Here's why it might be a good idea to consider borrowing Swiss francs. I've recently made two large moves in my portfolio that you should be aware of now. In March of this year I outlined how my portfolio was diversified. http://www.garyascott.com/archives/2003/03/28/793/ At that time: 36% was in US dollar CDs, bonds and [...] [Read Portfolio Update]

Posted on 31 July 2003.

Many of our messages over past months have focused on how to cash in the wellness industry and on how to sidestep controllers who manipulate us. We have talked about how to avoid and unmask these through Sharing Power. Suddenly (or not so suddenly) these two components of life have crossed. The controllers are [...] [Read Serious trouble from the Controllers]

Posted on 29 July 2003.

What's happening? The answer to this offers valuable social, economic, business and investing lessons we can all profit from now. Of the many publications Merri and I read one is USA Today because it is the largest circulation paper in the U.S. I don't like the paper a lot but from it I know what the [...] [Read Profits & Prophets Revealed]

Posted on 28 July 2003.

The last nine messages have reviewed how to find opportunity in the wellness industry. The U.S. equity market is in a 15 year downward cycle. When this cycle turns upwards again the big winners will be technologies and businesses that form the next economic wave. I believe that [...] [Read Healthy Investing=Wealth #11: Death of Stillness]

Posted on 24 July 2003.

We are in the fifth year of a ten to 15 year bear cycle. This is a natural cycle that has been going on for 100 years and will be followed by a 12 to 20 year bull cycle. Such is the nature of things. Each of these cycles begins when some new technology changes the [...] [Read Healthy Investing=Wealth #10]

Posted on 23 July 2003.

We saw yesterday that the wellness industry is growing in two sectors. These sectors are the natural and scientific. In the scientific field some of the fast growing sectors are cosmetic plastic surgery, cosmetic dermatology (such as botox) voluntary eye surgery, (such as lasik, etc.), genetic engineering (sex selection and fertility enhancement), cosmetic and reconstructive [...] [Read Healthy Investing=Wealth #9]

Posted on 22 July 2003.

Recent messages have reviewed opportunity in the wellness industry. The U.S. equity market is in a 15 year downward cycle. When this cycle turns upwards again the big winners will be technologies and businesses that form the next economic wave. I believe that wellness will form a major part of that wave. In fact economist and [...] [Read Healthy Investing=Wealth #7]

Posted on 18 July 2003.

Recent messages have reviewed opportunity in the wellness industry. We can see the power of this idea is confirmed in many, many ways. Take, for example, how the Canadian publisher of the latest Harry Potter book worked with conservation groups to produce an ancient forest friendly edition of the Order of the Phoenix. The marketing story [...] [Read Healthy Investing=Wealth #6]

Posted on 17 July 2003.

Recent messages have looked at why investing in the health revolution makes sense. Yesterday's message reviewed how this trend is in full bloom, how big business is diluting the bandwagon and one place to watch for the next opportunity beyond organic to rise. Today's message reviews a second place to watch for and cash in one [...] [Read Healthy Investing = Wealth #5]

Posted on 16 July 2003.

Recent messages have looked at why investing in the health revolution makes sense. Yesterday's message reviewed how this trend is in full bloom and why we should now look beyond organic now. Big business has jumped on the organic bandwagon and we can be sure that they will misuse and dilute the value of this word. [...] [Read Healthy Investing + Wealth #4]

Posted on 15 July 2003.