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WARNING
YourportfolioisATRISK.Yourjobor
businessisATRISK.Yourstandardofliving
isATRISK.Theverypremiseandfoundation
oftheentireeconomicfoundationofthe
worldisATRISK.
ThisisanindisputableFACT.
Ifyoudonothing,takenoaction,andwaitforthingstoreturntonormal,thereisa
goodchanceyourportfoliowillgetWIPED
OUT.
However,thereISsomethingyoucandoaboutitrightnowanditallstartsby
understandingthe5MostDangerousTrendsThreateningYourPortfolio.
ThisreportcontainsanEXPLICITassessmentofsomeofthemosttroubling
eventsgoingonaroundus:Thefinancialmarkets,ourgovernmentthevery
basisofhowthisworldoperates.
Thisisnotmeanttoscareyou,eventhoughitmight.Itismeanttohelpyou
identifythethreatsthatareouttherereadytoattackyouandyourfamilys
finances,ANDgiveyouthetoolstocombattheminturnprotectingyourself
andyourlovedones.
Heresthedeal:Financiallyspeaking,Ivebeenaroundtheblockafewtimes.I
haveanMBAinFinanceandhavebeenretiredfromalongandsuccessfulcareer
since2001asanexecutiveatoneoftheBigThreeautomotivecompanies.Ive
alsobeentradingthemarketssince1974,soyoucanprettymuchsayIvespent
myentirecareerworkinginthefinancialmarkets.Andinallthattime,Ivemade
someimportantdiscoveriesalongtheway.Somearescary,somearepotentially
veryprofitableButtheyreallabsolutelynecessarytosurvivethefinancialcrisis
thatisaboutto(oralreadyhas)strickenus,regardlessofwhereyoulive.
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Therearethingsgoingonrightnowthatareabouttoturntheentireglobal
economyonitshead.Youknowsomethingisntrightotherwiseyouwouldnt
bereadingthis.Andthefactthatyouarereadingthisisanimportantfirststepto
protectingyourselfandyourfamily.
Inthisspecialreport,The5MostDangerousTrendsThreateningYourPortfolio,
Imgoingtocoverthetop5trendsgoingonatthisverysecondthatTHREATEN
yourfinances,THREATENyourwayoflife,andinmanywaysTHREATENyour
freedom.Iwouldstronglysuggestyouprintoutthisreportandreaditmorethan
once.
Whatyouareabouttolearnismorevaluablethananythingyouveseenorheard
sofarontherealforcesthatimpactyourportfolioWhenyoufinishreadingthis
report,youllbeamongaveryselectgroupofeliteindividualsinthisworldwho
actuallyknowwhatstepstheyneedtotaketoprotectthemselves.
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AnEntireWorldUnsureofWhatToDoNext
Iwanttotalktoyouaboutthe5MostDangerousTrendsthatI
believearethreateningyour
financialfuture,whatthismeansto
you,andwhatyoucandoaboutit.
Beforeyoucantakeappropriate
action,youreallyneedto
understandandbeawareofthese
trends.
Iknowthatyouprobablyalready
haveaninklingthatsomethingis
wrongintheland.Thatthingsare
notnormal,andyouseethe
traditionalaspectsofsociety,
government,andfinancialinstitutionsbreakingdownatalllevels.Youmaynot
beexactlysurewhatscausingitorwhyitisthatwefindourselvesinthis
predicament,butyouknowitisntright.
Now,thisisalldeeplytroubling.Itkeepsyoufrozeninthesensethatyourenotsurewhattodotosafeguardyouandyourfamilysfinancialfuture.Onething
mostfolkshaverealizedbynowhoweveristhattheymusttakeaction.Butwhat
exactlythatactionisremainsamysterytomost.
Soletsgothroughthese5MostDangerousTrendsoneatatime.
Ready?
Letsbegin
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TREND#1:AWeakEconomy&TroublingEconomicPolicies
TheNumber1MostDangerousTrendistheweakeconomyandwhatIcall
troublingeconomicpolicies.Thisparticularrecessionthatwereinis
worldwide.Itisdrivenbyastructuralandsystematicbreakdowninour
governmentseconomicpoliciesandinourinstitutions,whetheritbethebanking
system,wallstreet,whetheritbeUSsovereigndebt,whetheritbeEuropean
sovereigndebt,bankdebt,orothercompanydebt.
