist on Real Money - and through this we have access to the insightful commentary of his colleagues. Detailed below will be several observations by other Real Money writers as of November 5.
James Altucher was the first to note that Asian markets were experiencing positive numbers &#8220;on the [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ElectionStocks/~4/445989796" height="1"/>]]></description>
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		<title>How Equity Investors Should follow Credit Markets</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/how-equity-investors-should-follow-credit-markets/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/how-equity-investors-should-follow-credit-markets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 04:08:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The credit crunch was the proximate cause of six weeks of stock market  stress, beginning with the Lehman non-bailout.  At the very minimum, this will  cause an economic vacuum for a month or two.  The question is if and when  policies will have a significant effect.

We are well aware of the issues [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A New Direction for Election Stocks</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/a-new-direction-for-election-stocks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/a-new-direction-for-election-stocks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:20:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics & Your Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election stocks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeffrey Miller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PARTIAL]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We were rightly excited to see the amount of attention our subject matter has received over the last couple of days. The sheer influx of ideas will take time to sort, record, and analyze; but we will attempt to do this as promptly as possible. Tt is now our sole focus to compile all this [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ElectionStocks/~4/443722505" height="1"/>]]></description>
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		<title>Election Day Rally</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/election-day-rally/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/election-day-rally/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:07:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[An amazing thing happened today. Financial media all noticed that there was  an election going on, and there might be some impact on stocks. Amazing!

There are two reasons why this story has been left behind:

1) The crisis in financial markets has created stock movements that  overwhelmed any bump that one might get from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Update:  No Sectors to Buy</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/etf-update-no-sectors-to-buy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/etf-update-no-sectors-to-buy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2008 18:56:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dow 30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gary Gordon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SPDR Select Utilities Fund]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[

Investors and traders alike can improve their understanding of the market by  looking at specific sectors.  It is a great way of maintaining perspective,  avoiding over-emphasis on the Dow or on individual stocks.

It can be a mistake to miss the forest while watching trees ---- or vice  versa!  A sector focus is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Time to Buy?</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/time-to-buy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/time-to-buy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 03:32:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Berkshire Hathaway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Doug Kass]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dow 30]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[media coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Omaha]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oracle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[S&P]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sp 500]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Warren Buffett]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[

Individual investors will be getting their statements from October.  The news  is not good.

Most people react in the wrong way, looking backward rather than forward.   This is the main reason that the individual investor, attempting to time the  market, gets about half of the average rate of stock market gains.

Three Factoids

Sometimes the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get Out and Vote!</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/get-out-and-vote/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/get-out-and-vote/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:13:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics & Your Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election stocks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeffrey Miller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PARTIAL]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The campaigning season is coming to a close and our fate as a website is uncertain. At the end of the day, though, we at Election Stocks hope that we have been able to provide you with useful information about the candidates and their potential impact on the economy. It&#8217;s going to be a close [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ElectionStocks/~4/438453884" height="1"/>]]></description>
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		<title>What Lousy Candidates!</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/what-lousy-candidates/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/what-lousy-candidates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:37:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics & Your Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election stocks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeffrey Miller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PARTIAL]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here at Election Stocks, we always like to investigate links between politics and the stock market. That&#8217;s why an article on the Wall Street Journal&#8217;s website caught our attention today. It&#8217;s been common knowledge that even with the wide range of candidates in the 2008 election, voters have often felt an extreme dislike for most [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ElectionStocks/~4/436224891" height="1"/>]]></description>
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		<title>A De-Leveraging Date with Destiny</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/a-de-leveraging-date-with-destiny/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/a-de-leveraging-date-with-destiny/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 01:50:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barry Ritholtz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Rempel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[British Columbia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colin Barr]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mark-to-market accounting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Securities And Exchange Commission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[typical bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USD]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">tag:typepad.com,2003:post-57704101</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[

To understand today's market you only needed information from 230 B.C.
Give me a lever long  enough and a place to stand, and I will move the  world.


