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January 3, 2009
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This week is a 2 part program with the first segment a technical annual review of the S&P 500 Index, Crude Oil, Gold, the US Dollar, and some answers for questions from our listeners. George also has a football analogy to share. Comments on the recent geopolitical moves involving natural gas supplies to the Ukraine & Eastern European countries, and Gazprom, Russia's state gas monopoly exporter.
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George's market comments brought to you by George's Investment Strategy Newsletter. In the last segment of today's show is our Market Comments and seismic activity update concerning the Yellowstone park area.
Music provided by PodSafe Music Network: Just to See Your Smile by Alex Whitmore, Never Got Her Number by Alistair Christi and Back to Me by Dewveall
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December 27, 2008
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We've got another informative show this week, starting with questions from our listeners. George responds to some chat board commentary picked up on the web, and we put together a 10,000 piece jigsaw puzzle.
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Our second segment of the program is the third and final installment of “The Search for Black Gold”. George explains oil refinery processes and what it takes to get gasoline to your car.
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George's market comments brought to you by George's Investment Strategy Newsletter.
Music provided by PodSafe Music Network: Just to See Your Smile by Alex Whitmore, Never Got Her Number by Alistair Christi and Back to Me by Dewveall
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December 20, 2008
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This week our guest Gail Tverberg, of Tverberg Actuarial Services joins us in the first segment of our program to discuss the close connection between economic growth and the ability to pay back debt with interest. Gail is a frequent contributor, under the pen name “Gail the Actuary”, to the energy website The Oil Drum. In the second part of this segment George and Duane discuss the International Energy Agency's recent energy report.
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George continues with the second installment of “The Search for Black Gold” and explains what it takes to drill an oil well.
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George's market comments brought to you by George's Investment Strategy Newsletter.
Music provided by PodSafe Music Network: Just to See Your Smile by Alex Whitmore, Never Got Her Number by Alistair Christi and Back to Me by Dewveall
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December 12, 2008
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We are hearing much about interest rates and the negative rate of return in Treasury instruments on financial news television this past week and we want to present our scenario and what that really means to you as an investor. Please refer to the charts on this week's free No Bull Report. Just in case you have not seen it yet you can access it HERE.
Second Segment: George kicks off the first part in a series of several weeks, “The Search for Black Gold”.
Third Segment: George's market comments brought to you by George's Investment Strategy Newsletter.
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December 6, 2008
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George and Duane discuss the ramification of near future crude oil supply disruptions brought on by the current financial crisis. George also comments on the temporary suspension of Canada's Parliament.
Second Segment: In our second segment Bill Murphy of GATA and Le Metroploe Cafe joins us with updates on GATA and the gold price suppression scheme.
Third Segment: George's market comments brought to you by George's Investment Strategy Newsletter.
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November 29, 2008
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This week, our program takes on a bit different format than in previous weeks. A geopolitical theme, discussing Yen valued bonds, the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India and also some discussion on Somali pirates taking command of ships in International waterways.
Second Segment: George's market comments brought to you by George's Strategy Newsletter.
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November 22, 2008
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Rob Kirby of Kirby Analytics joins George to discuss Peak Oil in the first segment of our program today.
Second Segment: The third installment of our Peak Oil series covers shortages of supply and solutions that may solve the problem.
Third Segment: George's market comments brought to you by George's Strategy Newsletter.
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November 15, 2008
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The first segment of our program today covers precious metals and why they should be a part of an investment portfolio. The artificial strength in the US Dollar has brought recent weakness to the commodity complex. An historic primmer on global leadership. And a visit from Ike Iosiff where he provides his technical perspective to Gold, Oil, and the US Dollar. Comments on the Derivatives and the energy complex round out the first segment.
Second Segment: The second segment of our Peak Oil series covers energy consumption and begs to question where all of the additional projected BTU's will come from.
Third Segment: George's market comments brought to you by George's Strategy Newsletter.
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In the first segment of our show George explains his investing strategy by providing listeners with his insightful perspectives, as he explains the fundamental reasoning behind today's investing opportunities.
The first of a three part series begins with the second segment of our program in which George presents the elements that underpin Peak Oil, and how production no longer keeps pace with consumption.