Allofthatisdriveninpartby
troublingeconomicpolicies
followedbythesovereignnations,inparticular,theUnited
States.BecausetheUnited
Statesisstilltheworldslargest
economy,itneedstotakea
leadershiproleandleadthe
worldbacktosoundeconomic
policy.Butifyoulookatwhatthe
UnitedStatesisdoing,youre
lookingatabig,outofcontrol
governmentgettingbiggerand
biggerbythedaywhichhasthe
effectofoverwhelmingtheengineofjobcreationandeconomicrecovery,
namelyprivateenterpriseandinparticularsmallbusiness.
Thatsalldrivenbythebeliefthatabig,controllinggovernmentisthesolutionto
drivingastrongeconomy.But,weknowfromhistorythatthatissimplynottrue.
Justlookatthecurveinthisgraph,publishedbyForbes:
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Therearecountlessexamplesofthisgoingonthroughouthistory.TheSoviet
Union,forexample,thoughtthatgovernmentcontrolwouldprovidethe
strongestpossibleeconomicgrowthandequalityamongstitspeople.Ofcourse
thereversehappened.
Theyhadtheweakestpossibleeconomy,whicheventuallycollapsedonitself.
Afterallthoseyearsofgovernmentcontrolundercommunism,insteadof
realizingthedreamsofthepeople,theyallbecameequalinthesensethatthey
wereallequallymiserableandpoorbutthatscertainlynottheobjectivethat
mankindaspiresto.
IfyoulookatNorthKorea/SouthKorea,whoisprospering?CertainlynotNorth
Korea.Thepeoplearestarvingundertheauthoritarianregimefollowing
governmentcontrol,communisticorsocialisticpolicies.ThedemocracyofSouth
Korea,basedonsoundgovernmentprinciples,isflourishing.
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LookatChileinSouthAmerica.Chileisembracinglimitedgovernment,free
marketprinciplesandisthriving.LookatChina.Foryears,economicrepression
broughtnothingbutmiserytoitspeopleuntileventheChinesecommunistleadersfinallyawakenedandembracedalimitedformofcapitalismthatnowhas
Chinaasthefastestgrowingeconomyintheworld.
Lookattheonce
powerfuleconomiesof
theUnitedStatesand
Europe,theleadership
ofbothnowbelieving
inbiggovernment
solutions.Whatyou
haveisgovernments
thataregrowing
exponentiallyoutof
control.Insteadof
solvingeconomic
problems,theyre
puttingeconomic
policiesinplacethatcontinuallymakeitmoreandmoredifficultfortheeconomy
togrow.Thesepoliciesoftentimesaretemporaryquickfixes,politicallymotivatedtokickthecandowntheroadandavoidthetoughdecisionsthat
wouldputusontheroadtorealrecovery.
Justlookattherecentwranglingoverextendingthepayrolltaxreductioninthe
UnitedStates.Thebesttheycoulddoiscomeupwithatwo-monthextension.
Canyouimaginewhatwouldhappenifthegovernmentreallyneededtoact
quicklyinthefaceofatrueemergency?Andthiscriticismgoesforbothparties;
bothshareequalblameinmyopinion.AndinEurope,theleadersdither,while
thefutureoftheEurozone,theEuropeanbanks,andlivingstandardsof
Europeanshanginthebalanceforyearstocome.
Thesetemporarypoliciesandindecisivenessleaveahighlevelofuncertaintyin
thebusinesscommunity.Itmakesbusinesseslesslikelytoinvestinfuturegrowth
becausethebusinessesdontknowwhatthelong-termeconomicpoliciesofthe
governmentareorwillbe.TheresevenaFearGaugethatstracedforusby
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theVolatilityIndex(VIX)bytheChicagoBoardOptionsExchange,andvolatilityis
clearlyontherise:
Heresanotherexamplehealthcare.Evenwiththepassageofthehealthcare
lawintheUnitedStates,itleavessomanyopenquestionstoberesolvedovera
periodofseveralyearsthatbusinessesdontknowwhattheimpactwillbe.Ina
sense,theyreholdingback,waitingforamorestable,predictablesetof
economicpoliciessotheyknowhowtooperate.
