Rested, Ready and Raring to Reckon in 2014

We return to your regularly scheduled publication... January 04, 2014     Rested, Ready and Raring to Reckon in 2014   Our hiatus put us a little behind: Here's 16,000 words worth of catching up... Twerking for food...a stock sermon...a government suppository and the like... Plus, a sleek new explainer video on private equity crowdfunding, a brief six-question survey, the week's top essays and more!     After 11 years, Doors Reopen to the "Chaffee Royalty Program"   There are hard ways to invest. Then there's the easy way.   The last time around, this easy way paid out $50 for every $1 invested. Then in 2002, it closed down forever. Now, a new door is opening up...   And just like last time, the money is already starting to pile up. Once you see how easy this works, you might never invest the same again.   Click here now to get in. The door could close again at any time.     Peter Coyne, dusting off the cobwebs to bring you your regularly scheduled publication... Peter Coyne Welcome back. We hope you had a Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year and are rested, ready and raring to reckon in 2014. If you were able to check your inbox, you saw DR essays from 2013 -- each representing a major investment theme we've explored. Some we'll keep developing as 2014 matures… others will propel our new and bold forecasts through this year and beyond. On Monday, we'll jump right into it… As we've been mustering our weapons for 2014 a lot has happened; a miniscule tapering, rising interest rates, a finalized year for stocks not seen in decades, a strengthening yuan, a weakening dollar, bans on 40 and 60 watt incandescent bulbs, more Miley Cyrus and Beyonce drama… how can we take a break and keep you up to speed with it all? Only one effective way to recap while also setting the stage for next week comes to mind. Cartoons. So, to set the stage for Monday (and tickle your funny bone) we provide the following illustrations… But before that, we wanted to ask you to participate in our very brief, six question survey. It will help us improve the DR in 2014 and make it more to your liking. You can answer the questions right here… thanks in advance for your participation. It's a big help. After you've taken our survey, sit back and enjoy the cartoons. If you have trouble seeing any of them, you can click to enlarge them…. Hah. That brings us back to January 4, 2014. Hope you enjoyed them. After you're finished chuckling to yourself take a look at the bonus we included for you below. In addition to a couple of the week's top essays and extras from dailyreckoning.com, there's also an exclusive video that explains private equity crowdfunding -- one of the major investment opportunities we're going to investigate on your behalf this year. Scroll down...     Analyst Unveils "Hacked" NSA Method...   One of our analysts here at Agora Financial has made a shocking discovery.   Over the last few months, he has taken one of the NSA's powerhouse surveillance methods… and found a way to transplant it on the stock market!   What's more… studies have shown a method like this can enjoy an accuracy of 86%.   Some folks who have used similar methods have already seen incredible once-in-a-lifetime results. One man was able to finally hit it big after nine years by using a method like this "hacked" NSA strategy. He turned $40,000 into $20 million!   Now our man has figured it out… and at great personal risk, he wants to share it with you.   Click here now to watch his urgent presentation, before it's taken offline.     This Week in the Daily Reckoning... Crowd Investing Explained By The Daily Reckoning A law passed by Congress just opened up an incredibly lucrative new option for direct investment that has not existed for most of us in 80 years. Now any investor with enough capital can legally invest in a startup and potentially produce enormous gains. We've created an exclusive video to give you a comprehensive overview of private equity crowdfunding in under 3 minutes... A Survey For An Even Better Year of Reckoning in 2014 By The Daily Reckoning Please help us improve the DR! This brief six question survey relies on your input to help us improve on the Daily Reckoning in 2014. We'd appreciate it if you'd take a quick minute to answer them and give us your suggestions. FINRA Wants All of Your Information By Jason Farrell We received an email yesterday from Paul Meehl, CEO of Sprott Global Resource Investments Ltd., about proposed rule changes in Wall Street's self-regulation body that will drastically broaden the information collected on individual brokerage accounts, potentially exposing your personal financial information to greater scrutiny. We'd Like to Send You a Free Gun By Ray Blanco You read correctly. We'd like to send you a free gun. We understand if you're thinking: "How can you get away with this?"... "Is this even LEGAL??"... or "You're really going to send me this – for FREE?". The answer is year...the offer is both real and 100% legal. Keynes and Copernicus: The Debasement of Money Overthrows the Social Order By Ralph Benko As the United States Senate moves toward the confirmation of Janet Yellen, as chair of the Federal Reserve, Let us reflect on eerily similar observations by two of history's most transformational figures: John Maynard Keynes and Nicolas Copernicus. The Fed Can't Print a Brighter Future By Douglas French Stock indexes may be hitting new highs, but this isn't your ordinary market rally. While stocks portray exuberance, Americans have never been more worried about their children's future. Doug French explains why this has more to do with the Fed and it's loose monetary policy than most people realize... or are willing to admit. Read on...     Legally Opt out of Obamacare Forever   These THREE simple words open the door to the best health care on the planet. Take back control of your health care… never register on an "exchange"... and save $10,500 by forever bypassing the "Obamacare tax"! Click here to find out how to access these three words.     BE SURE TO ADD dr@dailyreckoning.com to your address book.   Additional Articles & Commentary: Join the conversation! Follow us on social media: The Daily Reckoning is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. We do not rent or share your email address. To end your Daily Reckoning e-mail subscription and associated external offers sent from Daily Reckoning, feel free to click here. Please read our Privacy Statement. For any further comments or concerns please email us at dr@dailyreckoning.com. If you are you having trouble receiving your Daily Reckoning subscription, you can ensure its arrival in your mailbox by whitelisting the Daily Reckoning. © 2013 Agora Financial, LLC. 808 Saint Paul Street, Baltimore MD 21202. 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