I have advised my investment club, FFUIC, to consider buying puts
(insurance) to protect our portfolio if we are convinced by early
December that Congress will not be able to get its act together in
time to avoid the fiscal cliff.

Richard Pfeffer
Carl-Gustav Rossby Professor Emeritus
Florida State University

On 11/23/12, Laurie Frederiksen <laurie@bivio.biz> wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
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> Hope you had a great holiday and are stuffed with good food and thankful
> thoughts.
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> I’ve been contacted by a newspaper reporter from a major newspaper who is
> doing an article on retail investors and the stock market. He is
> wondering whether you have had any fallout from the market’s volatility and
> uncertainty. He is looking for examples of clubs that have had people
> leave or have faced other challenges in the past year or so specifically
> because some members were concerned about the market’s uncertainty.
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> He is wondering whether what might be happening in clubs might give him
> some insight into retail investor thinking in general. If any of you
> would be interested in discussing your experiences with him, let me know
> and I will pass on your email address.
>
> Laurie Frederiksen
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