Ifbusinessisholdingbackandfrozenbythesetroublingpoliciesbygovernment,
howaretheygoingtohirenewpeople?Whereisthateconomicengine?Howis
thetraditionalenginethatleadstofabulouseconomicgrowth,namelybusiness
andinparticularsmallbusiness,goingtorunwhenitsfrozenorlockedup?And
itislockeduprightnow.
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Themorethegovernmenttriesto
tellyouthattheyregoingtosolve
theproblemtheworsetheymakeit.YoumayhaveanIRA,a401K,or
acashaccount.Ifyourelikemost
people,youvebeenschooledto
bealongterminvestor.Butin
thekindofenvironmentwefind
ourselvestoday,itsalmost
impossibletoknowwhattodo.Youreinthesamepositionasbusinessesare.
Theydontknowwhattodosotheyholdback.Theyreverycautious.Thatdoes
notdriveeconomicgrowth,normakeforgoodinvestmentdecisions.
ThatstheNumber1MostDangerousTrendthatyouneedtobeawareof.Dont
expectittochangeanytimesoon.Thisisnotanormalcyclicalrecessionwhere
youcanexpecttherecoveryperiodtocomebackwithavengeancelikeithas
almosteverytimeforeveryrecessionsinceWorldWarII.
Thisoneisvery,verydifferent,asyouwillsee.
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TREND#2RunawaySovereignDebt
TheNumber2MostDangerousTrendisrunawaysovereigndebt.Thisis
particularlytroubling.Thisrunawaysovereigndebt,firstandforemost,iswhythis
particularrecessionwereinnowisnotyournormalrecession.ItWILLNOTbe
followedbyagreatrecovery.
Itgetsworse.ThisdebtproblemexistsintheUnitedStatesandcertainlyin
Europeandselectedothercountriesaroundtheworld.Thedebtisrunaway.Take
aquicklookatthesetwoillustrationsofdebtvs.GDPbycountry:
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Sovereigndebtingeneralisincreasingexponentially.TheUnitedStatesalonehas
asofthistimeandcountingatleast$14trillioninpublicdebtwithanannual
deficitofonetooneandahalftrilliondollarsaddedtothateveryyearwithno
endinsight.
Now,$14trillionisa
bignumberthatmost
peoplecantevenunderstand.Withall
thosezeros,itmakesit
difficultto
comprehendwhats
reallygoingon.
Ifyouremove8zeros
andcomparetheUS
debttosomethingwe
canallunderstandahouseholdbudget
youbegintogeta
senseofthereal
troublewereallin.
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Ifyoudothearithmetic,itisliterallyimpossiblefortheUnitedStatestopayback
thatdebt.ItwillbeimpossiblefortheUnitedStatestopaytheinterestonthat
debtwheneverinterestratesreturntoanormallevel.Asyouknow,rightnow,
interestratesaresuppressedatanartificiallylowlevel.Youmightcallthatmanipulationtotrytostimulatetheeconomy,whichisthestatedreason.
Butifyouconsiderthegovernmentspredicamentaboutpayinginterestonthe
debt,thegovernmentcantstandhighinterestratessotheinterestratesare
suppressed.ThisisnotjusttheUnitedStates.Thesamethingisgoingonin
Europe.ThesamethingisgoingonatthestatelevelintheUnitedStatesandat
severalmunicipallevels.SeveralcitiesandsomestatesintheUnitedStatesare
alreadytechnicallybankrupt.
Now,theUSwouldbebankruptaswellifitwereabusinesswithoutaprinting
press.Theonlyreasonitcontinuestooperateinthisrunawaydebtenvironment
isbecauseitdoeshaveaprintingpress.ItscalledtheFederalReservethat
amongotherthingsbuysthenever-endingTreasuryDebtoftheUnitedStates
withdollarscreatedoutofthinair!Thatswhatskeepingtheballgoingherebut
youcanonlyridethathorseforsolong,untilthesystemcollapses.
Bytheway,dontexpectthepeoplethatgotusintothismesstogetusout.I
dontseethisbeingresolvedanytimesooninanyacceptablewaythatwould
encourageustothinkthatweregoingtoreturntonormal,good,soundeconomicgrowththatcreatesjobsandopportunityforeveryone.
