June 2010 Monthly Letter

“In general the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one party of the citizens to give to the other.” – Voltaire (1764) As I toil through my day I am encouraged by the headlines

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May 2010 Monthly Letter

“Reality, and sanity lie on the thin line between denial (not seeing what is there) and paranoia (seeing what is not there).” – Author Unknown When you wake up in the morning, do you dread what is coming your way

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Monthly Letter for April 2010

April 1, 2010 RE: Monthly Letter Dear Clients: Weren’t the Olympics just great to watch? (I think I’m going to open a curling stadium and bar in a closed big box!) Aside from raw talent, what makes these people champions

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Monthly Letter for March 2010

March 1, 2010 RE: Monthly Letter Dear Clients: Do you ever have those days when you would prefer to stay snuggled in bed and not face the uncertainties of business or life? When things are going well, it is only

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Monthly Letter for February 2010

February 1, 2010 RE: Monthly Letter & Gold Report Dear Clients: “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; the courage to change the things that I can; and the wisdom to know the difference.” ~

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Monthly Letter for December 2009

December 1, 2009 RE: Monthly Letter Dear Clients: I have come to learn that there are four stages to life: 1) You believe in Santa Claus 2) You don’t believe in Santa Claus 3) You are Santa Claus 4) You

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Monthly Letter for November 2009

November 2, 2009 RE: Monthly Letter Dear Clients: Well, Halloween has passed so the screaming should stop right? Unfortunately it is still frightening out there with lots of things to worry about. On the bright side, this might have been

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Monthly Letter for October 2009

October 1, 2009 RE: Monthly Letter Dear Clients: Well, folks, this has been an interesting month. My “baby” daughter turned sweet 16, my mom had her knee replaced, the kids all went back to school (tuition numbers continue to stagger

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Monthly Letter for September 2009

September 1, 2009 RE: Monthly Letter Dear Clients: Deciding if Brett Favre is going to be playing football this year or not is about the same as predicting if our economy is on the road to recovery or not. This

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Monthly Letter for August 2009

August 1, 2009 RE: Monthly Letter Dear Clients: Before the advent of electric lights, coffee bars in McDonald’s, and wee-hours Will & Grace reruns, “early to bed, early to rise” wasn’t just a quaint prescription for health & wealth —

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