Reames Financial
 
Interview with Charles Sizemore
2011 Stock Picker of the Year
No BS Weekly Market Update - January 16, 2012
In This Issue
Performance
Headlines
Recipe
Health Tip

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Charles Sizemore named 2011 Stockpicker of the Year  by Investorplace.com! 

As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, we are going to be doing lots of neat new things this year in our efforts to bring you the most original, cutting edge financial analysis that you are going to find anywhere.  Today I we have the first ever Reames Financial video interview. 

Our friend Charles Sizemore is the brains behind the Sizemore Investment Newsletter.  He was just announced as the 2011 Stockpicker of the Year by Investorplace.com.  I thought you might like to hear what he has to say about the risk and the opportunities in the coming year. 

This video interview is about 10 minutes long.  Check it out and then if you want to see the full interview which is about 22 minutes long you can click on the link below.  Please let me know what you think.  If you like this video format I have several other guests in mind for the coming months!

Reames Financial partial interview with Charles Sizemore, 2011 Stockpicker of the Year
Reames Financial partial interview with Charles Sizemore, 2011 Stockpicker of the Year

  (Click here to watch the interview) 

If you would like to check out the full interview (22 minutes long) click here!

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If you would like to check out the Sizemore Investment Newsletter click here.
 

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Now on to other things!

Check out this chart.  See if you can guess what it means.  I'll give you a hint, it has to do with Chinese goods.  (Almost looks like Pacman doesn't it?)
 
Made In China 1

Give up?  I'll come back to this at the end of the update.

Where Are We Now?

Folks it's almost time for the Reames Financial 2012 Kick Off Event  - Where Are We Now?  If you haven't signed up yet please do so.  Here is what we are going to cover.

Agenda
 

 
We'll take a look at where we've been, where we are now and where we think we are going in the coming year.

Markets

 

News 

 

WinnersandLosers 

Predictions 

 

In addition we are going to have a special guest speaker.  Patrick Browne, of KBS Capital will be there to give all of the KBS shareholders in the audience an update on some of the terrific things going on in their world.  They recently had a great announcement that Patrick will go over in more detail.  
 

So if you haven't signed up yet, here is an opportunity to do so. 

 

Where Are We Now

 

 Where:       M-Tec Center (Part of KVCC)
                       7107 Elm Valley Dr.
                       Kalamazoo, MI 49009
 
When:         Tuesday January 24, 2012 @ 6:30 PM

 Call 269-349-3966  or 1-877-349-3966 or click the button below to reserve your spot.

Register 

Feel free to invite a friend!

Now back to the graph from above. 

 

Made In China 1 

There are a lot of financial misconceptions out there.  Here is one of them.  Doesn't it seem like everything we buy now days is made in China?  We just don't make anything here in the US anymore, right?  The chart above is a chart of the percentage of goods that US consumers consume that are made in China and elsewhere.  Which piece of that chart do you think represents the stuff made in China?

Made In China 2

If you were surprised by that, wait until you see what other surprises we have in store for you on January 24th!  Looking forward to seeing you there! 

ECONOMIC CALENDAR:
Monday -
U.S. Holiday: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Tuesday -
Empire State Manufacturing Survey
Wednesday - Producer Price Index, Industrial Production, Treasury International Capital, Industrial Production, Housing Market Index
Thursday - Consumer Price Index, Housing Starts, Jobless Claims, Philadelphia Fed Survey
Friday - Existing Home Sales

 

 

 

Performance


01/16/12 Chart

Notes: All index returns exclude reinvested dividends, and the 5-year and 10-year returns are annualized.
Sources: Yahoo! Finance, MSCI Barra. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. 
Indices are unmanaged and cannot be invested into directly. N/A means not available.


Headlines

 

The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in the United States on Monday was $3.39, according to motorist group AAA. That's nearly 30 cents higher than a year ago. The national average reached a peak of $4.114 in July 2008.[5]

 

Saudi Arabia can make up for any loss of crude oil production if sanctions are placed on Iran, the country's oil minister told CNN in an exclusive interview set to air Monday. "I believe we can easily get up to 11.4, 11.8 (million barrels a day) almost immediately, in a few days, because all we need is to turn valves," Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi told CNN's John Defterios. "Now to get to the next 700 or so, we probably need about 90 days."[6]

 

Consumer sentiment this month hit the highest level since May, with both current and future economic conditions seen as improving, according to data released Friday by the University of Michigan and Thomson Reuters. The consumer-sentiment index reached 74 in the preliminary reading for January, compared with 69.9 in December.[7]

 

U.S. defense leaders are increasingly concerned that Israel is preparing to take military action against Iran, over U.S. objections, and have stepped up contingency planning to safeguard U.S. facilities in the region in case of a conflict.[8]

 


Quote of the Week

"An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity."
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

Recipe of the Week

Chocolate Cherry Bombs


01/16/12 Recipe

These appear difficult to make, but are actually quite easy.
Impress your friends with this simple and tasty recipe!


 

Ingredients:

1/3 cup boiling water

1 package (3 oz.) JELL-O Cherry Flavor Gelatin

1 can (5 oz.) evaporated milk

2 squares BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, coarsely chopped

14 maraschino cherries with stems, drained

 

Directions:

1)    Add boiling water to gelatin mix in medium bowl; stir 2 minutes until completely dissolved.

2)    Microwave evaporated milk and chocolate in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 minutes or until chocolate is melted and mixture is blended, stirring each minute. Add to gelatin; whisk until blended.

3)    Pour into 14 (3 oz.) paper cups sprayed with cooking spray. Refrigerate 15 minutes.

4) Top with cherries, pressing in slightly to stick. Refrigerate 20 minutes or until firm. Unmold to serve.

 

 

    

Healthy Lifestyle

Get a Second Opinion

Evidence is mounting that second opinions - particularly on radiology images and pathology slides from biopsies - can lead to significant changes in a patient's diagnosis or in recommendations for treating a disease. Thomas Feeley, vice president of medical operations at MD Anderson, says as many as 25% of patients who arrive at the center with diagnoses for certain cancers such as lymphoma may receive a different diagnosis.[9]

 

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[1] http://money.cnn.com/2012/01/13/markets/stocks_lookahead/index.htm?iid=mkt_SF_news

[2] http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/78bf6fb4-3df6-11e1-91f3-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1jfmaWNM7

[3] http://www.standardandpoors.com/ratings/ratings-actions/en/eu

[4] http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/324572f2-35e2-11e1-ae04-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1jfmaWNM7

[5] http://money.cnn.com/2012/01/16/markets/gas_prices/index.htm?iid=HP_LN

[6] http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/16/world/meast/saudi-oil-production/index.html?iid=HP_LN

[7] http://www.marketwatch.com/story/consumer-sentiment-highest-since-may-2012-01-13?link=MW_story_insert

[8] http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204409004577159202556087074.html?mod=WSJ_hp_mostpop_read  

[9] http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203721704577159280778957336.html?mod=WSJ_hp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsSecond  


 
 
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