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TREND#3RecklessBehaviorofToo-Big-To-FailBanks
TheNumber3MostDangerousTrendiswhatIcallrecklessbehaviorofthetoo-
big-to-failbanksandcertainotherinstitutions.Youknowbynowtheproblem
thatledtothecollapseofthemarketsin2008intoearly2009whereseveralof
thesetoo-big-to-failbankshadrecklesslyinvestedincreditdefaultswaps,made
subprimeloansaidedandabettedbyFannieMaeandFreddieMac.Anddidsoin
ahighlyleveraged,irresponsiblemannersothatifanythingwentwrong,they
wouldendupfinding
themselvesinthedire
financialstraitsthatindeed
occurred.
YouvegotBearStearns,
LehmanBrothers,
Countrywide,tonamea
few.Theremnantsofallthat
todaycontinuewith
companieslikeBankof
Americawhoarestruggling
togettheirbalancesheetsinorderandworktheirwayoutofthismess.Allof
thatwascausedbyextremelyrecklessbehavior,investinginhighlyleveraged,
highriskinvestmentvehiclesthatthebanksknewfullwellwerehighlyrisky.
Theyweregoingafterprofitsandtoheckwithrisks.Theywereabletodothat
becausetheyknewtheywouldbebailedoutiftheyfailedoriftheirinvestments
failed.SomeofthosecreditdefaultswapdealswereinsuredbyAIGbut
everybodyknewthatifthehouseofcardscametumblingdown,theresnoway
AIGcouldcoverallthoseclaims.Andofcoursetheydidnt.
Thegovernmenthadtostepinandbailthemout.Youcanaskyourself,Aretheyreallytoobigtofail?Thatswhatweretold.Andbythelooksofthischart,they
arewithoutadoubtBIG:
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Becauseofthetoo-big-to-failmantra,multibillionsofdollarsoftaxpayermoney
havebeenchanneledtothebanks,thetoo-big-to-failinstitutions.Now,Ibelieve
theinitialreliefmoneythatwenttothebanksintheU.S.wasnecessarytoavoid
acreditfreeze,butthenthemoneyjustkeptflowingwellbeyondwhatwas
appropriate.
Now,thereareseveralbigbanksintheUnitedStatesandinEuropeaswellthat
didnotgetinvolvedinthisrecklessbehaviorofhighlyleveragedinvestments,
irresponsibleinvesting.Theydidjustfine.Youvegottoaskyourself,Whywere
theotherbankstoobigtofail?Whynotletsomeofthemfailandletthosebanks
thatactedresponsiblyhelpleadthewayoutofthisrecession?
Howeveryoufeelaboutthatissue,itiswhatIconsideroneofthemost
dangeroustrendsbecauseitrewardsirresponsiblebehavior.Tothisday,even
aftertheDodd-Frankbillandsomeotherregulatoryreformsthatareostensibly
puttinginplaceregulationthatwouldprohibitthesekindsofactions,ifyoulookatthoseregulations,inmyopinion,theydontreallyprohibitthatreckless
behavior.
Thesebankscanrevertrightbacktoformandgetrightbackintroubleallover
again.Why?Becausetheyhavethesafetynet,theythink,thatthegovernmentis
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goingtobailthemout.Youreallyneedtobeawareofthis.Thisproblemhasnot
beendealtwithadequatelywhatsoever.
TREND#4CultureofCorruption
TheNumber4Most
DangerousTrendIbelieve
isthecultureofcorruption
thatweseegrowingin
leapsandboundsatthe
governmentlevel,bothin
theUnitedStatesandEurope,andalsoonWall
Street.Thiscorruption
drivesinstabilityinthe
economy,themarkets,
andultimatelyinourway
oflife.Corruptionis
prevalenteverywhere,
evenhereintheUS.Takea
lookatthischartthat
breaksdowncorruptionin
theUS,statebystate,
accordingtotheUS
DepartmentofJustice.
HereintheUnitedStates
wehavetheConstitution,
representativegovern-
mentatthenational,state
andcitylevel;likewiseinEurope.Butinordertofunctionasintended,theseotherwisesound
governmentinstitutionsrequireahighlevelofmoralitythatissadlylacking
today.
