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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:27:37 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>National Articles</title><subtitle>National Articles</subtitle><id>http://www.eworldvu.com/national/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://www.eworldvu.com/national/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.eworldvu.com/national/atom.xml"/><updated>2011-04-08T15:00:39Z</updated><generator uri="http://www.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>The Price Of U.S. Debt After QE2 Ends.</title><category term="Investment"/><category term="National-Business "/><category term="bill gross"/><category term="bond king"/><category term="debt"/><category term="finance"/><category term="inflation"/><category term="pimco"/><category term="qe2"/><category term="quantitative easing"/><category term="rising interest rates"/><category term="treasury securities"/><category term="united states"/><id>http://www.eworldvu.com/national/2011/4/8/the-price-of-us-debt-after-qe2-ends.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.eworldvu.com/national/2011/4/8/the-price-of-us-debt-after-qe2-ends.html"/><author><name>Jim Smith</name></author><published>2011-04-08T12:08:35Z</published><updated>2011-04-08T12:08:35Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[Bill Gross is widely recognized as the Bond King due to his incredible ability to outperform the major bond indices. For more than two decades his talent has become legendary.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>A Real Estate Investment Trust For Long Term Gains</title><category term="Investment"/><category term="Investment"/><category term="economic recovery"/><category term="price inflation"/><category term="real estate investment trust"/><category term="reit"/><category term="total return"/><category term="winthrop realty"/><id>http://www.eworldvu.com/national/2011/4/2/a-real-estate-investment-trust-for-long-term-gains.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.eworldvu.com/national/2011/4/2/a-real-estate-investment-trust-for-long-term-gains.html"/><author><name>Jim Smith</name></author><published>2011-04-02T17:28:57Z</published><updated>2011-04-02T17:28:57Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[A real estate investment trust or REIT is a tax designation for a corporate entity investing in real estate that reduces or eliminates corporate income taxes.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Cisco Systems Is A Stock To Buy Now</title><category term="Investment"/><category term="balance sheet"/><category term="cisco systems"/><category term="cloud computing"/><category term="internet"/><category term="margins"/><id>http://www.eworldvu.com/national/2011/2/15/cisco-systems-is-a-stock-to-buy-now.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.eworldvu.com/national/2011/2/15/cisco-systems-is-a-stock-to-buy-now.html"/><author><name>Jim Smith</name></author><published>2011-02-15T17:40:43Z</published><updated>2011-02-15T17:40:43Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[The stock of this technology leader has been crushed. From a price of around 22 dollars a share a couple of weeks ago to the current price below 19.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Stock Market - Sell Today And Not In May</title><category term="Investment"/><category term="covered calls"/><category term="economic stimulus"/><category term="federal reserve"/><category term="middle east"/><category term="price inflation"/><category term="qe2"/><category term="stock"/><category term="trading"/><category term="unemployment"/><id>http://www.eworldvu.com/national/2011/2/12/stock-market-sell-today-and-not-in-may.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.eworldvu.com/national/2011/2/12/stock-market-sell-today-and-not-in-may.html"/><author><name>Jim Smith</name></author><published>2011-02-12T23:54:46Z</published><updated>2011-02-12T23:54:46Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[The most difficult decision in equity investing is the determination of when to sell a holding. There are many different things to consider not the least of which is the current value of the company and the future direction of the stock market as a whole.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Foreign Exchange is Both a Simple and Complex Notion</title><category term="Investment"/><category term="central bankers"/><category term="currency trading"/><category term="forex trading"/><id>http://www.eworldvu.com/national/2011/2/11/foreign-exchange-is-both-a-simple-and-complex-notion.