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WARNING

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oftheentireeconomicfoundationofthe

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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.

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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

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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

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