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Therestoftheworldhasasignificantcorruptionproblemaswell.Takealookat
thisCorruptionPerceptionIndexmapfromTransparencyInternational,an
internationalwatchdoggroup.Itratescountriesonascalethatgoesfrom1.0
(worst),indarkred,to10.0(best),inlightyellowand itdoesnotlookgood.
Dontgetmewrong.ItrulyfeelthattheUSandEuropeandemocraciesinyears
pasthaveallowedthegreatestincreaseinthestandardoflivinginthehistoryof
theplanet,notjustforafew,butforeveryone.Theyhaveprovedtobegreat
modelsfortherestoftheworld.Thiswayoflifehasalsoproventobethevery
bestmankindhaseverseen.Morepeoplehavethrivedandenjoyedthepursuit
ofhappinessthaneverbeforeinhistoryunderfreeenterprise,democratic
governmentsversussocialisticgovernmentsandcertainlyversuscommunistic
governmentsorfascistgovernments.Theresnodoubtaboutit.Youjusthavetolookathistorytoseethatthisistrue.
However,ifyouhaveacultureofcorruptionwithinthosestructures,theybreak
down.Ibelievethatinpartthisiswhatiscausingtheeconomicstressthatwere
seeingtoday.Wevegottoseethatcleanedup.Youseethesymptomsofthat.
Youseethatitsnotbeingcleanedupbecausethesymptomsofthatinclude
WashingtonblamingWallStreetandWallStreetblamingWashington,whenthey
aretwosidesofthesamecoin.
Youseepeopleprotestingbecausetheyknowsomethingiswrong.Theyreright,
butthetruthisinmyviewthatWashingtonandWallStreetareoneandthe
same.Theyrepretendingthattheyreblamingeachotherorpointingthefinger
atoneanotherbuttheyrepartofthesamegroup.Theyrecomplicitintheir
corruptionwherepeoplemovefromgovernmenttoWallStreet,andWallStreet
backtogovernment.
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Youhavethefoxwatchingthe
henhouse.Youhavethe
regulatorsregulatingtheindustriesbuttheregulators
camefromthoseindustriesand
viseversa.Atthesametime,you
alsohaveallthepanderinggoing
ontothelessfortunatepeoplein
thecountry,youknowdont
worry,thegovernmentisgoingto
takecareofyou.Butforhow
long,forever?Ithinknot.
Whatendsuphappeningistheyendupkeepingthoselessfortunatepeopleina
lessfortunateposition.Yeah,theygivethemhandoutsandasafetynetthat
manycasespeopleabsolutelyneedbutinmanyothercases,theykeeppeople
trappedinasituationthattheydontwantanddontlike.
Aswebecameaccustomedtointhepast,whatweneednowaregoodpaying
jobsthatpeoplecanandwanttohavetheopportunitytoworkin,tolift
themselvesoutoftheirsituationandmakedramaticimprovement,notstay
trappedinagovernmentprogramthatkeepsthemonsubsistence.
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TREND#5DevaluationofCurrencies
TheNumber5MostDangerousTrendisthedevaluationoftheUSdollaraswell
astheEuro.Becauseofthemassivedebt,therunawaysovereigndebt,whats
happeninghereisthatthecurrenciesarebeingdevalued.Whatdoesthatmean?
TheUSisprintingdollars.Theprintingpressisprintingovertime.Theeffectsof
thiscanbefeltbythefallingpurchasingpowerofyourdollar.
Lookatthis:
Thisishappeningbecausethesedollarsareprintedoutofthinair.Thisistheonly
waytheUScancontinuetooperate.Itstheonlywayitcancontinuetopaythebillstosupportthesemassivedeficits.ItsonlybecausetheUSisthereserve
currencyoftheworldthatallowsthistogoon.Ifthiswerentthecase,thedollar
wouldabsolutelycollapse.
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Manybelieveitsonborrowedtimeandthatevenasareservecurrencyofthe
world,youcanonlypushthisdevaluationsofar.Howisthisplayingout?Howisit
beingdevalued?Thenumberonewayistheprintingpress,whichreally
manifestsastheFederalReservebuyingunlimitedquantitiesofUStreasurynotesandbonds.
