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Registered Rep. November 1, 2006 Milton Ezrati	A Yen for Greenbacks The supply of euros and yen on world markets has far outstripped the supply of dollars. The ECB and the Bank of Japan say they want to correct the situation. But it's hard to see much of a dollar rally given America's astronomical current-account deficit.
BusinessWeek December 22, 2003 Rich Miller	The Incredible Falling Dollar The buck keeps sliding, even as the U.S. economy revs up. That's a plus for business -- but there are risks ahead.
Financial Planning July 1, 2005 Susan Weiner	Foreign Indebtedness The falling dollar has sparked an interest in international bonds, but advisers remain cautious.
Registered Rep. May 1, 2004 Stan Luxenberg	Over There Foreign bond funds will help grab yield, diversify client portfolios and, in some cases, hedge against a falling dollar.
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Investment Advisor July 2006	The Currency Conundrum As if investors don't have enough to worry about as they wrestle with the proper allocation of stocks, bonds, commodities, and hedge funds, and philosophical questions regarding passive versus active management, here comes another beast to tackle -- currency exposure.
BusinessWeek December 6, 2004 Miller et al.	Why The Dollar Is Giving Way The dollar is once again on the decline, dropping to a record low vs. the euro, a four-year low vs. the yen, and a seven-year low against the South Korean won.
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The Motley Fool February 23, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Don't Leave Your Investments on Autopilot An occasional look can reveal profitable adjustments to your portfolio.
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BusinessWeek December 13, 2004	Easing The Dollar Dilemma If policymakers want to avoid a dollar crisis in 2005, they should attend to the one link in the currency market chain that is the weakest. And that is the dollar-yuan peg.
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Financial Advisor December 2005 Alan Lavine	Playing Two Sides PIMCO's three-year-old StocksPlus Total Return Fund buys S&P 500 futures, then tries to beat the index with bonds.
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U.S. Banker September 2009 Joseph Rosta	Is the Dollar Fading as No. 1 Reserve Currency? Not yet, but if it happens expect high inflation and interest rates, and less U.S. appetite for credit. But smaller banks could gain footing as funding costs rise at large domestic institutions.
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Financial Advisor May 2006 Louis Stanasolovich	Managed Futures: Worth A Look Most financial advisors and the general public have little knowledge of managed futures as an investable asset class, but they offer a way to increase returns and diversification in a long-term bear market.
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On Wall Street August 1, 2009 Milton Ezrati	There Are Reasons to Worry About the Dollar's Long Term Prospects The dollar's recent decline on foreign exchange markets has prompted investors to worry about a further, more significant drop.
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