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	<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:19:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Toyota Recalls Could be Good For Investors</title>
		<link>http://www.investingblog.org/archives/599/toyota-recalls/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jordan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[If there is anything I&#8217;ve learned after years of trading the markets for myself its that you buy a company when its down.  Toyota seems like the perfect name, having a strong history of quality cars despite recent problems with its accelerators and now brake problems with the Prius line.  However, all this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Big Money Is Rarely Wrong</title>
		<link>http://www.investingblog.org/archives/598/big-money-rarely-wrong/</link>
		<comments>http://www.investingblog.org/archives/598/big-money-rarely-wrong/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:14:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jordan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The big money is good, really good, at predicting when the markets are soon to move.  For the past year I&#8217;ve been watching the option volume of the big boys and many of them have proven to be extremely profitable.  Recently, $1.2 billion of stock was protected to the downside with put options. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When the Odds Don&#8217;t Matter</title>
		<link>http://www.investingblog.org/archives/597/when-the-odds-dont-matter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.investingblog.org/archives/597/when-the-odds-dont-matter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:02:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jordan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been throwing an idea around in my head.  At what point do the odds cease to matter and the chance of big money becomes the main motivator? 
Investing Theory
The whole goal of investing is to place yourself in positions that come out to positive odds.  That is, with enough data sets you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January Stock Bellwether</title>
		<link>http://www.investingblog.org/archives/596/january-stock-bellwether/</link>
		<comments>http://www.investingblog.org/archives/596/january-stock-bellwether/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:21:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jordan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[It has long been accepted that January is a bellwether for the performance of the stock markets for the rest of the year.  That is, if stocks rise in January, the market will rise for the rest of the year.  If stocks fall, stocks will drop for the rest of the year.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eat for Free with High Interest Reward Checking Accounts</title>
		<link>http://www.investingblog.org/archives/595/high-interest-reward-checking-accounts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.investingblog.org/archives/595/high-interest-reward-checking-accounts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:24:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jordan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Banks are getting creative with their advertising by utilizing a model that is half adopted from the mail in rebate idea.  Some banking institutions are offering high interest, high yield checking accounts that pay as much as 4% on accounts greater than $25,000.  
Reward Checking Accounts
You&#8217;ve heard of rewards on credit cards, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fire Safe Cigarettes and the Industry (FSC) (carpet glue)</title>
		<link>http://www.investingblog.org/archives/594/fire-safe-cigarettes-industry-fsc-carpet-glue/</link>
		<comments>http://www.investingblog.org/archives/594/fire-safe-cigarettes-industry-fsc-carpet-glue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 03:59:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jordan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Last year I wrote about the reasons for buying Phillip Morris International as a safe, anti-dollar investment.  Well, after doing some more research into the cigarette industry, I&#8217;ve found that there is cause for concern.  Fire safe cigarettes. (FSC)  
Fire Safe Cigarettes (FSC)
New York state was the first to require that cigarettes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Apple Tablet AAPL (iSlate)</title>
		<link>http://www.investingblog.org/archives/593/apple-tablet-aapl-islate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.investingblog.org/archives/593/apple-tablet-aapl-islate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:11:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jordan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The blogosphere, and the news industry, has been all over Apple Computer&#8217;s supposed new product: an Apple branded tablet computer.  Tablets, or computers that run on a touch screen system, were first tested in the early 2000s but never really caught on.  I&#8217;ll examine Apple&#8217;s newest product, as well as the possibility this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alt-A Mortgage Disaster in 2010-2011</title>
		<link>http://www.investingblog.org/archives/592/alt-a-mortgage-disaster-in-2010-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://www.investingblog.org/archives/592/alt-a-mortgage-disaster-in-2010-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 21:24:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jordan</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In a phenomenon that couldn&#8217;t be more ill-timed, tens of billions in Alternative mortgages are due to be reset in 2010-2011.  Though not sub-prime, many of these loans are interest-only, those in which the borrower makes no payments on principle.  Once reset, borrowers could have monthly payments 15-20% higher than today. 
The Gamechanger
Just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Haitian Economy</title>
		<link>http://www.investingblog.org/archives/591/haitian-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.investingblog.org/archives/591/haitian-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 07:18:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jordan</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Round Up]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With all eyes on Haiti after an earthquake of unbelievable magnitude, the world has learned so much about such a small country.  After hearing day in and day out about the disaster that has taken such a toll, I thought it would be interesting to look at the Haitian economy, a country I had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETFs and Stock Lending Fees</title>
		<link>http://www.investingblog.org/archives/590/etf-stock-lending-fees/</link>
		<comments>http://www.investingblog.org/archives/590/etf-stock-lending-fees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:49:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jordan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Stock lending fees are a crucial part of the business models for both exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and mutual funds, which derive extra returns on their equity positions by “lending” shares to short sellers for a fee.  Some companies, however, are more fair than others in how they distribute these earnings. 
Recent Case of Stock [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Secret to Getting Rich</title>
		<link>http://www.investingblog.org/archives/589/secret-to-getting-rich/</link>
		<comments>http://www.investingblog.org/archives/589/secret-to-getting-rich/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:06:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jordan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[As repetitive as it may seem, it is important for investors to realize there is only one way to get rich. Slowly. 
Getting Rich Slowly
It shouldn&#8217;t come to a surprise to anyone that get rich quick schemes are still horribly popular even with the most intelligent investors.  Everyone is looking for the best, quickest, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China&#8217;s Success Rides on Real Estate Bubble</title>
		<link>http://www.investingblog.org/archives/588/china-real-estate-bubble/</link>
		<comments>http://www.investingblog.org/archives/588/china-real-estate-bubble/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 03:55:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jordan</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Making the case that China is now in bubble mode doesn&#8217;t seem as ridiculous as it might prior to the global recession.  In fact, I have been long Chinese stocks for years, mostly due to the huge export driven inflows of cash.  However, as China&#8217;s economy becomes more consumptuous, particularly in real estate, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finding the Fed&#8217;s Impact</title>
		<link>http://www.investingblog.org/archives/587/fed-impact/</link>
		<comments>http://www.investingblog.org/archives/587/fed-impact/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 04:18:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jordan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Looking into the prospects of 2010 we have to begin understanding exactly how much influence governments and central banks had in 2009.  Of the most importance to American investors should be the Federal Reserve, which invested a full $1.5 Trillion in mortgage backed securities and Treasuries. 
Going Back to Quantitative Easing
The quantitative easing programs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deflationary Consumer Debt Phenomenon</title>
		<link>http://www.investingblog.org/archives/586/deflationary-consumer-debt-phenomenon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.investingblog.org/archives/586/deflationary-consumer-debt-phenomenon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2010 09:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jordan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Consumers are still pushing the panic button on the amount of debt they&#8217;re willing to take on, a sure sign that the economy has yet to recover.  At an annual rate of 8.5%, it is now evident that debt is the new pandemic to be shed, however it creates some huge microeconomic consequences. 
November [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETFS Platinum/Palladium ETFs (PALL)</title>
		<link>http://www.investingblog.org/archives/585/etfs-platinum-palladium-etfs-pall/</link>
		<comments>http://www.investingblog.org/archives/585/etfs-platinum-palladium-etfs-pall/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 06:12:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jordan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[This new fund from Wall Street is sure to shake up the regulators and traders alike.  Ahead of its launch, one palladium producer rose nearly 16% due to the belief that these new funds will create huge amounts of artificial demand.  
The Regulators
I&#8217;m truly shocked that the SEC and the CTFC have even [...]]]></description>
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