SecondiswhatIcalltheinterestratemanipulation.Itstheartificialloweringof
interestratestorecordlowswherea30yearUSbondisgoingforjustunder
threepercent.WhoreallythinksthatlendingtheirmoneytotheUnitedStates
governmentfor30yearstoearnthreepercentayearisagoodinvestment,asif
thedollarisgoingtobeworthanythingin30yearsattherateweretraveling?
Themassivedebt,the
artificialmanipulationof
interestratestoartificially
lowlevels,Ibelieve,is
sowingtheseedsof
hyperinflation.Youhavent
seenityetalthoughthe
realrateofinflationtoday
isalothigherthanwhatis
statedbytheCPI.Ithink
itsjustamatteroftimebeforehyperinflation
occurs.
Whatmakesthisdifficultistherecouldactuallybedeflationoccurringbeforethe
hyperinflation.Regardless,thissituationisjustkillingfixedincomeinvestors.
Peopleatretirementageorapproachingretirementarerelyingonfixedincome
investments,payingreasonableinterestratestofundtheirretirement.
Now,thesamesituationsgooninEurope.TheEuroisreallynostrongerthanthe
USdollar.Youllhearinthenewsthatoneisgainingontheother,buttheyreboth,inmyview,ontheracetooblivion.Ofcourse,theBritishpoundisright
therewiththem.
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So,WhatCanYouDo?
Sothosearethe5MostDangerousTrendsThreateningYourPortfolio.Butwhatcanyoudoaboutit?Thatswhatyoureallywanttoknow.
Indeed,thatisthequestionoftheday.Thatswhywethinkitssoimportantto
understandwhatthosetrendsaresothatyouthenunderstandthatyoumust
takeactiontoprotectyourself.Hopefullyunderstandingthesetrendsevenata
highlevelaswevejustgonethroughherewillmotivateyoutotakeactionrather
thansitparalyzedwaitingandhopingforthesamepeoplethatgotusintothis
messtogetusout.
Thatsnotagoodpositiontobein.Thatsbeingavictim.Youdontwanttosittherewithavictimmentality.Itsnotnecessary.Therearethingsyoucandobut
firstletsgothroughwhatthesetrendsmeantoyou.
The5MostDangerousTrendsarelargelyoutofyourcontrol.WhatImgoingto
talkaboutnowiswhatallofthismeanstoyouintermsofwhatyoucancontrol.
First,Ibelievebuy&hold
investingisnolongeraviable
strategy.Becauseofthereckless
financialbehaviorofthe
sovereignnationsandthe
financialinstitutions,thishas
madeitallbutimpossiblefora
longterminvestortohaveany
confidencethatthemarketswill
behaveinsuchawaythatthey
willincreaseinvalueovertimeas
inthepastwhentheeconomies
oftheworldgotstrongerandstronger.
ThatsthemodelthathasworkedprettydarnwellsinceWorldWarIIalltheway
intoearly2000,butinthelasttenyearsitsstoppedworking.Theequitymarkets
ingeneralaroundtheworldareflat.Forthelasttenyears,theyhavenotgone
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up.Andallthewhile,therehasbeenagreatdealofrisktobeinvolvedinthose
markets.
TakealookatthisgraphoftheS&P500from2001to2012.Ifyoustubbornlyweretryingtoclingtothedefunctbuy&holdapproachtoinvesting,your
portfoliowouldhavebeenatbreakevenafteralong10yearsafulldecade.
Plus,youwouldhavehadtowithstandthetemptationtodumpyourpositionsin
2003and2009whenthemarketdroppedprecariously.
Andifyouzoominandtakealookatjust2011,youllseemoreofthesamebad
newsforbuy&holdinvestors:
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EventhoughtheS&P500hasntgoneup,itsplunged,itsgonebackup,its
plungedagain,anditsgonebackupalotofriskandnogain.That
environment,Ibelieve,isgoingtocontinueinthefaceofthese5Most
DangerousTrends.Ifyoureabuyandholdinvestor,Iwouldencourageyouto
reconsiderthefollyofthatstrategy.Thisissomethingwithinyourcontrolasyou
candecidetoabandonbuyandholdinvesting.
Solookwhathappenswhenyoutakeonthemindsetofa trader,someonewho
getsinandoutofpositionsandcapturesquick-hitprofitpotentialagainandagain.
