What happens to the relationship between the small-cap investor and the unemployed consumer during a recession? Greg Gunner of Whiskey and Gunpowder has advice, buy low and sell high. Here he gives you three ways to profit from the jobless Bud-drinking misery that plagues our country.

This from Greg:

The market has been kind to no one lately. Look no further than yesterday’s close for all the evidence most investors need to pack it up and hide their savings under the mattress for the next few years.

Unfortunately, most investors get it wrong. We all fight to pile into a hot stock, retreating once the share price plummets. Of course, that’s the exact opposite of what a savvy investor should be doing. Remember — it’s not about calling a bottom. It’s about buying low and selling high. It’s a simple concept that’s goofed seemingly every day when we let our emotions creep into

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Gold booms after global strife, Byron King on whether the precious metal is still a buy… Stimulus bill a done deal, details of the final 1,073-page fiasco… States in peril, revenue crash causes budget crisis from California to New Jersey… Wal-Mart surprises Street, Rob Parenteau on retail’s sudden comeback… Stocks dive toward new crisis lows, equity advice from Mayer and Buffett… Plus, have you noticed? One major index quietly up 30% YTD…

So how’s the financial world faring so far this week? One chart should set the scene:

A seven-month high for our favorite metal may be sign that investors are losing faith in…. umm… everything. In fact, gold is up 33% since October, making it one of the planet’s finest asset classes during this “credit crisis.” Who’d have thought?

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“Warren Buffett’s holding company, Berkshire Hathaway B, has been the single greatest investment of our lifetimes,” says Alexander Green, noting, “His compounded annual gain from 1966 to 2007 was 21.1% vs. 10.3% or the S&P 500.”

In the Oxford Insight, the Oxford Club Investment Director explains, “It is now time to buy the ‘ultimate no-brainer’.” Here’s his assessment.

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“Despite this strong long-term performance, Buffett experienced a rare earnings letdown during the second quarter of this year.

“Although revenue increased 10% to $29.3 billion, insurance related write-downs hurt the company’s bottom line. Still, the shortfall was far from cataclysmic. For the quarter, earnings fell 7.6% to $2.88 billion.

“Despite the shortfall, the company still maintains a top-notch credit rating and has over $28 billion in cash, a war chest for the world’s greatest investor. How has Buffett been so successful? He takes a disciplined value approach to investing. And

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Switzerland Hedge FundsGuide to Hedge Funds in SwitzerlandHere is a short collection of articles on the hedge fund industry in Switzerland. I am always looking for more valuable online tools and resources to add to these geographical hedge fund guides to the hedge fund industry. If you have a white paper or PowerPoint that I can include here please send me an email and I will post it for everyone's benefit.Swiss Hedge Fund Resources:This KPMG Article discusses the process of how to set up a hedge fund in Switzerland. Some of the topics been touched on are: Authorization requirement and process, Regulatory capital requirement, Restrictions on ...

By Jennifer Yousfi Managing Editor Consumer sentiment improved for the second consecutive month, as lower commodities prices picked the index of consumer confidence up from a 28-year low. The Reuters/University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers announced its index of consumer confidence inched up a half-point to 61.7 in early August from 61.2 in late July. However, the index fell just shy of economists’ median forecast of 62.0, according to a recent poll conducted by Reuters. “Consumers still remain pretty pessimistic,” Arun Raha, a senior economist at Swiss Re (OTC ADR: SWCEY) in New York, said in an interview with Bloomberg Television. “This little-higher number is probably the result of lower gas prices. The economy remains pretty weak and consumer sentiment reflects that.” The index has climbed back from 56.4 in June, its lowest level since May 1980. Any improvement ...