
01/21/2022
Private Briefing updated their business hours.
Private Briefing updated their business hours.
Discover exciting wealth-building opportunities you just can't find anywhere else - & get them before the whole world finds out. William (Bill) Patalon III is the Executive Editor and Senior Research Analyst for Money Morning.
Before he moved into the investment-research business in December 2005, Bill spent 22 years as a journalist, most of it covering financial news as a reporter, columnist, and editor that included stints with Gannett Co. Inc., and The Baltimore Sun. Bill has covered finance and investing, economics, manufacturing, the defense sector, biotechnology, and telecommunications. The companies he's covered
Before he moved into the investment-research business in December 2005, Bill spent 22 years as a journalist, most of it covering financial news as a reporter, columnist, and editor that included stints with Gannett Co. Inc., and The Baltimore Sun. Bill has covered finance and investing, economics, manufacturing, the defense sector, biotechnology, and telecommunications. The companies he's covered
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Tank battle …
30 years ago, thousands of tanks faced off on a desert battlefield. Today, ‘Fright Night’ still haunts these Gulf War veterans.
Margin debt …
They don't ring a bell at the top, the expression goes, but here's an indicator that topped in 2000 and 2007.
New #Steelers QB?
There are several scenarios that could play out for Aaron Rodgers before the start of next season, but only one of them sees him return to the Green Bay Packers.
RIP Hemi?
A now-deleted update to Stellantis' site said the 3.0-liter inline-six engine is already in production at one of its North American facilities.
Odd …
When a boy suddenly disappeared into a sand dune, a scientist embarked on a quest to find out where he went
Best movie …
“Turn out the lights, the party’s over … They say that all … good things must end.”
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MY FAREWELL TO YOU ALL — AND A NEW YEAR’S WISH ….
“Pain heals … chicks dig scars … glory lasts forever.”
— QB Shane Falco (Keanu Reeves), “The Replacements” (2000 film)
During a career that has spanned nearly 40 years (and counting), I’ve been blessed to have some very special experiences.
I spent more than half of it as a journalist – and my first job was at my hometown newspaper, an experience that made me a kind of “celebrity” in the county I grew up in. There was a kind of “glory” in that – albeit of the small-town variety – for, even today, 35 years after the fact, local folks still remember the events I covered and the stories I broke.
From there I went on to bigger and bigger jobs – stints that allowed me to interview such stalwarts as Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos, General Electric CEO John F. “Neutron Jack” Welch, helicopter-industry pioneer Stanley Hiller Jr., and former U.S. President Richard Nixon.
My journalistic sojourn took me to Washington, D.C., Silicon Valley, Hollywood, Japan and even China. And I got to cover some national business stories, like the demise of Eastman Kodak Co. There was a bit of “glory” there, too – for I my coverage of Kodak helped bring my newspaper the country’s top business-journalism award.
Each of those experiences opened other doors – to an MBA in finance from the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), and to a Prentice Hall-published book called Contrarian Investing, with a foreword penned by investing icon and best-selling author Jim Rogers.
Those were “door openers,” too.
I quarterbacked the launch of a successful weekly newspaper, and a monthly business journal – experiences that helped bring me here, to Money Map Press, where I was the founding publisher’s first hire, and served as MMP’s founding editor. And that, of course, brought me to Private Briefing – and to you.
This past Aug. 11, Private Briefing celebrated its 10th birthday, a milestone not many investment advisories can boast of. There’s a kind of “glory” in that, too, I guess – especially given the 2,500-plus columns/missives/alerts that I got to send your way.
I let you into my world – my son, Joey essentially grew up as you watched (and as all you parents will agree, there’s certainly “glory” in seeing your kids grow up).
In return, you let me into your world. And that’s where the true-and-lasting “glory” is for me.
We explored the stock market, the world economy, the lessons of winning investing, and the top stories like globalization, the “New Cold War,” pandemic and the “Infection Correction,” the rebound from the Great Recession – and much, much more. We found – and capitalized on – big, big winners. And many of you told me that those windfalls – and the lessons that accompanied them – truly made a difference in your lives.
And, as the movie line says, that’s the kind of “glory [that] lasts forever.”
I’ll always treasure that.
And I hope you will, too.
Starting with the New Year, I’ll be moving on to new opportunities. And that means this will be my last Private Briefing missive to you.
I thank you. And I hope the “glory” we discovered here together will resonate – and that the wisdom we talked about will power you on to greater heights.
