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What is the HMO Penetration Rate in Each State?
Aug 6, 2012
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What percentage of the state population is enrolled in a health maintenance organization HMOIJ As you can see the results vary depending upon the state ranging from less than 5 in eight states to over 30 in seven states the national average is 225
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States' Progress on Establishing a Heathcare Exchange
Aug 4, 2012
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As of August 16 states have established health insurance exchanges under the Affordable Care Act while seven have decided not to create a state exchange
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America's Healthcare Solution Proven to be a Crystal Ball
Jul 23, 2012
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I donrsquot particularly enjoy boasting about myself but as you can imagine being on the mediarsquos black list requires me to serve as my own cheerleader Itrsquos shocking how the media continues to glorify clowns with poor insight and horrendous track records positioning these snake oil salesmen as experts Of course if you are Jewish you are granted this luxury
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Opening Statement from the July 2012 Intelligent Investor
Jul 12, 2012
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The US economy added just 80000 jobs in June bringing the average over the last four months to 92000 This compares to a monthly rate of 252000 for the three months from November to February Meanwhile US GDP for 2012 Q1 remained at 19 after the first phase of revisions Clearly GDP is set to fall through 2012 from this very modest growth rate
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The Final Greek Tragedy: Theft of a Nation by Bankers
Jun 29, 2012
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In order to understand the progression of the economic and political chaos in Greece one must review several key events from recent years all while reading between the lines from official statements made by the global banking syndicate and their puppet politicians in both the EU and US
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Global Economic Analysis Summary June 2012 (Part 2)
Jun 28, 2012
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The debt burden of nations remains the top focus of investors If we examine data from the previous two decades the rate of debt growth in the UK is particularly striking followed by that in Japan Also notice how Spainas debt soared after 2000When compared to advanced nations emerging nations entered the global collapse with a much lower level of debt as seen in the second chart This cushioned the severity of the economic devastation in emerging nations Perhaps more important emerging nations...
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Global Economic Analysis Summary June 2012 (Part 3)
Jun 28, 2012
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In early 2010 we summarized our prognosis for advanced nations with a focus on the European UnionaaoeCombined with the very sluggish economy the austerity measures that must be taken in the EU and soon within the US UK and Japan threaten to reign in a very long period of deflation However we do not expect deflation to present as much of a problem in the US due largely to the dollar oil link This enables the Federal Reserve can keep printing dollars to pump up the US economyWhile the dollar...
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June 2012 U.S. & Emerging Market, Commodities, Currencies and Precious Metals Forecasts
Jun 12, 2012
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June 2012 US and Emerging Equities Market Commodities Foreign Currencies and Precious Metals forecasts released
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April 2012 Big Picture Report (Part 1)
Apr 8, 2012
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In past issues of this publication we have discussed numerous variables we look at when forecasting the market Our work in market forecasting is but one component of the design and implementation of a prudent investment strategy
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April 2012 Big Picture Report (Part 2)
Apr 8, 2012
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A couple of months ago we briefly discussed negative implications of GDP revisions Here we examine these revisions in more detail We close this piece with an overview of global risks as well as the solution to the problems in Europe
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The Next Shoe to Drop
Mar 13, 2012
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While the problems in Europe are far from over this is news that everyone is aware of If you want to do really well as an investor you must remain ahead of the curve So instead of telling you that Portugal is in trouble or guessing which nation will be after Greecewhich by the way is really a useless discussion unless you happen to live in one of those nations or you hold teh soverign debtI am going to look a few steps ahead so you can begin preparing for the next tidal wave
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February 2012 Global Economics Summary
Feb 9, 2012
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Just prior to the initial market selloff in 2011 we warned subscribers of the Intelligent Investor of a market correction in the May 2011 issue We also provided warnings a couple of months earlier pointing to a weakening global economy in the second half of 2011 The peak risk during this cycle occurred in early October 2011 Since then we have seen few absolute improvements Rather it has been an environment of relative improvement with the US capital markets as the main benefactor Meanwhile...
