| 12/30/2005 - Cerebral Striptease, Part II |
| Edited By Eric J Fry "To judge from outward appearances, the American economy still boasts an enviable physique. But perhaps this economic supermodel is somewhat more feeble than appearances would suggest." |
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| 12/29/2005 - Cerebral Striptease, Part I |
| Edited By Eric J Fry "For more than three weeks, Chris Mayer (editor of Capital & Crisis), Justice Litle (editor of Outstanding Investments), Dan Denning (editor of Strategic Investments)..." |
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| 12/27/2005 - The Value of Debate |
| By Joel Bowman "History has seen the United States pull together in the face of turmoil, both external and internal. Vigorous, well-informed debate is the first step to determining what direction is best for the country...your country, that is." |
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| 12/23/2005 - Intellectually Honest, Ethical, and Loyal |
| By Eric J. Fry "If you believe that war is simply the opposite of peace, then you might also believe that short-selling is simply the opposite of long-side investing. But, in fact, you would be completely wrong on both counts." |
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| 12/22/2005 - Squirrel Investing |
| By James Boric "For 26 years, the symbol for Ralph Wanger's small-cap Acorn Fund - which averaged 17% from 1970 to 1996 - was a squirrel. Seems odd at first. But after thinking about it, it makes perfect sense." |
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| 12/20/2005 - Golden Targets |
| By Eric J. Fry "We inquired...You replied.Last week, we asked you, the Rude Awakening readers, to identify gold mining companies that you believed would be attractive takeover candidates. You responded with a flood of emails." |
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| 12/16/2005 - Jumping on Bunge |
| By Eric J. Fry "Dan Denning likes Bunge Ltd., the largest oilseed processor in the world. So does James Grant...and so do we. Yet, despite this three-way love-fest for Bunge (NYSE: BG), the stock has gone nowhere for more than a year." |
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| 12/15/2005 - The Perils of Hyperactivity |
| By Eric J. Fry "Sometimes the very best trades are the ones you DON'T make...especially in a bull market." |
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| 12/13/2005 - Gold Crosses the Rhine |
| By Dan Denning "When Allied soldiers charged the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944, victory seemed very uncertain and, at best, very distant. Nine months later, the Allies crossed the Rhine into Germany." |
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| 12/09/2005 - Protein-Powered Profits |
| By Dan Denning "What happens to global agricultural production, therefore, when natural gas soars to an all-time high, like it did yesterday? Let's query the experts..." |
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