Joel Bowman, checking in from the other end of The Americas...

Dear Daily Reckoning Readers, We never were good at the pleasantries, you know, the introductions and what not. Always seems an oddly contrived moment, one usually followed by an awkward silence, a shuffling of the feet. Nevertheless... Fellow Reckoners...meet Jim. Jim...meet your Fellow Reckoners. Some of you may remember Jim Amrhein from past Agora Financial Investment Symposiums. He's the "roving reporter," the guy who you'll be getting all your "boots-on-ground" conference info from this week. He'll be delivering special stage-side reports – all complimentary – to your inbox each day, whether you were able to make it up here to Vancouver this year or not. He's your "eyes and ears" here at the show, in other words. We were hoping to catch up with Jimbo yesterday afternoon, maybe share one of Vancouver's famous Bloody Caesars, chat about the week's event. Alas, some unfortunate events befell Mr. Amrhein en route to Canada's historic Fairmont Hotel...events that, if we're reading the below report correctly, might have resulted in Jim committing his first break and entering. Uh, Jim? Care to explain? Cheers, Joel Bowman Managing Editor, The Daily Reckoning The Daily Reckoning provides over half a million subscribers with literary economic perspective, global market analysis, and contrarian investment ideas. In short, The Daily Reckoning shows how to live well even in uncertain times. We sent this e-mail to IGNOBLE.EXPERIMENT@arconati.us because you or someone using your e-mail address subscribed to this service. Are you having trouble receiving your Daily Reckoning? You can ensure its arrival in your mailbox by: Whitelisting The Daily Reckoning. To end your Daily Reckoning e-mail subscription, click: Unsubscribe. Nothing in this e-mail should be considered personalized investment advice. Although our employees may answer your general customer service questions, they are not licensed under securities laws to address your particular investment situation. No communication by our employees to you should be deemed as personalized investment advice. We expressly forbid our writers from having a financial interest in any security they personally recommend to our readers. All of our employees and agents must wait 24 hours after on-line publication or 72 hours after the mailing of a printed-only publication prior to following an initial recommendation. Any investments recommended in this letter should be made only after consulting with your investment advisor and only after reviewing the prospectus or financial statements of the company. © 2011 Agora Financial, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Protected by copyright laws of the United States and international treaties. This newsletter may only be used pursuant to the subscription agreement and any reproduction, copying, or redistribution (electronic or otherwise, including on the World Wide Web), in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited without the express written permission of Agora Financial, LLC. 808 Saint Paul Street, Baltimore MD 21202.