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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:26:45 GMT--><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>National Articles</title><link>http://www.eworldvu.com/national/</link><description></description><lastBuildDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 15:00:39 +0000</lastBuildDate><copyright></copyright><language>en-US</language><generator>Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</generator><item><title>The Price Of U.S. Debt After QE2 Ends.</title><category>Investment</category><category>National-Business</category><category>bill gross</category><category>bond king</category><category>debt</category><category>finance</category><category>inflation</category><category>pimco</category><category>qe2</category><category>quantitative easing</category><category>rising interest rates</category><category>treasury securities</category><category>united states</category><dc:creator>Jim Smith</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 12:08:35 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.eworldvu.com/national/2011/4/8/the-price-of-us-debt-after-qe2-ends.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">153901:1430227:11090599</guid><description><![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.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.eworldvu.com/national/rss-comments-entry-11090599.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>A Real Estate Investment Trust For Long Term Gains</title><category>Investment</category><category>Investment</category><category>economic recovery</category><category>price inflation</category><category>real estate investment trust</category><category>reit</category><category>total return</category><category>winthrop realty</category><dc:creator>Jim Smith</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2011 17:28:57 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.eworldvu.com/national/2011/4/2/a-real-estate-investment-trust-for-long-term-gains.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">153901:1430227:11027774</guid><description><![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.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.eworldvu.com/national/rss-comments-entry-11027774.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Cisco Systems Is A Stock To Buy Now</title><category>Investment</category><category>balance sheet</category><category>cisco systems</category><category>cloud computing</category><category>internet</category><category>margins</category><dc:creator>Jim Smith</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:40:43 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.eworldvu.com/national/2011/2/15/cisco-systems-is-a-stock-to-buy-now.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">153901:1430227:10491268</guid><description><![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.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.eworldvu.com/national/rss-comments-entry-10491268.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Stock Market - Sell Today And Not In May</title><category>Investment</category><category>covered calls</category><category>economic stimulus</category><category>federal reserve</category><category>middle east</category><category>price inflation</category><category>qe2</category><category>stock</category><category>trading</category><category>unemployment</category><dc:creator>Jim Smith</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 23:54:46 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.eworldvu.com/national/2011/2/12/stock-market-sell-today-and-not-in-may.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">153901:1430227:10462972</guid><description><![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.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.eworldvu.com/national/rss-comments-entry-10462972.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Foreign Exchange is Both a Simple and Complex Notion</title><category>Investment</category><category>central bankers</category><category>currency trading</category><category>forex trading</category><dc:creator>Jim Smith</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 22:15:14 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.eworldvu.com/national/2011/2/11/foreign-exchange-is-both-a-simple-and-complex-notion.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">153901:1430227:10452124</guid><description><![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.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.eworldvu.com/national/rss-comments-entry-10452124.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Teva Pharmaceutical Is On Sale</title><category>Investment</category><category>drug</category><category>generics</category><category>health</category><category>pharaceutical</category><category>pipeline</category><category>teva</category><dc:creator>Jim Smith</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 00:13:59 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.eworldvu.com/national/2010/12/19/teva-pharmaceutical-is-on-sale.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">153901:1430227:9775837</guid><description><![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.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.eworldvu.com/national/rss-comments-entry-9775837.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Winthrop Realty Trust For Long Term Total Return</title><category>Investment</category><category>Investment</category><category>fed</category><category>finance</category><category>inflation</category><category>real estate investment trust</category><category>reit</category><category>winthrop realty trust</category><dc:creator>Jim Smith</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 Oct 2010 21:53:39 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.eworldvu.com/national/2010/10/24/winthrop-realty-trust-for-long-term-total-return.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">153901:1430227:9274339</guid><description><![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]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.eworldvu.com/national/rss-comments-entry-9274339.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Exxon Mobil Is The Energy Stock To Own</title><category>Investment</category><category>Investment</category><category>bp</category><category>deepwater</category><category>environment</category><category>exxonmobil</category><category>finance</category><category>gulf oil spill</category><category>transocan</category><dc:creator>Jim Smith</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:08:01 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.eworldvu.com/national/2010/6/8/exxon-mobil-is-the-energy-stock-to-own.