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Revisiting Meredith Whitney
Dec 16, 2011
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With less than two weeks to go it would take an act of God to rescue Meredith Whitneys credibility
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December 2011 Economic Overview
Dec 15, 2011
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Morgan Stanley recently downgraded its forecast for 2012 global growth to 35 from 38 Remember in August Morgan Stanley cut its global forecast for GDP growth down to 39 from 42 and 38 from 45 for 2011 and 2012 respectively
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LinkedIn Insiders Head for the Exit Gates
Dec 14, 2011
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Several months ago I wrote a short piece discussing what I believed to be illegal business practices used by linkedIn
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The Real Reason Why Unemployment Will Remain High
Dec 3, 2011
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It took quite a long time for Washington to finally concede something that was apparent the nationas excessively high unemployment rate would remain elevated for several years But their admission has come with a twist
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The State of Poverty in the US
Oct 21, 2011
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According to the US Census in the first quarter of 2010 nearly half of the population 485 lived in a household that had at least one member who received some kind of government benefit
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Global Economic Analysis: Japan
Oct 21, 2011
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After being surpassed by China in recent years Japan commands the third largest economy in the world Similar to the case with China although its rise largely occurred in the last two decades Japanese emergence as an export powerhouse occurred during in the second half of the 20th century
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October 2011 Global Economic Summary
Oct 8, 2011
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The incompetency of Washington was most recently demonstrated by the debt ceiling drama Now the dog and pony show staged by the ECB EU and IMF has added to waning consumer and investor sentiment across the globe to create a crisis in confidence
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China's Real Estate Bubble
Jul 13, 2011
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Japan Entering Recession
Jun 8, 2011
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Over the past few months I have been discussing my view that Wall Street analysts and economists and global economic consortiums such as the IMF have been underestimating the impact of the earthquakes tsunami and nuclear meltdown as well the spillover effect
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The Solution to Greece's Sovereign Debt Crisis
May 27, 2011
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In the very first issue of the Intelligent Investor June 2009 I discussed problems in Europe that became a reality several months later
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Important Economic Data
Mar 17, 2011
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The PPI rose 16 in February well above the consensus of 07 The bulk of the upside surprise was due to a 39 jump in food prices Notably the increase in food prices was partly reflected a 487 surge in vegetables which accounts for about 4 of the food index It should be with little doubt that food prices will continue to increase globally over the next several months
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The Two Most Important Economic Events I am Watching Right Now
Mar 2, 2011
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Right now Im focusing on two central bank decisions remaining for this week The first and most important in my view is that from Brazil last week discussions centered around a 75bp hike Recall that Brazil raised rates by 50bp just a few weeks ago
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Middle East Dispatch: The Latest on the Middle Eastern Turmoil
Feb 25, 2011
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As many of you know I do not normally respond to or discuss daily news bits because in most cases its just noise unless you are a day trader And if thats the case my advice to you is to take your money to Vegas instead as your odds will be better and you will have a much better time
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Q4 '10 and Annual GDP Data Released (Second Revision)
Feb 25, 2011
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Trouble in Brazil or More Good Times Ahead?
Jan 19, 2011
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Today the Brazils central bank is likely to raise its key interest rate the SElIC as discussed in the January newsletter Analysts estimate a 50 basis point hike If this occurs it will place short term rates at 1125
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America's Second Great Depression 2010 Year-End Update (Part 1)
Dec 16, 2010
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aoeRegarding the Great Depression Youare right we did it Weare very sorry But thanks to you we wonat do it againa
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U.S. Economic Analysis from the July 2010 Newsletter
Dec 2, 2010
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While more than five months have passed since the release of this report it has been published to demonstrate that real forecasts and accurate insight does not change from day to day week to week or month to month
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Poverty in America: The Big Picture
Nov 11, 2010
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In Americaas Financial Apocalypse a book that has been banned by the media I discussed the many flaws in the calculation of poverty levels within the US First letas have a look at some excerpts from the book
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