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        <author>Adrienne Penake</author>
        <title>The Government versus the Banks</title>
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		  Public outrage has the government looking to shut down the proprietary trading business units at investment banks.  Shouldn't they be looking at eliminating the "too big to fail" guarantee instead?           ]]>
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        <title>Corporate Bond Market Thriving</title>
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		  Corporate bond issuance remains at record highs and risk spreads are contracting.            ]]>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 02:57:29 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Investing to Help the People of Haiti</title>
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		  Utilizing microfinance organizations allows investors to bolter loan funds used to enable the working poor in Haiti.           ]]>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:33:55 -0500</pubDate>
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		  Implications of the surprise decision to constrain lending by the People's Bank of China.           ]]>
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        <title>Market Check 01/08/10</title>
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		  A flat unemployment report sends the yield curve to the steepest level in decades.           ]]>
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        <title>The Next Chapter in the Mortgage Market Mess – Option ARMs</title>
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		  Forget subprime.  The upcoming crisis in Option ARM loans will be fast and furious.           ]]>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 08:38:36 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>A look back and ahead in the bond market</title>
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		  The market activity of 2009 can be marked by a few words – recovery and government intervention.              ]]>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 08:05:42 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Bond Market on the Move Despite Light Volume</title>
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		  Volume is light, curve is steepening.           ]]>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 03:57:57 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Strategy for a Steepening Yield Curve</title>
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		  As the curve steepens, stay short to outperform.           ]]>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:00:02 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Positioning your Portfolio for 2010</title>
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		  Recommended portfolio allocation for 2010 for conservative, moderate and aggressive investors.           ]]>
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