wetaber (@wetaber)

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$966 billion in U.S. student loans outstanding as of 12/31/12. 35% of under age 30's are 90 days or more late in making payments- Barrons
I was just informed that I have one of the top 10% most viewed @LinkedIn profiles for 2012. http://t.co/moL0vDym
"Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least." - Goethe. http://t.co/95RIMCrg
"Whether you think you can or think you can't you"re probably right." - Henry Ford. http://t.co/95RIMCrg
The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read & write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn-Alvin Toffler
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Unit sales of printed books kept on falling in 2012- down 9%. Mass market paperbacks declined 20.5%- accoording to Nielsen Book-Scan
U.S. auto sales jumped to 14,5 million new vehicles in 2012, the best since 2007. Research from Polk estimates 15.3 million in 2013- Barrons
The IMF projects that in the next five years 10 of the 20 fastest-growing economies will be in Sub-Saharan Africa, and two in North Africa.
The U.S. Postal Service lost $16 billion last year mostly due to health benefits it is required to provide - The Economist.
The education textbook industry is changing rapidly due to cuts in education budgets and the revolution in digital publishing on tablets.
The U.S. $100 bill has now overtaken the U.S. $1 bill as the most printed bill in circulation - Barrons
The era of money printing- U.S. Treasury printed 3.03 Billion $100 notes in the 12 months ending Oct 2012 vs recent annual output of 1.7 bn
"The U.S. Government borrows $3.6 billion every day. For every $ we spend, we borrow 41 cents"- former Sen. Alan Simpson on CNBC on Thursday
Fiscal cliff- Markets and politicians have this in common- they tend to ignore problems until the problems no longer can be ignored- Barrons
$5 billion spent on US presidential campaign- "Government by the SuperPac, for the SuperPac, and of the SuperPac" - Bill Gross on CNBC
Successful hedge fund managers, with years of positive track records, are more of an exception now than ever before- Barrons
Smartphones/tablets are changing the inkjet printing market- Lexmark leaves. People can easily store documents-lessening the need to print.
The U.S. will produce 10.9 million barrels per day of crude/liquid hydrocarbons this year. Americans use 18.7 million barrels per day.

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33 years of work experience in portfolio management, securities sales. We are building a virtual global investment network and company using cloud computing.

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