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US drops to #2 on competitiveness

September 9th, 2009

The effect of the Obama administration’s economic policies have already had an impact on our international standing — and that is bad news.  Financial Times reports that the US has dropped out of its customary position as the most competitive economic environment, allowing Switzerland to capture the top spot.  Why?  Three guesses (via Katie Favazza):The US government’s sweeping intervention in the private sector has taken its toll on the country’s competitiveness, according to an annual survey b

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Words from the (Investment) Wise (July 5, 2009)

July 5th, 2009

“Words from the Wise” this week again comes to you in a shortened format as I am still on the road in Europe (also see my post “ Gone A.W.O.L. - to Slovenia and Switzerland “) and do not have access to my normal research resources. Although only brief commentary is provided, a full dose of excerpts from interesting news items and quotes from market commentators is included. The holiday-shortened week saw pundits pondering the depth of the economic rabbit hole as the curtain closed on the secon

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Words from the (investment) wise July 5, 2009

July 5th, 2009

http://www.investmentpostcards.com/2009/07/05/words-from-the-investment-wise-for-the-week-that-was-june-29-%E2%80%93-july-5-2009/ “Words from the Wise” this week again comes to you in a shortened format as I am still on the road in Europe (also see my post “ Gone A.W.O.L. - to Slovenia and Switzerland “) and do not have access to my normal research resources. Although only brief commentary is provided, a full dose of excerpts from interesting news items and quotes from market commentators is i

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Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (June 29 – July 5, 2009)

July 5th, 2009

“Words from the Wise” this week again comes to you in a shortened format as I am still on the road in Europe (also see my post “ Gone A.W.O.L. - to Slovenia and Switzerland “) and do not have access to my normal research resources. Although only brief commentary is provided, a full dose of excerpts from interesting news items and quotes from market commentators is included. The holiday-shortened week saw pundits pondering the depth of the economic rabbit hole as the curtain closed on the secon

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Words from the (Investment) Wise (June 22 – 28, 2009)

June 28th, 2009

“Words from the Wise” this week comes to you in a shortened format as I do not have access to my normal research resources while on the road in Europe (also see my post “ Gone A.W.O.L. - to Slovenia and Switzerland “). Although very little commentary is provided, a full dose of excerpts from interesting news items and quotes from market commentators is included. While investors’ hopes of an economic recovery might have got ahead of reality, the cartoonists continually reminded us of worrisome

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