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Hyman's prediction. (See 1 below.)
My predictions:
The Middle East Home is burning to the ground while Obama has Kerry focusing on a whistling tea pot.
China will continue it belligerence while expanding its military capability
Both Russia and China will continue to take advantage of the vacuum Obama created when he extended his hand to radical Islam and they interpreted this as weakness. Thus, when Obama's efforts failed rather than change direction he withdrew.
The best evidence of what I have alluded to are the mounting victories of al Qaeda, the rag tag radical Islamist group Obama told us had been defeated, was no longer an effective force. Now al Qaeda has taken over two major Iraq cities Obama chose to vacate prematurely because he was prone to blame everything on GW.
Syria's Civil War has become a conduit for spreading weaponry throughout the region, most specifically Lebanon and Sudan. Iran is surely going to be allowed to go nuclear and Egypt's military has begun embracing Russian overtures. Meanwhile, Kerry presses Israel to accede to Abbas' intransigence in order for Obama to claim a diplomatic victory of Lilliputian scale and thus, draw attention away from his failed domestic programs.
Domestically, Obama will press forward on inequality, jobless benefits and immigration but he will accomplish little while blaming Republicans for their obdurateness. Why? Because Obama is incapable of political compromise. His personality was forged , in large measure, by radicals he associated with in his formative years and he is a product of affirmative action. By the latter, I mean he was promoted because of racial preference yet, lacked the talent to accomplish on his own.
He does not know how to govern only to campaign, blame others and lie.
Ah but you say he was elected to the Senate and ultimately to the presidency and then re-elected. Yes, he was able to fool the unwashed but what has he accomplished that worked after gaining office? He contradicted and/or disavowed his Senate votes over time or he was absent and his signature program is failing. Furthermore, his reputation for trustworthiness is now around his ankles. My point is, like "the Peter Principle" in short order Obama reached his level of incompetence.
Consequently, I see little being accomplished in 2014 in terms of whatever Obama intends by way of legislation. The 2014 election will serve to hold the entire political system hostage and Obama's unwillingness to work with Congress will simply heighten the barriers to progress. He will continue to exercise his use of Presidential Executive Order but even that is now beginning to be challenged, even at The Supreme Court Level.
Finally, do you see any hypocrisy in a president who blames Republicans for engaging in a war on women while he attacks Nuns for adhering to their religious dictum.
This same president imposes all kind of executive order demands on those who want to own guns and then complains Republicans want to impose hardships upon those who are asked to identify themselves when they vote by obtaining a picture ID etc..
Wake Up America and start seeing Obama as the radical bully he is!
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So you believe in a penurious government and its efficiency? (see 2 below.)
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Dick
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1)What I See Coming in 2014
Next year will be a very different year than 2013 was. Many people are expecting some sort of follow-through of the same things they saw this year. I see it differently.
The world has been licking its wounds for around six years now. And during the last couple of years, the world has put much of its money to work in very few places. Fortunately for us, one of those places was the U.S. stock market, since Europe had been in a tailspin, China was slowing down and the emerging
However, in 2014, I don't think we'll be the only game in town like we've been in the past. In fact, while I think U.S. markets could do okay, I believe that Europe, Asia and the emerging markets will finally fare much better.
China, while still experiencing bumps the road, is still seeing its growth pick back up. And as far as Europe is concerned, Germany has seen notable economic improvements and it's sure shown up lately in their currency, the euro.
So as long as China can "nip in the bud" their liquidity issues that they're experiencing right now, then I see them continuing to help pull the rest of the world along, especially much of Asia, Australia, etc.
And now that U.S. markets are getting to loftier price-earnings (P/E) ratios relative to much of the rest of the world, I believe we'll see some of the savvier institutional money roll out of many U.S. stocks and into European and Asian stocks, which trade at far lower P/E ratios.
Then, as long as these markets hold up well, I believe we'll also see money tiptoe back into the emerging markets. The emerging markets have suffered net outflows of money for a couple of years now and I think that begins to all change in 2014. That's going to help the stock markets in these emerging markets and their currencies will finally stabilize too, as the fresh money inflows begin once again.
So the good news is that the global economy appears to be on the mend and we're seeing it in improving GDP growth numbers, which track how fast economies are growing, and also in global manufacturing purchasing manufacturers' index numbers, which show the pick-up in manufacturing all over the world.
The bad part is that it's going to drive up costs for commodities during 2014. So if you're strictly a consumer of products, then this may not be such welcome news. But if you're not only a consumer, but you also
Also, so far, the dollar continues to break down. It broke a two-year uptrend line and has held below that uptrend line for months now. If that continues to hold (and I believe it will), then that will play its own part in kicking up fresh inflation, as the dollar is further diluted and commodities rise.
But just off of the increasing economic growth rates that I'm seeing all around the world, I expect to see 2014 being a bullish year for oil and oil companies.
Yes, over the last year or two, we've gotten a bit of a break through lower fuel costs, but I believe those costs will rise all throughout 2014, as more countries are seeing their economic growth pick back up, which will place a larger demand upon the supplies of fuel all over the world.
Again, if you're only a consumer of gasoline, that's not good news. But if you're a shareholder in oil companies, then it is good news to you.
So if you want to preserve and grow your wealth in 2014, invest in energy stocks like oil and natural gas companies. If you don't know which ones to get into, come follow me in the Ultimate Wealth Report and I'll show you which ones I've got my 108,000 subscribers focused on.
In addition to this, check out copper and copper stocks. I'd suggest only messing with the very largest and most fundamentally sound companies. Again, follow me in Ultimate Wealth Report if you'd like to know which one I like the best.
In other words, in 2014, make broad-based investments in things that will do well as the global economy continues to gradually improve.
Have a great 2014. Plan to have a good year. Be strategic. A well-planned year is a productive year and a happy year. Make it happen.
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