The Investment World Is Changing

The Investment World Is Changing - Are You?

In our first issue of the TREND letter in March of 2002, we stated that we about to embark on a "monumental shift of wealth, from the West to the East." We talked then about the emerging power of China, India and Russia.

To be successful in this current investment world, it is no longer simply a matter of buying some mutal funds and hoping it all works out. We are in a global investment world and those who understand that new world will be successful; while those that do not - will not.

Our formula is really quite simple, we maximize our profits and minimize our losses. We identify new bull markets and invest in them early. We always set a Sell Stop when we buy a stock. As the stock moves up, we will sell a portion on temporary tops to reduce our exposure. As the stock moves up, we may raise our sell stop. During a correction or pull back we will often add to our position that are still in long term uptrends. We simply ride the bull market to the top. When we see the mass media and the mass investors take notice of our new bull market, we start to prepare to get out of that sector. Our goal is to get in with in 20% of the bottom and out within 20% of the top.

Having an investment strategy is crucial to you being a successful investor. It should not be acceptable for stock market investors to just survive in the world of investment - yet for so many, survival is as good as it gets. The TREND letter (TTL) has been created as a key weapon in your investment arsenal to not just survive, but to truly prosper in this often confusing world of wins and loses, up and down trends, bull and bear markets.

The performance of our open positions since we started publishing the TREND letter is in the column on the right. We include results for the Dow Industrials, Nasdaq and S&P 500 for your reference. To view the performance of our closed trades click here.

We present the TREND letter as a supplement to your present stock market investment strategy. Use it as a benchmark of stock market factors that will save you time and give you some excellent perspective as to where the market is going. And where the stock market is going is where the profits for the investor reside. All too often investors are celebrating past victories or mourning past losses - yet it is what happens tomorrow and beyond that the successful investor is paying attention to. The successful investor is not the one who follows the herd, he leads it. "When the herd is heading one way, the smart investor is looking for another way."

Take control of your investment future and make it a successful one. Never lose track of the fact that you are investing your money, so ensure that you have the tools required to make good decisions when investing your money. The TREND letter is one of the tools that you need. Use it as it is designed, as a reference of information that you simply do not have the time nor the knowledge to research.

With each edition of the TREND letter & Flash Report, we will tell you what we see happening in the markets; what our investment strategy is; what stocks we are buying and selling; and we tell you why we are doing what we are doign. Your responsibility is to read the information, understand the information, then make the decision that best suits your investment philosophy.

You will not make money on every investment that you make, but if you use The TREND letter, your chances of being very successful increase dramatically.

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Fed Officials Agree That Next Move Will Be Rate Increase
Federal Reserve officials agreed at their meeting this month that their next move in interest rates will be to raise them, while reaching no conclusion on the timing of such a decision, records of the gathering show. Bloomberg

JP Morgan Takes $600 Million Writedown In Fannie & Freddie Preferred Stock
JP Morgan Chase estimated that its holdings of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac preferred stock lost about half of their value the third quarter now underway, according to a regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. JP Morgan says it owns preferred shares of Fannie and Freddie with a $1.2 billion par value that has been written down by $600 million. Dealbreaker

Bond Fundraising Costs Soar
Many banks and companies are paying more to raise money in the bond markets than at any time since the recession in the early 1990s amid signs that the financial crisis is deepening. FT

Fannie,Freedie Woes Vex Experts and Leave US With Hard Choices
SOME OF THE nation's top economists figure the government's response to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has come to a critical turning point: They expect Treasury will be forced to inject funds into the two firms, but they're not sure whether pulling the trigger will be enough to bolster the sagging economy. WSJ

Gold Reserves More Important Than Before - Bundesbank
Germany's Bundesbank on Friday rejected calls that it should sell some of its gold reserves to help boost the slowing German economy, telling Reuters financial and political uncertainty make the reserves even more important than before. Guradian

Inflation Hitting US Workers Hardest
Consumer prices are rising at their fastest pace in more than a decade in both the U.S. and the euro zone. But it's affecting workers on the two sides of the Atlantic in very different ways.. WSJ

Fannie, Freddie Shares Hit 18 Year Low On Bailout Fears
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shares plunged to their lowest levels in almost 20 years on Wednesday, while the mortgage companies' bonds rallied on the belief that an increasingly likely government bailout would wipe out shareholders but secure their massive debt. REUTERS

Fed Acted On Lehman Rumor
In an apparent attempt to prevent a repeat of the cascading rumors that helped sink Bear Stearns Cos., the Federal Reserve last month quietly called one major bank to see if it had pulled a credit line from Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., people familiar with the matter said. Bloomberg

In Sharp Turnaround, McCain Takes Lead
In a sharp turnaround, Republican John McCain has opened a 5-point lead on Democrat Barack Obama in the U.S. presidential race and is seen as a stronger manager of the economy, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday. REUTERS

Former IMF Chief Economist Says Large US Bank to Collapse
The worst of the global financial crisis is yet to come and a large U.S. bank will fail in the next few months as the world's biggest economy hits further troubles, former IMF chief economist Kenneth Rogoff said on Tuesday.Herald Tribune

Bernanke Tries to Define Which Institutions Fed Will Let Fail
Ben S. Bernanke is still trying to define which financial institutions it's safe to let fail. The longer it takes him to decide, the tougher the decision becomes. Bloomberg
US Foreclosures Rise 55%, Bank Seizures Up 184%
Banks repossessed almost three times as many U.S. homes in July than a year earlier and the number of properties at risk of foreclosure jumped 55 percent as falling prices made it harder to sell or refinance. Bloomberg
Al-Qaeda Said to Use Regional Strife to Tighten Grip in Pakistan
Al-Qaeda has exploited recent political turmoil in Pakistan to strengthen its foothold along the country's border with Afghanistan, a top U.S. counterterrorism official said yesterday in an assessment that also warned of a heightened risk of attack during the upcoming U.S. election season. Washington Post
One Third Of New Owners Owe More Than House Is Worth
Almost one-third of U.S. homeowners who bought in the last five years now owe more on their mortgages than their properties are worth, according to Zillow.com, an Internet provider of home valuations.Bloomberg
Mortgage Trouble Reaches Big Credit Unions
Five of the nation's largest credit unions are reporting big paper losses on mortgage-related securities, a sign that housing-market distress is spreading even to the most risk-averse financial sectors. WSJ
US July Deficit Rises To Record On Rebates
The U.S. budget deficit widened to a record for July as tax rebates boosted government spending, a slower economy cut revenue and regulators covered insured deposits at failed banks. Bloomberg
Bank Subprime Losses Top $500 Billion On WriteDowns
Banks' losses from the U.S. subprime crisis and the ensuing credit crunch crossed the $500 billion mark as writedowns spread to more asset types. Bloomberg
US Jobless Rate At 6 Year High
The number of Americans filing first- time claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week to the highest level in six years, signaling the labor market continues to weaken. Bloomberg

Portfolios	% Gain
Conservative	+123.25%
Moderate	+211.18%
Aggressive	+84.02%
China Factor	+289.44%
Value Stocks	+235.43%
Oil & Gas	+168.79%
Dow Jones Ind	+10.59%
Nasdaq	+26.45%
S&P 500 Index	+11.33%

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