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.eworldvu.com/national/2011/2/11/foreign-exchange-is-both-a-simple-and-complex-notion.html"/><author><name>Jim Smith</name></author><published>2011-02-11T22:15:14Z</published><updated>2011-02-11T22:15:14Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[The forex trading market is the largest and most liquid market in the world. Daily volume exceeds $4 trillion and is growing, but no one anticipated this level of growth when the major currencies were allowed to “float” in the seventies.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Teva Pharmaceutical Is On Sale</title><category term="Investment"/><category term="drug"/><category term="generics"/><category term="health"/><category term="pharaceutical"/><category term="pipeline"/><category term="teva"/><id>http://www.eworldvu.com/national/2010/12/19/teva-pharmaceutical-is-on-sale.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.eworldvu.com/national/2010/12/19/teva-pharmaceutical-is-on-sale.html"/><author><name>Jim Smith</name></author><published>2010-12-20T00:13:59Z</published><updated>2010-12-20T00:13:59Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[In the world of big Pharma the next few years is now known as the drug patent cliff.  The biggest drug companies in the world will have many of their best selling drugs coming off patent protection.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Winthrop Realty Trust For Long Term Total Return</title><category term="Investment"/><category term="Investment"/><category term="fed"/><category term="finance"/><category term="inflation"/><category term="real estate investment trust"/><category term="reit"/><category term="winthrop realty trust"/><id>http://www.eworldvu.com/national/2010/10/24/winthrop-realty-trust-for-long-term-total-return.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.eworldvu.com/national/2010/10/24/winthrop-realty-trust-for-long-term-total-return.html"/><author><name>Jim Smith</name></author><published>2010-10-24T21:53:39Z</published><updated>2010-10-24T21:53:39Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[Winthrop Realty Trust (fur) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) based in Boston. The purpose of the company according to their website is to engage in the business of owning and operating real property and real estate related assets]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Exxon Mobil Is The Energy Stock To Own</title><category term="Investment"/><category term="Investment"/><category term="bp"/><category term="deepwater"/><category term="environment"/><category term="exxonmobil"/><category term="finance"/><category term="gulf oil spill"/><category term="transocan"/><id>http://www.eworldvu.com/national/2010/6/8/exxon-mobil-is-the-energy-stock-to-own.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.eworldvu.com/national/2010/6/8/exxon-mobil-is-the-energy-stock-to-own.html"/><author><name>Jim Smith</name></author><published>2010-06-08T11:08:01Z</published><updated>2010-06-08T11:08:01Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil Corporation is a manufacturer and marketer of commodity petrochemicals, including olefins, aromatics, polyethylene and polypropylene plastics and a range of specialty products.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>2010 First Quarter Update - Model Retirement Portfolio</title><category term="Investment"/><category term="bank of america"/><category term="dividend"/><category term="finance"/><category term="general electric"/><category term="growth"/><category term="pepsico"/><category term="portfolio"/><category term="retirement"/><id>http://www.eworldvu.com/national/2010/4/26/2010-first-quarter-update-model-retirement-portfolio.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.eworldvu.com/national/2010/4/26/2010-first-quarter-update-model-retirement-portfolio.html"/><author><name>Jim Smith</name></author><published>2010-04-26T13:44:43Z</published><updated>2010-04-26T13:44:43Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[The Model Retirement Portfolio did very well and produced a total return of over 7% in the first quarter of 2010.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>2010 First Quarter Update - Model Growth Portfolio</title><category term="Investment"/><category term="Investment"/><category term="bank of america"/><category term="economy"/><category term="equity"/><category term="flour"/><category term="ge"/><category term="growth"/><id>http://www.eworldvu.com/national/2010/4/15/2010-first-quarter-update-model-growth-portfolio.