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		<title>Traders Anticipate a Drop in Oil Prices as Supply Outruns Demand</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:32:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[pThe number of traders betting that oil prices will drop outnumbers the number of traders who believe they will rise by the largest margin ever. Some analysts believe prices will fall significantly lower in the near future – at least into the low $60 a barrel range – after soaring to $75 a barrel in August./p
pSupply has outrun demand this year as a global recovery has yet to accelerate. Yet, oil prices more than doubled from February to August and are up about 50% from where they started the year./p
pNow, many traders are positioning themselves to profit from a pullback. The gap between prices of options betting on a decline in prices and those that would profit as a result#8230;/p]]></description>
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		<title>Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (June 22 – 28, 2009)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:37:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Words from the Wise” this week comes to you in a shortened format as I do not have access to my normal research resources while on the road in Europe. Although very little commentary is provided, a full dose of excerpts from interesting news items and quotes from market commentators is included. ]]></description>
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		<title>Video-o-rama: Risky assets – optimism waxing, pessimism waning</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:39:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post features a selection of a few worthwhile video clips produced over the past few days.]]></description>
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		<title>Two Muni-Bond Fund Investment Opportunities</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 20:41:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[pAt the beginning of 2009, institutional and individual investors were sitting on a mountain of cash, pulling money out from everywhere - including equities, commodities and municipal bonds. That’s nearly $9 trillion, according to the Federal Reserve./p
pBut those same investors are starting to unleash a landslide of cash into the markets. According to the April, 2009 Merrill Lynch Survey of Fund Managers, optimism about global economic growth has reached its highest level since 2004, prompting investors to lower their aversion to risk./p
pThe percentage of investors who are overweight in cash in their accounts fell to 28% in April from 41% in March. That’s a significant drop, and it represents a lot of cash being put to work elsewhere./p
pThose numbers make#8230;/p]]></description>
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		<title>Municipal Bonds: Two Muni-Bond Fund Investment Opportunities</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 14:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Municipal Bonds: Two Muni-Bond Fund Investment Opportunities
by David Fessler, Advisory Panelist
At the beginning of 2009, institutional and individual investors were sitting on a mountain of cash, pulling money out from everywhere - including equities, commodities and municipal bonds. That&#8217;s nearly $9 trillion, according to the Federal Reserve.
But those same investors are starting to unleash a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Banc of America Analyst Says SELL Jefferies Group</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 01:35:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Banc of America Securities analyst Scott Buck rates Jefferies as a SELL:
a. Concerned about near-term profitability and that shareholder interests are a distant third behind clients and management and employees.
b. Aggressive investments in areas like investment banking will continue to weigh on profitability
c.  many areas of Jefferies&#8217; business will remain sluggish for some time including [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Mutual Chimes In on the Mortgage Mess</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The market is cheap on earnings.
The subprime issue is contained.
That&#8217;s been the mantra. I think the mantra is wrong. While the overall market is not expensive on earnings, certain parts are a lot more expensive than they look. Why? Well the earnings growth estimates are a hoax right now, specifically in the financial sector. Do [...]]]></description>
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