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  1. Outstanding Investments: A Little Less Conversation May 31, 2006

    As most of you know, I am a fan of trying new things from time to time. This is not the pursuit of novelty for its own sake. Experimentation is a part of the ongoing improvement process.

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  2. Outstanding Investments Friday Hotline May 26, 2006

    If you have that dedicated long-term vision, it can make the short-term swings much more palatable. As we have a shortened couple of trading weeks due to the Memorial Day holiday in the United States…

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  3. Outstanding Investments: A Little Help From Our Friends May 24, 2006

    I like this recent quote from David Merkel, a commentator on RealMoney.com: "Volatility helps to scare away those who can't manage the market in the short run, allowing longer-term players to profit, but with a lag."

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  4. Outstanding Investments: Sailing Away, Just for the Day! May 19, 2006

    I'm in Baltimore for our monthly editorial meeting and for a cruise on a big clipper ship that Agora Financial has chartered for the day.

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  5. Outstanding Investments: Par for the Course May 18, 2006

    We're a little behind schedule this week because I am fighting off a surprise cold. Last night, my head felt like it was stuffed with a wet towel, but a good night's sleep seems to have helped.

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  6. Outstanding Investments: Never Say Never! May 12, 2006

    "On April 11, California predicted that the U.S. capacity required by 2009 would be online in less than a year. Since that projection, at least four more companies have announced plans to [word] plants."

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  7. Outstanding Investments: Watching the Dollar May 10, 2006

    In honor of Fed jitters and gold's breach of the $700 mark, I give you the commentary I sent to Macro Trader readers earlier this week, "Watching the Dollar."

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  8. Outstanding Investments Friday Hotline May 5, 2006

    Greetings! Well, what a week it's been for the markets. But shake it off -- the weekend is here. Time to go outside and grill and crack open a bottle of whatever and contemplate the market.

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  9. Outstanding Investments: Contrarian Warning Signs May 3, 2006

    Amid all the geopolitical hubbub, Fed gaffe gossip, and political buffoonery of the past week, two eyebrow-raising "contrarian tells" stood out.

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  10. Gold’s Role in the 21st Century, Part 2 May 1, 2006

    EMPTY

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