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The Motley Fool December 29, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	New Year's 2016: A Decade of Risks Awaits An investor looks at some of the biggest threats that our country, our economy, and our portfolios could face over the next decade.
The Motley Fool December 29, 2005 Rich Smith	New Year's 2016: Four Fabulous Fads Today's passing fads are tomorrow's market dominators. Investing is already more art than science, and investing for 10 years in the future -- even more so.
The Motley Fool December 29, 2005 Bill Mann	New Year's 2016: How'd We Get Here? Starting at 2016, here's a look at the economic trends of the past decade and their implications on your current portfolio -- housing bubble burst... IraqOil... PetroChinaExxon... etc.
The Motley Fool December 29, 2005 Tim Beyers	Dueling Fools: 2006 Bear Rebuttal It pays to be a pessimist when it comes to the market. There's more money made that way.
The Motley Fool December 29, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Dueling Fools: 2006 Bull Rebuttal The flattening -- and recent inverting -- of the yield curve is a worrisome sight, but stock investors needn't worry.
The Motley Fool December 29, 2005 Tim Beyers	Dueling Fools: 2006 Bear Now after 300 basis points and 17 months of tightening -- which, by the way, is typical of prior bear cycles as well -- it should only be logical to expect a slower economy in 2006.
The Motley Fool December 29, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Dueling Fools: 2006 Bull There are plenty of reasons for investors to get pumped about the market's direction in 2006.
The Motley Fool December 29, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Mind on the Mines: Steel and Iron Will the global steel boom extend into a third year? Investors might want to take a look at the likes of Mittal, Posco, and Steel Dynamics as possible long-term ideas.
The Motley Fool December 28, 2005 Tom Taulli	Twists and Turns in the Yield Curve An inverted yield curve is usually an ominous sign of impending recession -- but maybe not this time.
The Motley Fool December 28, 2005 Robert Aronen	An Iron Law of Markets Reflections on the cold northern Minnesota winters of youth yield important investing lessons: supply and demand economics.
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