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.eworldvu.com/national/2010/4/15/2010-first-quarter-update-model-growth-portfolio.html"/><author><name>Jim Smith</name></author><published>2010-04-15T13:56:30Z</published><updated>2010-04-15T13:56:30Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[The Model Growth Portfolio performed very well in the last three months. The return was nearly 13% as of April 15, 2010 and that would project to more than 50% on an annual basis]]></summary></entry><entry><title>April Stock Of The Month - Imperial Sugar</title><category term="Investment"/><category term="Investment"/><category term="fire"/><category term="georgia"/><category term="imperial sugar"/><category term="insurance"/><category term="refinary"/><category term="sugar"/><category term="workmans compensation"/><id>http://www.eworldvu.com/national/2010/4/8/april-stock-of-the-month-imperial-sugar.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.eworldvu.com/national/2010/4/8/april-stock-of-the-month-imperial-sugar.html"/><author><name>Jim Smith</name></author><published>2010-04-08T14:36:57Z</published><updated>2010-04-08T14:36:57Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[If you like a stock with a high risk/high reward profile, our stock of the month selection for April 2010, Imperial Sugar (IPSU) may be the perfect choice for you.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Equity Dividends In A Retirement Portfolio</title><category term="Investment"/><category term="bonds"/><category term="dividend"/><category term="equity"/><category term="federal reserve"/><category term="finance"/><category term="inflation"/><category term="interest rates"/><category term="investing"/><category term="retirement plans"/><id>http://www.eworldvu.com/national/2010/3/23/equity-dividends-in-a-retirement-portfolio.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.eworldvu.com/national/2010/3/23/equity-dividends-in-a-retirement-portfolio.html"/><author><name>Jim Smith</name></author><published>2010-03-23T13:17:10Z</published><updated>2010-03-23T13:17:10Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[Normally, long term bonds provide an important source of income for a retirement portfolio. However, as can be seen from the financial events of the last few years, these are not normal times.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Fed Printing Press Puts The Currency At Risk</title><category term="Investment"/><category term="commodity"/><category term="economy"/><category term="eft"/><category term="fed"/><category term="federal reserve"/><category term="gold"/><category term="ipo"/><category term="printing money"/><category term="silver trust"/><category term="sprott"/><id>http://www.eworldvu.com/national/2010/3/16/fed-printing-press-puts-the-currency-at-risk.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.eworldvu.com/national/2010/3/16/fed-printing-press-puts-the-currency-at-risk.html"/><author><name>Jim Smith</name></author><published>2010-03-16T13:52:43Z</published><updated>2010-03-16T13:52:43Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[Economist Nouriel Roubini put the current risk to the United States economy in perspective when he recently said: "A near-depression was avoided through a massive monetary and financial stimulus....]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Pfizer Has Fallen But Will Get Back Up</title><category term="Investment"/><category term="buy and hold"/><category term="drugs"/><category term="finance"/><category term="lipitor"/><category term="merger"/><category term="pfizer"/><category term="stock"/><category term="wyeth"/><id>http://www.eworldvu.com/national/2010/3/7/pfizer-has-fallen-but-will-get-back-up.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.eworldvu.com/national/2010/3/7/pfizer-has-fallen-but-will-get-back-up.html"/><author><name>Jim Smith</name></author><published>2010-03-07T13:19:46Z</published><updated>2010-03-07T13:19:46Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[Ten years ago many of the the financial pundits were glowing about the future prospects of the world's largest drugmaker.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Vodafone - A Good Call For A Retirement Portfolio</title><category term="Investment"/><category term="Investment"/><category term="emerging"/><category term="finance"/><category term="retirment"/><category term="telecommunications"/><category term="verizon"/><category term="vodaphone"/><category term="wireless"/><id>http://www.eworldvu.com/national/2010/3/1/vodafone-a-good-call-for-a-retirement-portfolio.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.eworldvu.com/national/2010/3/1/vodafone-a-good-call-for-a-retirement-portfolio.html"/><author><name>Jim Smith</name></author><published>2010-03-01T17:58:02Z</published><updated>2010-03-01T17:58:02Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[The problem with traditional phone companies is that the landline telephone business is an ongoing drag on earnings since it is in a state of decline while the wireless business provides much of the subscriber growth.]]></summary></entry></feed>
