Ninety-Nine Years of Evil
Today is the 99th anniversary of the signing of the 16th Amendment to the Constitution. It enshrined into law an idea that stands in total contradiction to the driving force behind the American Revolution and the whole idea of freedom itself.

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It’s Not Enough To Like A Company, It’s All About Valuation (AMZN, LNKD)
I’m sure you’ve heard such things before:
“Look for companies that you know and do business, look at how well they are doing and then make stock purchases on that basis”

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The Revolution of 1913
Readers will scarcely have given any thought to the fact that they have never lived in the system of government argued for by Madison, Jay, and Hamilton in the Federalist Papers.

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Ford (F) Halted, Reinstates Dividend
Thought when Ford (F) was halted it might be news of CEO Mulally announcing retirement, which has been in the local papers as rumor. Instead Ford has reinstated their dividend after many lean years.
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- Ford to pay a quarterly dividend of 5 cents per share
- Business performance and balance sheet improvements allow Ford to resume regular payments
- Dividend begins at level sustainable through economic cycles

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Initial Jobless Claims Fall, US Dollar Gains
Focus on other data, and risk aversion, in the FX market
Initial jobless claims fell last week, but the news isn't spurring risk appetite. Instead, forex traders are focusing on other news right now.
11 Things You May Not Know About Retirement Accounts
This is a guest post from Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the adviser for The Motley Fool’s Rule Your Retirement service. Robert contributes one new article to Get Rich Slowly every two weeks, and photocopies his face and other body parts.

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How to Analyze an Asset
Those of us familiar with trading know that there are two main schools of thought, fundamental analysis and technical analysis. Fundamental analysis relies on looking at the facts behind an asset’s performance. These factors include any data or information that is publicly available regarding the asset. For a company’s share of stock this might include the company’s earnings per share projection or its quarterly profit/loss results. On the other hand, there is technical analysis. This information typically is made up of information that can be determined by a charting package.
What's Not to Like in Portland?
Portland General Electric (POR: NYSE) is priced to yield 4.3% on its quarterly dividend. That is definitely something to like in a world where interest rates are at record low levels. A low beta of 0.50 makes the risk of equity ownership palatable even for a risk averse investor. Although POR is trading near its 52-week high, it’s trailing price earnings ratio of 13.2 is slightly below the average for electric utilities. Nice dividend, low risk, slightly below fair price.

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Genuine Parts (GPC)
Hello Friends! Thanks so much for stopping by and visiting my blog, Stock Picks Bob's Advice! As always, please remember that I am an amateur investor, so please remember to consult with your professional investment advisers prior to making any investment decisions based on this website.

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Stealth Savings: Sneaky Ways to Fatten Your Account
This post is from GRS staff writer Donna Freedman. Donna writes a personal finance column for MSN Money, and writes about frugality and intentional living at Surviving And Thriving.
Have trouble saving money? Time for some mind games.

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