Indeed, that was part of my goal here – to bring you winners, to show you how that worked, and to empower you to continue on your own.
You folks know my fondness for investing maxims. So I’ll leave you with one more – one that underscores that empowerment approach.
“Give someone a fish, and you’ll feed them for a day … teach them how to fish, and you feed them for a lifetime.”
That’s “glory” that lasts forever.
Thank you for allowing me to serve you.
Happy New Year, folks …
The #SouthChinaSea
The missiles would offer land-attack and anti-ship capabilities and would be expected to serve as a deterrent to China and North Korea.
Big Ben …
Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger says that "signs are pointing" to Monday night's game against the Browns being his final game at Heinz Field.
In 1942, the RMS Queen Mary was transporting 15,000 American troops to Europe when it was hit by a 23-meter wave and nearly capsized. The giant vessel listed by about 52 degrees due to the impact, after which it slowly righted itself.
Can you imagine?
For centuries sailors have been telling stories of encountering monstrous ocean waves which tower over one hundred feet in the air and toss ships about
Madden …
A look at those who graced the cover of the NFL's most influential video game
China spy satellites …
The Beijing-3 captured high definition images over a 1,470-square mile area of the San Francisco Bay — within 42 seconds, Chinese scientists said.
“How circumstances do change, who would have believed a few short months ago that I should spend this Christmas day in Fort McHenry. Truly man cannot tell what he is or what he is to become. I have been absent already from my home and family longer than I have ever been before since my marriage…”
Benjamin T. Gunter, a prisoner held at Fort McHenry, “A Journal of My Captivity”
Wednesday, Dec 25th 1861
Read more about prisoners held at Fort McHenry during the Civil War on our park website: https://www.nps.gov/fomc/learn/historyculture/political-prisoners.htm
Image: Living historian portraying a prisoner held at Fort McHenry. NPS/Tim Ervin
Russia’s troubles reach back a long way …
Political experts argue to this day whether he could have held onto his position and saved the USSR.
Fort William Henry …
The Siege of Fort William Henry is a new documentary from Erik Swanson. For the unversed, Fort William Henry was a British fort on Lake George, the New York frontier, during the French and Indian War. In 1757 a French army of 9,000 men, including alm
Getting them home …
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Friday he will pardon his chief conservative rival and predecessor, Park Geun-hye, who is serving a lengthy prison term for bribery and other crimes.
Bad for the #baltimoreravensnation, good for the #PittsburghSteelers.
Ravens' Tyler Huntley moved to COVID list after testing positive ahead of pivotal rematch with Bengals
The Boss, “Born in the USA” Tour …
Merry Christmas, folks!
Thanks to all my followers — and to my newsletter subscribers, who’ve followed my work for 10.5 years. I’m truly #grateful to you all …
A holiday postcard from 1910 (sent from #PointMarion, #Pennsylvania, to Riversville, West Virginia).
55-foot monster …
The beast shows that ichthyosaurs grew big really fast.
Love this guy … he’s been an amazing pickup for the #Steelers.
It's more of a suit-and-tie look for road games, and a club look for home games, but no matter what he's wearing, Haden is on point.
#Christine remake …
Not one to shy away from making things that are h***y on main, Fuller's Christine promises to fit nicely into his oeuvre.
Aviation’s new path …
A week after Archer Aviation’s first hover test of its electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, the eVTOL company posted a short video with a pilot offering his analysis of the flight.
Sally Ann Howes …
Born in London in 1930, Howes started her career as a child actor.
The #southchinasea
International affairs think-tank the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) warns Beijing is “taking major steps toward improving its electronic warfare (EW), communication…
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ remarkable penalty kill …
It turned out to be every bit as dominant as the numbers look.
It seems that Red Bull truly does “give you wings.”
Pretty stunning footage …
Former Chilean Air Force pilot, Sebastian Alvarez has become the first wingsuit pilot to fly in and out of a volcano.
Wow … even small differences can yield big variances in player performance.
Major League Baseball used two different types of baseballs during the 2021 season, Business Insider's Bradford William Davis reports. The …
Cruise missile innovation …
The Rapid Dragon Program has gone from strength to strength in the past two years and rapidly developed the tech to give firepower to military cargo aircraft.
Stocks headed lower?
Former Barron’s Roundtable member Felix Zulauf sees the S&P falling by a third, aiding traders and terrifying buy-and-holders. How he’d protect portfolios.
Drones?
A new trove of documents shows that the still unsolved incidents continued far longer than previously understood.
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