| 2009: |
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| 2005: |
| 2007: |
| Quarter 2: Feature Article: "Behavioral Finance" |
| Each quarter Sharper & Granite presents a letter to clients sharing: 1. A summary of equity and bond market performance 2. Feature article with insight from our research 3. Review of our Leading Economic Indicators Past letters are available below for download in Adobe pdf format. |
| 2006: |
| Quarter 1: Download 1Q06 Economic Outlook Letter: |
| Quarter 3: Feature Article: "Hurricane Effects" |
| Quarter 2: Feature Article: "The Residential Real Estate Bubble" |
| Quarter 1: Feature Article: "The Mechanics of Interest Rates" |
| 2004: |
| Quarter 3: Feature Article: "Tilting Portfolios to Improve Performance" |
| Quarter 2: Feature Article: "Balancing Portfolios to Minimize Risk" |
| Quarter 1: Feature Article: "Portfolio Rebalancing and Calendar Effects on the Stock Market" |
| 2003: |
| Quarter 3: Feature Article: "Portfolio Construction I: Asset Allocation of Stocks vs. Bonds" |
| Quarter 2: Feature Articles: "Significance of the New Tax Cut Package" "Studying The 1929 Crash" "SEC Investigates Conflicts of Interest at Major Wall Street Firms" |
| Quarter 1: Feature Article: "Historical Impact of War on Investments" |
| Quarter 4: Feature Article: "Impact of Current Monetary Behavior" |
| Quarter 4: Feature Article: "Portfolio Construction II: Asset Allocation within Stocks" |
| Quarter 2: Feature Article: "The Importance of Time Frames for Stock Market Volatility" |
| Quarter 4: Feature Article: "Dangers of Using Interest Rates for Market Prediction" |
| Quarter 4: Feature Article: "Effects of the Current Extreme in Global Liquidity" |
| Quarter 3: Feature Article: "The Hedge Fund Investment Option" |
| Quarter 3: Feature Articles: "High-yield Bubble Bursts" "Perils of Market Timing" |
| Quarter 1: Feature Article: "3 Tax Reminders for Sharper & Granite Clients" |
| Quarter 4: Feature Article: "Portfolio Projections" |
| Quarter 1: Feature Article: "Learning from the Collapse of Bear Stearns" |
| 2008: |
| Quarter 2: Feature Article: "Lessons about 'Sure-things' from Big Brown" |
| Quarter 3: Feature Articles: "Analysis of Housing and the Financial Crisis: Where We Are Headed" "How Tax Rates Will Change" |
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| Quarter 4: Feature Article: "Positive Returns Will Spring from Fear Factors" |
| Quarter 1: Feature Article: "Are Stocks Cheap Today?" |
| Quarter 2: Feature Article: "Investing through the Toughest of Times - Expert Advice" |
| Archive: Past Economic Outlook Letters going back to 2003 are provided below as we believe the research included provides fundamentally sound investment wisdom in any economic climate. We encourage readers to review past feature articles of interest. We also welcome readers to view our past positions and judge for themselves ex-post the accuracy of our viewpoints. |
| 2010: |
| Quarter 3: Feature Article: "Smart College Savings Strategies" |
| Quarter 4: Feature Article: "2009 and the Decade Ahead for Stocks" |
| Quarter 1: Current Article: "The Strength of the Recovery and the Danger of High U.S. Debt" |
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