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Year End Housekeeping

Scott Middleton

23 Dec 2010

As we near the end of 2010 and spend time with family and friends during the holidays, let’s not forget to take some time to review the past year. It’s a time to review some of the goals you set for yourself and family at the beginning of the year.

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The Census - Social Security Connection

Bruce Krasting

23 Dec 2010

The census numbers were a surprise to me. Our population is growing at a much smaller rate than I had thought. Less than 1% per annum, the lowest since the 30s. My first thought was that this was probably not anticipated 10 years ago. So I looked up...

FS Staff "Must Reads"

• The Money Supply, a triple from here?
• Mish: Ten Economic and Investment Themes for 2011
• Oil Prices Will Reach $100 a Barrel, Libya's National Oil Chairman Says
• Fitch Lowers Its Rating on Portugal
• Euro Fractures are Looking "Very Serious" (VIDEO)
• U.S. Stocks Slump as Valuation at Six-Month High Offsets Economic Reports
• Weekly Unemployment Claims: Down 3,000 From Previous Week
• How to Protect Your Portfolio from the Economic Insanity
• Bond Fund Investors Pull Most Money in Two Years
• ECB Will Lend European Banks $197 Billion to Meet Liquidity Over Year-End

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COMMODITIES

• » Single trader holds 90% of LME copper: WSJ

ECONOMY

• » U.S. home prices up 0.7% in October: FHFA

ENERGY

• » Oil futures close above $91, extend weekly gains

GLOBAL/INTERNATIONAL

• » Irish government takes control of Allied Irish Bank

MARKETS

• » U.S. Stocks Slump as Valuation at Six-Month High Offsets Economic Reports

METALS

• » Ted Butler: A CFTC Show Stopper

STORM WATCH

• » The Money Supply, a triple from here?

FS Editorials

DEC 23

• Agri-Food Thoughts by Ned W Schmidt C...
• Sentiment Is Very Bullish by Carl Swenlin
• EIA’s Forecast Is an Energy Fantasy Land by Jeff Rubin
• The Census - Social Security Connection by Bruce Krasting
• Quantitative Easing 2 as Projected and Announced byBud Conrad
• Stocks and Bonds! Buying Low- Selling High? by Sy Harding
• Year End Housekeeping by Scott Middleton
• Profit, Protection Despite Cartel Intervention — Updateby Deepcaster

DEC 22

• Keeping an Eye on the Small Business Guy by Chris Puplava
• International Equity Strategy at Yearend 2010 by Bill Witherell
• Stock Market Sentiment Not A Barrier To Further Gainsby Chris Ciovacco
• The Next Motor City by Dock Treece
• U.S. Treasury Yields: "Yield" or Die by Eidetic Research
• An Equity Positive? by David Moenning

DEC 21

• 2010: Roll Call by Ryan Puplava CMT
• Post-Steroid Economics by Vitaliy Katsenelson
• Volatility Set to Pick Up in the New Year by Captain Hook
• Gold and Dow: Liquidity Flows For 2011 by Stewart Thomson
• Distorting the Tax Policy Debate by Ron Paul
• Apple, Google, NewsCorp and the Future of Content byJohn Mauldin

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