Heresthesame2011chartoftheS&P500,butthistimeitshowsyouthehuge
profitpotentialthatwasthereforanaverageswingtrader:
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Thats54.2%ofprofitpotentialthatcouldhavebeenyoursforthetakingifyou
knewwhattodo.Now,Imnotsayingthatyoucantloseofcourse,therewill
alwaysbelosingtrades,everyoneknowsthat.However,bymanagingriskand
followingagoodtradingstrategy,Ibelieveitsfarlessriskytobeashort-term
traderthanalong-termbuy&holdinvestor.
Secondisthefactthattheselowestinterestratesinyearsarekillingfixedincome
investors.Ifyouresittingintherewithgovernmentbondsorevencorporate
bondsinanenvironmentwheretheinterestratesaremanipulatedtoartificiallylowlevels,youre
income-starvedandthen
youhavetopaytaxeson
thatincometoboot.
Buyingandholdinghigh-
payingdividendstocksin
thisenvironmentasan
alternativetobondsis
alsofraughtwithrisk.
Takealookatthisgraph
ofinterestrates.Theyre
currentlyatthesame
leveltheywereatnearly
60yearsago.
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Thefixedincomestrategyisatrisk.Theseinterestrates,astheFederalReserve
hasalreadystated,willbemaintainedattheselowlevelsatleastthrough2013.It
couldbelonger,becauseasIsaidthegovernmentcannotaffordhigherinterestrates.Thiswholethingkeepssnowballingoutofcontrol.Again,thisissomething
withinyourcontrolasyoucanabandonfixedincomeinvesting.
ThethirdthingtoconsideristhattheUSDollarandtheEurohavingalreadylost
significantvaluetogoldandsilverandothercommodities,andwhatIbelieveisa
trendthatsuggeststheywillcontinuetolosemuchmoreastheyinflateaway.
Owningtraditionalinvestmentscertainlylikebondsareathugeriskdueto
inflation.
Rightnow,wehavewhatIcallstealthinflationwheretheCPIintheUnited
StatesandalsotheinflationindexesinEuropearedramaticallyunderstatingthe
rateofthereallevelsofinflation.Iknowpeopleingeneralarefeelingthat.
Theyrefeelingthatpricessomehowaregoingupalotmorethanwhatsbeing
reported.Thatsafact.
AccordingtotheNewYorkTimes,consumersarebeginningtoencounter
shrinkingfoodpackages.Companiesaretryingtocamouflagepriceincreasesby
sellingtheirproductsintinyandtinierpackages.Sofar,thechangesaremost
visibleatthegrocerystore,
whereshoppers
arepayingthe
sameamount,
butgetting
less.Maybe
youvenoticed
thisdisturbing
trendyourself.
Takealookat
thisgraph
showingthe
purchasing
poweroftheUSDollaraswellastheCanadiandollarsince1971.Youllseethat
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bothhaveaboutonly17%ofthepurchasingpowerthattheydidonly40years
ago.
NoRecoveryOnTheHorizon,Unless
ThelastpointIwouldmakehereisthatapostWorldWarIIstylerecoverywhich
wevebeenusedtothelast40or50yearsisnowhereinsight.Idontexpecta
returntoastronghealthyeconomyforalong,longtimeunlessdramaticchange
occursanddoessorapidlyandthatcouldhappenbutIdontseeithappening
anytimesoon.
Itcouldbe,nottopresent
mattersasbeingworsethantheyare,thatweareonlyseeingthe
tipoftheiceberghere.Untilthe
structuralandsystemicissues
thatwejusttalkedaboutare
honestlyaddressedbythe
decisionmakersaroundthe
world,andinparticular,intheUnitedStatesandEurope,untilthecorruptionis
exposedanddealtwith,dontexpectaneconomicrecoverylikewhatweveseen
inyearspastanytimesoon.
Now,allofthisshouldcauseyoutothinkaboutwhatyourcurrentfinancial
situationis,andwhatplansyouputinplacetodealwiththis,atleastforthenext
fiveyears.WhatImencouragingyoutodoistobeawareofwhatsgoingonbut
nottobeoverwhelmedbyit.
