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09/01/10

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Risk On, Risk Off

In the original 1984 movie “The Karate Kid,” Pat Morita instructs Ralph Macchio in the art of offense/defense with his famous “Wax on, wax off” instructions. Today, the US market is being subjected to a similar tactic: each time Bernanke and the Fed assures us they will provide unlimited liquidity to the markets (as they [...]

07/01/10

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In Search of Your Sleeping Point

“Whom the Gods would destroy, they first make clueless.” Expectations – one’s beliefs central to forming a view of the future that creates the elements of surprise or disappointment. Great Expectations – Charles Dickens story of Pip and his quest to become a man in the midst of cruelty, intimidation, and hard times. Unrealistic Expectations [...]