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">153901:1430227:7899642</guid><description><![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.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.eworldvu.com/national/rss-comments-entry-7899642.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>2010 First Quarter Update - Model Retirement Portfolio</title><category>Investment</category><category>bank of america</category><category>dividend</category><category>finance</category><category>general electric</category><category>growth</category><category>pepsico</category><category>portfolio</category><category>retirement</category><dc:creator>Jim Smith</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:44:43 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.eworldvu.com/national/2010/4/26/2010-first-quarter-update-model-retirement-portfolio.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">153901:1430227:7448394</guid><description><![CDATA[The Model Retirement Portfolio did very well and produced a total return of over 7% in the first quarter of 2010.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.eworldvu.com/national/rss-comments-entry-7448394.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>2010 First Quarter Update - Model Growth Portfolio</title><category>Investment</category><category>Investment</category><category>bank of america</category><category>economy</category><category>equity</category><category>flour</category><category>ge</category><category>growth</category><dc:creator>Jim Smith</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:56:30 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.eworldvu.com/national/2010/4/15/2010-first-quarter-update-model-growth-portfolio.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">153901:1430227:7350495</guid><description><![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]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.eworldvu.com/national/rss-comments-entry-7350495.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>April Stock Of The Month - Imperial Sugar</title><category>Investment</category><category>Investment</category><category>fire</category><category>georgia</category><category>imperial sugar</category><category>insurance</category><category>refinary</category><category>sugar</category><category>workmans compensation</category><dc:creator>Jim Smith</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:36:57 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.eworldvu.com/national/2010/4/8/april-stock-of-the-month-imperial-sugar.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">153901:1430227:7267308</guid><description><![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.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.eworldvu.com/national/rss-comments-entry-7267308.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Equity Dividends In A Retirement Portfolio</title><category>Investment</category><category>bonds</category><category>dividend</category><category>equity</category><category>federal reserve</category><category>finance</category><category>inflation</category><category>interest rates</category><category>investing</category><category>retirement plans</category><dc:creator>Jim Smith</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:17:10 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.eworldvu.com/national/2010/3/23/equity-dividends-in-a-retirement-portfolio.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">153901:1430227:7103435</guid><description><![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.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.eworldvu.com/national/rss-comments-entry-7103435.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Fed Printing Press Puts The Currency At Risk</title><category>Investment</category><category>commodity</category><category>economy</category><category>eft</category><category>fed</category><category>federal reserve</category><category>gold</category><category>ipo</category><category>printing money</category><category>silver trust</category><category>sprott</category><dc:creator>Jim Smith</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:52:43 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.eworldvu.com/national/2010/3/16/fed-printing-press-puts-the-currency-at-risk.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">153901:1430227:7033866</guid><description><![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....]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.eworldvu.com/national/rss-comments-entry-7033866.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Pfizer Has Fallen But Will Get Back Up</title><category>Investment</category><category>buy and hold</category><category>drugs</category><category>finance</category><category>lipitor</category><category>merger</category><category>pfizer</category><category>stock</category><category>wyeth</category><dc:creator>Jim Smith</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:19:46 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.eworldvu.com/national/2010/3/7/pfizer-has-fallen-but-will-get-back-up.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">153901:1430227:6934136</guid><description><![CDATA[Ten years ago many of the the financial pundits were glowing about the future prospects of the world's largest drugmaker.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.eworldvu.com/national/rss-comments-entry-6934136.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Vodafone - A Good Call For A Retirement Portfolio</title><category>Investment</category><category>Investment</category><category>emerging</category><category>finance</category><category>retirment</category><category>telecommunications</category><category>verizon</category><category>vodaphone</category><category>wireless</category><dc:creator>Jim Smith</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:58:02 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.eworldvu.com/national/2010/3/1/vodafone-a-good-call-for-a-retirement-portfolio.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">153901:1430227:6877022</guid><description><![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.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.eworldvu.com/national/rss-comments-entry-6877022.xml</wfw:commentRss></item></channel></rss>
