Three Winners???

I never think of the future. It comes soon enough. - Albert Einstein

I know of no way of judging the future but by the past. - Patrick Henry

I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph. - Shirley Temple

Over the last two days, the news has been flying. So much to cover and so little time. Let’s start with our “Men of the Year.” Time Magazine has announced that Ben Bernanke is the “Person of the Year for 2009.” This announcement has brought a tremendous amount of criticism. Politicians, pundits, financial commentators and analysts are all killing this decision as if Ben picked himself. What’s more amazing is that the big award winner may not get a second chance at the job many people feel he has failed miserably at. He has a fight on his hands in winning another term.

Another ironic nod is Tiger Woods’ winning the AP Athlete of the Year award for 2009. The man is losing everything in his personal life, but still winning awards. Here’s hoping for both his and our sake, we will see and hear less of him in 2010.

Third and most definitely worst, we have Citigroup. Where everything Goldman Sachs touches seems to turn to gold, Citigroup has turned everything to garbage. The stock offering was a disaster. News of the new tax breaks they received has sparked new controversy and they just can’t seem to get out of their own way. The new year will be an interesting one for them.

On to the good stuff. A first timer for the blog, the Hidden Values Alert is a monthly newsletter that focuses on undervalued companies that “are trading 50 cents on the dollar.” The latest release, “Some of the Best Investments Never Made,” editor Charles Mizrahi discusses an article about Warren Buffett and a very simple thing the investing genius does to analyze companies. The publication also profiles stocks that are considered undervalued.

At Eric Dany’s Stock Prospector, “Santa Claus Came Early This Year.” According to the publication, “the lesson here is investors that stayed the course with their investments and strategy are much better off than those that pulled out of the market last year and are still on the sidelines.” Dany also profiles some of 2009 picks as well as some for 2010.

Walter Frank’s Moneyletter is giving a “2010 Outlook.” Come check out their take on what the future holds for the domestic and international markets. You’ll also get a couple of portfolios and a mutual fund scorecard. You’ll also see a few new ETFs for the list.

Chances are news will slow down over the next week, but we’ll be here. So, if you are done shopping for Christmas or wrapping the tube socks for Hanukkah, come back here and learn something that can help in 2010.

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