Donotbefrightenedbyit.Donotfeelasifyouhavenocontrol.Thefirststepin
gainingcontrolistobeawareofwhatsgoingon.Therearenumerousstrategies
youcanemploytodealwiththisenvironmentthatcandramaticallyturnthings
aroundforyoupersonallybecauseaslongasyouknowwhatsgoingon,youcantakeadvantageofthat.
Youcantakeactionstoputyourselfonthewinningsideoftheledgerregardless
ofthesetrends.Oneofthewaysyoucandothat,Ibelieve,istobecomeatrader.
Whatdoesthatmean?Thatmeansyouregoingtomoveinandoutofvarious
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tradingvehicleslikestocks,bonds,ETFs(exchangetradedfunds),forex(foreign
exchangemarkets),gold,orsilver.
Dontworry;Imnottalkingaboutdaytrading,althoughyoucanusedaytradingaspartofthisstrategy.Ataminimum,youregoingtomoveinandoutofthose
tradingvehiclesinashortperiodoftime,inamatterofdaysorweeks.Youre
goingtodoitonaregularbasisaspartofyourlifestylewithouttakingagreat
dealoftimebutinasystematicanddeliberatefashionwhereyouregoingto
moveyourmoneyintomarketsthataretrendingnicelyintherightdirection,
eitherupordown,andyouregoingtomoveoutbeforethetrendisoverwith.
Youregoingtojustkeepdoingthat.Youregoingtodoitinawaythatdoesnot
requireanyforecastingwhatsoever.Yourejustgoingtowaitforatrendto
emerge,whetheritsingold,silver,bonds,corporatebonds,differentstock
sectors,orETFs.
Youregoingtoallocateresponsiblyacertainportionofyourportfoliotothat
trend.Youregoingtoprotectitwithstoplossessothatifitgoesagainstyou,
youonlylosealittlebit.Youdontdoanygreatdamagetoyouraccount.Then
youregoingtoridethattrendasfarasitwantstogo.Thenyouregoingtoget
out.
Youhaveadeliberateexitstrategyeverytimeyougetinvolvedinatradethatmakeshugelossesathingofthepastbecauseyoucontrolrisk.Youregoingtobe
satisfiedwiththemiddleonethirdofthattrendandthengoontothenextone
andletthemarkettellyouwhereitsgoing.Youwontletanyforecasteror
prognosticatortrytotellyouwhatthemarketsaregoingtodo.Theymaybe
sincereintheirbeliefs,buttheyareonlyguessing.Youdontneedorwantsuch
forecastsbutrathergoodtradingmethodsthatidentifyhigh-potential,low-risk
profitopportunitieswithstrongriskmanagementprinciples.
Whenyoudothat,yousuddenlytakecontrol.Youretheboss.Alltheanxiety,
stress,anduncertaintyaboutwhatsgoingonintheworldevaporatesbecausenowyoureinthedriversseat.Indeed,inthesetimes,paradoxically,youcanend
updoingdramaticallywell.Itistimeslikethesewhichproducesomeofthebest
profitopportunitiesforthosethattakeappropriateaction.
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Youturnthisthingonitshead180degrees.Yougofrom,Ohmy,thisisterrible,I
dontknowwhattodo,Imlosingmoney,myportfolioisnotdoingwell,Icant
sleepatnight,IdontknowifImgoingtohaveajob,tobeinginapositionof
control,takingadvantageofthese5Trendsthatasdangerousastheyare,driveexcellentopportunitiesinthevariousmarkets,stocks,bonds,forex,ETFs,gold,
andsilver-younameit-likeyouveneverseeninyearspast.
Itsalsoimportanttothinkaboutthisfact:Moremillionairesweremadeduring
theGreatDepressionthanatanyotherperiodoftimeinhistory.Thatsa
powerfulthingtoremember,andareminderthatwhenonedoorcloses,two
moreopen.WhatcouldbeournextGreatDepressioncouldalsobeyournext
greatopportunityifyourewellprepared.
Hopefullythisreportwillhelpyoupointawayfromadversity,awayfrom
uncertainty,awayfromfearandtowardstheroadtoregainingcontrolofyour
situation.Aroadthatleadstoprosperity,aroadthatleadstohappinessno
matterwhatconvulsionstheworldgoesthrough.
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