Solar Powered Mass Transit
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Posting for Michael, who’s traveling:
If you care about R&D, product design, worker training, or any of that other good stuff, you might want to look at my new cover story. I’ll be adding to this over the weekend.
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If you enjoy eating I think you will love this new, free, eCookbook. It includes a huge variety of recipes for appetizers, side dishes, entrees and desserts.
So what is the common ingredient in these recipes? It is Philadelphia Cream Cheese. YUM!
Salmon Cakes with Dill Sauce
Philly Island Shrimp made with Wonton Wrappers
Zucchini Potato Latkes

Creamy Pesto Chicken
Creamy Lemon Squares
Basil Fried Green Tomato Crostini
Fiesta Cheese Fondue
Pizza Buns
Cheese and Onion Bread Pudding
Sweet Paprika Chicken with Creamy Sauce
Portobello Mushrooms Stuffed with Cream Cheese on an Arugula-Walnut Salad
Peanut Butter Pie
Deep-fried Mini Cheesecakes
Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies

Blueberry Crumble Pizza
Click here to download your free copy of this eCookbook.
Enjoy!
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While there's no place like home, the U.S. stock market's recent gyrations have many investors ready to look overseas for better returns. But while more experienced individuals might be ready to jump into emerging markets, many rookie investors are timidly sitting on the sidelines, wondering: Should they or shouldn't they? Here's what you need to know make investing in emerging markets a little less scary. Study Up Start with a history lesson. Learn what you can about the regions of the world that have done well over the past five years, and see what experts are saying about their prospects going forward. Find out about what industries are doing well in these regions. Of course, that's just the beginning. Brush up on your current events and watch the headlines. Emerging market investments are known for their volatility, and in less stable regions, local politics can have an out-sized effect on returns. However, while you want to know what's happening, you don't want to "chase the news, particularly the good news," says Adrian Cronje, chief investment officer at Balentine. For example, Brazil is raising its primary fiscal surplus target to 3.4% due to higher than expected revenues. "Yes, Brazil is actually running a surplus: Its government spends less than it takes in through taxes," says Charles Sizemore, editor of the Sizemore Investment Letter. "Meanwhile, Portugal is having a difficult time balancing the books. The country just announced the biggest budget cuts in 50 years, along with a string of new taxes on capital gains and business profits." Although inflation is starting to pop up again in some countries, emerging markets as a whole are enjoying price stability previously only dreamed of, says Sizemore. Emerging markets are likely to produce much stronger growth than developed markets over the next several decades, says Ron Weiner, president of RDM Financial Group. They currently trade at attractive historical valuation levels (going back to 1990 based on MSCI data), and their consumers and governments are not burdened by the high debt levels of developed countries. According to research from Goldman Sachs, GDP in the BRIC nations alone -- Brazil, Russia, India and China -- could represent 50% of global GDP by 2050, he says. It's important to remember that the idea of "emerging markets" covers a wide range of nations, each of which may behave very differently from an economic perspective, despite a growing trend of globalization, says Heiner Skaliks, portfolio manager of Strategic Latin American Fund (SLATX). Last year, the Peruvian market had returns of close to 70%, while Brazil had returns of 6% and Russia had returns of approximately 21% (in U.S. dollar denominated terms). Since the beginning of the year, these markets have had losses of 13%, 21% and 4% respectively, but in the last 30 months averaged gains of 58%, 129% and 44% respectively, says Skaliks. Permalink | Email this | Comments
Source: http://www.dailyfinance.com/2011/09/07/what-rookie-investors-should-know-about-emerging-markets/
Investors withdrew nearly $8 billion from U.S. stock mutual funds in June, according to Strategic Insight, a New York City mutual fund research and consulting group, which reports that assets held in U.S. stock mutual funds have declined by more than 15 percent since the beginning of the year.
“For many fund shareholders, risk aversion will persist as a theme in the face of volatility,” Avi Nachman, director of research for Strategic Insight, said in a statement. “Gains in the stock market have not emboldened investors, who worry about the ever-present risk of future losses.”
Stock mutual funds have experience four consecutive months of outflows, according to Strategic Insight, despite recent gains in the S&P 500 index, which rose 4.1 percent in June. In the face of market uncertainty and volatility, Main Street investors are unlikely to assume significant risk, according to a survey conducted by Millionaire Corner in June.
Total stock and bond mutual fund investment was $13 billion in June, representing the smallest investment in long-term mutual funds since December, according to Strategic Insight. Investment in bond funds rose more than 15 percent, with taxable bond funds increasing roughly 11 percent to more than $2.3 trillion and investment in tax-free bonds rising by more than 4 percent to $634 billion. International stock funds rose by 5.4 percent to nearly $1.6 trillion. The data excludes exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, and mutual funds linked to variable annuity products.
“When we look at the first half of 2012, we see much of what should be expected in the second half,” Nachmany said. “Given the Federal Reserve’s current commitment to low interest rates and the lack of positive surprises in U.S. economic figures, we anticipate investors will continue to favor the relatively lower risk of bond funds over equity funds in coming months.”
Meanwhile ETFs enjoyed solid growth in June, taking in $16 billion, according to a separate Strategic Insights study, which notes that an increase of $75 billion in assets for the first half of 2012 puts U.S. ETFs on pace for their sixth consecutive year of $100 billion-plus inflows. Millionaire Corner research shows that ETFs have the most appeal among wealthy investors.
U.S. ETN and ETF assets stood at $1.18 trillion at the end of June, up from $1.06 trillion at year end, according to Strategic Insights. ETF investors show the most preference for large-cap blend, intermediate-term bond, large-cap growth, long-term bond and diversified emerging market funds.
Source: http://www.millionairecorner.com/article/risk-adverse-investors-sell-stock-mutual-funds