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Forecasts & Strategies

A Year of Miracles — 1776

August 2, 2002

Personal Snapshots
Forecasts & Strategies
August 2002
Call 1-800-USA-1776 and Receive a FEE Gift!
“The cause of America is in great measure the cause of all mankind.”
— Tom Paine, Common Sense (1776)
Good news! We have just acquired two of the most memorable toll-free numbers for FEE: 800/USA-1776 and 888/USA-1776. We wish to thank Terry and Sue Easton of California [...]

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The Origin of the 21-Gun Salute

July 4, 2002

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Forecasts & Strategies
July 2002
“Is anybody there? Does anybody care? Does anyone see what I see?”
— George Washington, 1776
The 21-gun salute is considered the highest expression of honor and respect, given to recognize the presence or the passing of a great military hero or political leader. What is the origin of the 21-gun salute? In [...]

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Can Money Buy Happiness?

April 1, 2002

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Forecasts & Strategies
April 2002
“I’m tired of Love: I’m still more tired of Rhyme. But Money gives me pleasure all the time.” —Hilaire Belloc
I came across a very interesting book the other day called Happiness and Economics: How the Economy and Institutions Affect Human Well-Being (Princeton University Press, 2002), by Bruno S. Frey and Alois [...]

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What’s the Big Idea, Mr. Skousen?

March 1, 2002

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Forecasts & Strategies
March 2002
“We live in a ‘knowledge economy’—either you gain new knowledge, or your business and your investments die!” — Peter Drucker, World’s #1 management guru
Peter Drucker is right. Either you grow in knowledge and opportunity, or you and your business die. Either you correctly foresee the future, or your old investment strategy [...]

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FEE Convention + Vegas Money Show = Big Payoff!

February 1, 2002

Personal Snapshots
Forecasts & Strategies
February 2002
“Skousen’s course on executive economics was ranked the #1 course we have ever had at the Learning Center.”— Wayne Fortun, president, Hutchinson Technology
Included in this issue is a brochure for the first FEE National Convention, which is scheduled for May 3–5, directly before the Las Vegas Money Show. I strongly urge [...]

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Here’s a Tax-Deductible Way to Honor an American Hero

December 1, 2001

December 2001
PERSONAL SNAPSHOTS
Forecasts & Strategies
by Mark Skousen
“A noble man cannot be lost in a crowd.” — Maori Saying
I just returned from my 25th appearance at the New Orleans Investment Conference. I know hundreds of you have been to this classic “granddaddy “of seminars. There’s a reason why this investment conference has lasted so long. Jim [...]

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I Led Three Lives

November 1, 2001

November 2001
PERSONAL SNAPSHOTS
Forecasts & Strategies
by Mark Skousen
“It was a time for every man to stir.” — Thomas Paine
Westchester County, New York, where I now reside, is full of American heroes. Two are buried in Sleepy Hollow cemetery — Carnegie, the steel magnate (highlighted last month) and Samuel Gompers, the great labor leader. Another hero is [...]

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This Icon of Capitalism Had the Answers

October 1, 2001

October 2001
PERSONAL SNAPSHOTS
Forecasts & Strategies
by Mark Skousen
“The business career is a stern school of all the virtues. The business man pursues fortune.”— Andrew Carnegie
After moving to New York last month to become the president of the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE), I took the opportunity to pay my respects to an icon of capitalism, Andrew [...]

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Whatever Happened to the Egyptians?

June 1, 2001

Forecasts & Strategies
Personal Snapshots
June 2001
By Mark Skousen
Governments are generally reluctant to admit mistakes and to change mistaken policies until much harm has been done. -P.T. Bauer and B.S. Yamey
In Whatever Happened to the Egyptians?, a popular book in Egypt, author Galan Amin raises a good question. Thousands of years ago, Egypt was the birthplace of [...]

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Are You A Company Man or An Entrepreneur?

May 1, 2001

Forecasts & Strategies
Personal Snapshots
May 2001
By Mark Skousen
The most dangerous advice you can give a child is “Go to school, get good grades, and look for a safe, secure job.” —Robert T. Kiyosaki, author Rich Dad, Poor Dad
I don’t normally write about the same book twice, but I received so many complaint letters about my attack [...]

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