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		<title>Market Dynamics as of 12/11/2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:25:42 +0000</pubDate>
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Asset class ETFs:  Over the last month (20 days), our moderate-allocation benchmark, WRLD 60/40 (PCA) was up 0.7%.  The best recent performer has been REIT (IYR), up 2.5%, followed by SP500 (SPY), up 1.1%.  The worst recent performer has been CMDTY (GSG), down -8.1%, followed by DVLPD (EFA), down -1.7%.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Selected readings for week ended November 20, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.riaanalyst.com/?p=676</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:17:37 +0000</pubDate>
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For your weekend reading pleasure, here we present a roundup of recent market commentary and outlooks from trusted sources accross the web. The ideas and opinions presented do not neccessarily represent those of RIAAnalyst.com.
You stay classy,
RIA Analyst

SMARTMONEY&#124; Market Update &#124; Stocks End the Week on a Down Note
SMARTMONEY &#124; Broker Talk &#124; Does the Rally [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Market Dynamics – Asset Classes, Sectors, etc. (10/30/2009)</title>
		<link>http://www.riaanalyst.com/?p=666</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:11:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Executive Summary – Asset class ETFs:Over the last month (20 days), our moderate-allocation benchmark, WRLD 60/40 (PCA) was down -1.9%.  The best recent performer has been CMDTY (GSG), up 8.7%, followed by GOLD (GLD), up 5.2%.  The worst recent performer has been REIT (IYR), down -5.6%, followed by EMERG (EEM), down -2.8%.  For the past [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Investment case for Lockheed Martin (LMT) as of 9/26/2009</title>
		<link>http://www.riaanalyst.com/?p=652</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 17:17:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RIA analyst</dc:creator>
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RIAanalyst.com: This week we are presenting an investment case for Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT), as of  9/26/2009.
Company overview: “Lockheed Martin moves product in times of crisis &#8212; the company is the world&#8217;s #1 military contractor (ahead of Boeing and Northrop Grumman). Lockheed is firmly on the defense/government side of the aerospace industry; in fact, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Market Dynamics – Asset Classes, Sectors, etc. (9/26/2009)</title>
		<link>http://www.riaanalyst.com/?p=633</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:27:04 +0000</pubDate>
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Executive Summary &#8211; Asset class ETFs: Over the last month (20 days), our moderate-allocation benchmark, WRLD 60/40 (PCA) was up 1.1%.  The best recent performer has been JUNK (JNK), up 5.6%, followed by EMERG (EEM), up 5.2%.  The worst recent performer has been CMDTY (GSG), down -3.3%, followed by US DOLLAR (UUP), down -1.9%.  For [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Investment case for EMC Corp (EMC) as of 9/19/2009</title>
		<link>http://www.riaanalyst.com/?p=618</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:49:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RIA analyst</dc:creator>
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In Cold Blood trailer

RIAanalyst.com: This week we are presenting an investment case for EMC Corp (EMC), as of  9/19/2009.
Company overview:

Southland Tales buy

  &#8220;EMC bytes data storage problems and swallows every bit. The company is a leading provider of RAID (redundant array of independent disks) storage systems. Banks, manufacturers, Internet service providers, retailers, and government [...]]]></description>
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		<title>S&amp;amp;amp;P500 EPS Surprises &amp;amp;amp; Analyst Revisions (9/6/2009)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 19:26:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RIA analyst</dc:creator>
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Shadow Man download

 This week we are looking at current trends in Earnings Per Share (EPS) performance vs. Wall Street Analysts expectations for all 500 firms in the S&#38;P 500. For the most part the trends below are bullish&#8230;
Big beats (10% positive surprise or more) have really spiked &#8211; bullish


Lars and the Real Girl movie [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF ‘Rotation’ Roundup – Asset Classes, Sectors, etc. (8/29/2009)</title>
		<link>http://www.riaanalyst.com/?p=585</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:50:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Asset class ETFs: Over the last month (20 days), our moderate-allocation benchmark, WRLD 60/40 (PCA) was up 3.6%.  The best recent performer has been REIT (IYR), up 14.6%, followed by DVLPD (EFA), up 5.3%.  The worst recent performer has been JUNK (JNK), down -1.3%, followed by US DOLLAR (UUP), down -0.2%.
For the past year (260 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF ‘Rotation’ Roundup – Asset Classes, Sectors, etc. (8/08/2009)</title>
		<link>http://www.riaanalyst.com/?p=575</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 18:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Asset class ETFs: Over the last month (20 days), our moderate-allocation benchmark, WRLD 60/40 (PCA) was up 9.6%.  The best recent performer has been REIT (IYR), up 38.7%, followed by EMERG (EEM), up 18.1%.  The worst recent performer has been US TRSRY (PLW), down -4%, followed by US DOLLAR (UUP), down -1.7%.  For the past [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top-down Valuation of S&amp;amp;amp;P 500 as of 8/1/2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 11:44:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Valuation (top-down): fair-to-overvalued
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  -  Our framework for market outlook is first and foremost concerned with valuation.  We say the market is “fairly valued” if our analysis suggests an expected return for a buy-and-hold investor of between 8-12% per annum. If the expected return is less than 8%, than [...]]]></description>
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