For investing consumers of financial media there has been a parade of  posturing pundits.  All are happy to explain the same three things:

	Our financial system had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alternative End Game Strategies</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/alternative-end-game-strategies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/alternative-end-game-strategies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:50:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics & Your Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election stocks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeffrey Miller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Karl Rove]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PARTIAL]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://electionstocks.com/2008/10/28/alternative-end-game-strategies/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, exactly one week before voting day, both the McCain and Obama campaigns released stump speeches to RealClearPolitics.com. These first hand accounts demonstrate the staggering differences that each side is taking to the final moments before the election.
Obama&#8217;s speech was riddled with anaphora, emphasizing the importance of the idea of voting. He knows that if [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ElectionStocks/~4/435110924" height="1"/>]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding Government Action: An Investment Essential</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/understanding-government-action-an-investment-essential-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/understanding-government-action-an-investment-essential-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 01:46:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[

So much depends upon how government handles the current credit market  crisis.

There are so many opinions by those reaching far out of their "happy zone."

Common Mistakes

The most common mistake made by investors is to take a simple heuristic of  behavior and apply it to government action.  Here are two examples:

	All politicians are evil, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Use Our Website</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/how-to-use-our-website/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/how-to-use-our-website/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:09:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics & Your Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election stocks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeffrey Miller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PARTIAL]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://electionstocks.com/2008/10/20/how-to-use-our-website/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As the race enters the final countdown, we at Election Stocks realize that we ought to be receiving increased traffic in the near future. We also realize that through the course of the past year, our site has become quite cluttered in a mass plethera of news coverage, opinion articles, and articles that best cater [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ElectionStocks/~4/426806650" height="1"/>]]></description>
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		<title>Can You Play ETF&#8217;s for a Rebound?</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/can-you-play-etfs-for-a-rebound/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/can-you-play-etfs-for-a-rebound/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 03:04:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[

There are many great reasons to invest via ETF's -- low costs, focus on  sectors, diversification, and others.  We embrace these good reasons in our  TCA-ETF trading program and have written about the ETF advantage for more than a  year.

Our methods got our long-only fund out of harm's way for the worst [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bottom Calling Methods</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/bottom-calling-methods/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/bottom-calling-methods/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:07:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">tag:typepad.com,2003:post-57057535</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[

Many have attempted to call the bottom in the current market distress.  We  are planning a longer article on this subject, looking to some of the experts on  various indicators like the VIX.

There are plenty of  VIX amateurs.  These are people that go on CNBC and  offer an opinion based upon simplistic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Waiting for the Right Pitch</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/waiting-for-the-right-pitch/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/waiting-for-the-right-pitch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:03:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Baseball]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Underwood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ted  Williams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the New York Times]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Warren Buffett]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">tag:typepad.com,2003:post-57000965</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes an apparently simple idea from one field can provide great insight  in another.  As we watch the final games of the 2008 baseball season investors  might be surprised at what they can learn.

Ted  Williams is on everyone's short list of the greatest hitters ever.  He is  the last player to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What to Watch</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/what-to-watch/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/what-to-watch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 01:35:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">tag:typepad.com,2003:post-56897607</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[

Suppose you are watching US equity markets.  You could be thinking of bailing  out.  You might be someone who has been in cash, but you do not want to miss the  "bottom."  Whatever your position, you seek some magic indicator.

