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November "Letter From America" in Investment International by Market Commentary From Charles Lewis Sizemore, CFA on Oct 18, 2009This month in Investment International, we critique the recent G20 meeting in Pittsburgh and revisit our comments from April, when that organization originally laid out its ambitious agenda to "fix" the global economy.To view the article, follow this...
October "Letter From America" in Investment International by Market Commentary From Charles Lewis Sizemore, CFA on Sep 27, 2009This month in Investment International, we consider the one-year anniversary of the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy, the event that sent the housing bust into an outright panic.To view the article, follow this link: "An Anniversary We'd Like to Forget"Go...
September 2009 "Letter From America" In Investment International by Market Commentary From Charles Lewis Sizemore, CFA on Sep 2, 2009This month in Investment International, I take a hard look at President Obama's proposed health reforms, aka "ObamaCare." To view the article, follow this link: "ObamaCare: What's the Story?"Go to Page 7Charles Lewis Sizemore, CFAwww.charlessizemore...
July 2009 "Letter From America" In Investment International by Market Commentary From Charles Lewis Sizemore, CFA on Jul 27, 2009This month in Investment International, I consider the financial scandals that have wreaked so much havoc on the U.S. financial markets and destroyed the trust of many investors. At the top of the list, naturally, is the Bernie Madoff scandal -- the...
June 2009 "Letter From America" In Investment International by Market Commentary From Charles Lewis Sizemore, CFA on Jun 28, 2009This month, I give a mid-year "report card" on the state of the U.S. economy. Based on recent economic releases, I give the country a "C+"; not good but passing. Retail sales and housing starts remain exceptionally weak, but the rate of decline ha...
June 2009 "Letter From America" In Investment International by Market Commentary From Charles Lewis Sizemore, CFA on Jun 28, 2009This month, I give a mid-year "report card" on the state of the U.S. economy. Based on recent economic releases, I give the country a "C+"; not good but passing. Retail sales and housing starts remain exceptionally weak, but the rate of decline ha...
May 2009 Feature Article in Investment International by Market Commentary From Charles Lewis Sizemore, CFA on May 28, 2009In the May issue we ask, "Is the American Republic Becoming a People's Republic?" We take a long, hard look at the state of economic freedom in America and its potential effects. In particular, we take aim at the Heroes Act of 2008--one of the m...
May 2009 Feature Article in Investment International by Market Commentary From Charles Lewis Sizemore, CFA on May 28, 2009In the May issue we ask, "Is the American Republic Becoming a People's Republic?" We take a long, hard look at the state of economic freedom in America and its potential effects. In particular, we take aim at the Heroes Act of 2008--one of the m...
April 2009 Feature Article in Investment International by Market Commentary From Charles Lewis Sizemore, CFA on May 4, 2009In the April issue, We reflect on the G20 meeting--the most anticipated international summit in years--and discuss its potential effects on offshore savings and investment and on client privacy.Link to Investment International (Go to Page 7)Charles...
April 2009 Feature Article in Investment International by Market Commentary From Charles Lewis Sizemore, CFA on May 4, 2009In the April issue, We reflect on the G20 meeting--the most anticipated international summit in years--and discuss its potential effects on offshore savings and investment and on client privacy.Link to Investment International (Go to Page 7)Charles...