At "A Dash" we have already provided the basics that should help readers make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dirty Tricks Abound in Last Weeks Before Election</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/dirty-tricks-abound-in-last-weeks-before-election/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/dirty-tricks-abound-in-last-weeks-before-election/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:54:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics & Your Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Ayers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election stocks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeffrey Miller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PARTIAL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virginia]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We find ourselves in the closing weeks of the 2008 Election. Desperation by pro McCain or otherwise anti Obama parties really shines through in this time of year. Aside from McCain&#8217;s official campaign ramping up Obama&#8217;s supposed connections to domestic terrorist Bill Ayers and other radicals, many anti Obama elements are beginning their own smear [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ElectionStocks/~4/416126944" height="1"/>]]></description>
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		<title>Why the Multi-Day Market Crash?</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/why-the-multi-day-market-crash/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/why-the-multi-day-market-crash/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:54:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Don Luskin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve System]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[investment media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paulson]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">tag:typepad.com,2003:post-56693867</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[

We have experienced a market crash.  It did not occur in one day, as in  1987.  Instead, it took a few weeks.  We would call it a slow-motion crash, but  it seemed to happen quickly and relentlessly.  Analysis is needed.

The Proffered Reasons

Today we were treated to two explanations about why the market had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>American Writer Flees Kenya</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/american-writer-flees-kenya/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/american-writer-flees-kenya/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:55:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics & Your Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election stocks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeffrey Miller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PARTIAL]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://electionstocks.com/2008/10/07/american-writer-flees-kenya/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to the LA Times, the writer of a new anti-Obama book titled Obama Nation has either been forced to leave or voluntarily fled Kenya after flying in to promote the literature and research possible connections Obama has to the leader of Kenya. 
This is simply the latest in a new, aggressive campaign by anti-Obama [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ElectionStocks/~4/414153222" height="1"/>]]></description>
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		<title>Whom Should We Trust?</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/whom-should-we-trust/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/whom-should-we-trust/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:08:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Reserve System]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[incremental solution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[incremental solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wall street]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Whom Should We Trust]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">tag:typepad.com,2003:post-56640687</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[

There is an argument making the rounds.  The first incarnation was in  opposition to the Paulson Plan.  It has morphed into a question about whether  the plan  -- and other measures -- will work.

At "A Dash" we did not take an advocacy position on the bailout -- er  --rescue plan.  We have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Update:  When Cash is King</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-exchange-traded-funds/etf-update-when-cash-is-king/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-exchange-traded-funds/etf-update-when-cash-is-king/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 21:08:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Exchange Traded Funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cash]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[david fry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy Prices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oil Prices]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">tag:typepad.com,2003:post-56579587</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[

The parade of advisors on financial television has a new and growing club.   These are people  recommending: "You should be in cash, since nothing is  working."

What they really mean is: "You should have been in cash, since  nothing worked."  Where were they a month or so ago?

In most market climates there are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Critics of the BLS Birth/Death Adjustment Proven Wrong</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/critics-of-the-bls-birthdeath-adjustment-proven-wrong/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/critics-of-the-bls-birthdeath-adjustment-proven-wrong/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 01:24:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[state  unemployment insurance tax records]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">tag:typepad.com,2003:post-56500515</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The actual job count is in.  It shows whether the much-maligned  birth/death adjustment improved the monthly job count, as the expert BLS team  contended, or whether they government was creating "fictional jobs" as  maintained by the many vociferous critics.
Result?   A slam dunk for the BLS!

The critics were completely wrong.  Month after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Market Prospects:  Bailout Vote</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/market-prospects-bailout-vote/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/market-prospects-bailout-vote/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:37:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Securities And Exchange Commission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senate]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[


It has been a busy time for all of us managing investments.

The events of this week hit two subjects where we have some special  expertise.  That does not mean, of course, that we will be correct, but our odds  are better than most.

With respect to the so-called "bailout" vote, we expect that a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Playing Politics with the Sub-Prime Crisis</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/politics-and-your-money/playing-politics-with-the-sub-prime-crisis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[John McCain released a statement today announcing that Friday&#8217;s debate ought to be postponed in order to better deal with the economic crisis of this past week. The gut reaction by many is that he is simply playing good political strategy. Obama is widely considered to be better economically than McCain and surely he would [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ElectionStocks/~4/402168887" height="1"/>]]></description>
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