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Our gifts to you this week: Several reports that offer insight into the current market rally. Other topics of discussion include: a way to tap your life insurance benefit if you're terminally ill, and how to combine your retirement accounts the right way. Charles Payne, principal analyst of Wall Street Strategies, explains why he remains upbeat on stocks despite the lack of a potent Santa Claus rally, and lifts his glass to the prospect of seeing Osama bin Laden's head on a platter. Also, equity research columnist Carla Drysdale explains the future potential of a new Web-based technology that might have venture capitalists drooling. *************************************************************** You are receiving this mail because you have registered for Multex Investor. To unsubscribe, see bottom of this message. *************************************************************** ======================== Sponsored by ========================= Get 10 FREE issues of Investor's Business Daily. More than just a newspaper, Investor's Business Daily is a unique research tool designed to identify winning stocks with insightful charts and ratings you can't find anywhere else.This offer carries no obligation and there's nothing to cancel. http://ibd.infostreet.com/cgi-bin/freeoffer.cgi?source=A362GGL ============================================================== Below -------- - Investment ideas - Personal finance - Special reports - Free and sponsored reports Investment ideas ----------------------------------------- 1. INVESTMENT IDEAS Watch out for Web services Venture capitalists count the many ways of metaware By Carla Drysdale, columnist As technology and the information age continues to both enrich and complicate our lives, chief information officers are becoming more excited about an emerging field that promises to smooth out some of the operational kinks. Web services, or what is sometimes called "metaware," may well describe the offering of many companies that attract venture financing next year. The next stage in the evolution of software, the solution would allow companies to transfer business functions to the Internet, and off proprietary networks and hardware systems. The technology would allow a company to send updates to software across different operating systems, devices and computers. Instead of updating all servers and computers one by one, they could do it once, sending it across an entire system. Click here to read more. http://www.multexinvestor.com/article.asp?docid=5375&;nd=1222 2. INVESTMENT IDEAS Heads up! While a Santa Claus rally did not materialize, it's worth paying attention as we head into a brave new year By Charles Payne, principal analyst, Wall Street Strategies The market, especially technology stocks, had been priced for perfection, but the utopian world that investors hoped for is still a work in progress. That point was driven home via bad news from Juniper (JNPR), Solectron (SLR) and Jabil (JBL), to go along with a series of disappointments during the previous week. Economic data that came down the pike during the week also painted a picture of slow recovery at best. Yet there are reasons for investors to feel optimistic while knocking back the eggnog (no doubt spiked a little heavier than usual) this Christmas Day. Last week the initial jobless claims came in lower than the previous week, stretching this trend to three weeks. Now, the four-week average is 438,000, not below the pivotal 400,000 but significantly lower than the 508,000 posted just a few weeks ago. I know that just because people aren't losing jobs doesn't mean they're findi Click here to read more. http://www.multexinvestor.com/article.asp?docid=5422&;nd=1222 WORD FROM OUR SPONSOR -------------------------- Fixed income funds retreat as year-end issues & the Fed rate cuts affect returns. Despite another Federal Funds rate cut, taxable income funds were down modestly from the previous week. Profit taking and other year-end investment strategies also appear to be impacting fund performance. http://www.multexinvestor.com/ExpertInsights/SponsorHome.asp?target=/funds/expertinsights/sponsor&;sid=127&nd=1222 ======================== Sponsored by ========================= Buy stocks for just $4! Here's a great way to invest for the long-term. ShareBuilder lets you make dollar-based investments in the stocks and index shares you choose. 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(20-page report, $5) http://www.multexinvestor.com/download.asp?docid=25872841&;nd=1222 ======================== Sponsored by ========================= The Telecomm Analyst: Wall Street's daily and weekly industry outlook Multex's The Telecomm Analyst features daily telecommunications-industry specific research highlights, investment ideas, analyst opinions, portfolio strategies: http://www.multexinvestor.com/Analysts/HomeTTA.asp To be sure you receive your TTA newsletter every week, click here: http://www.multexinvestor.com/login.asp ============================================================== Online advice and chats ----------------------------------------- 1. ASK THE ANALYST Garzarelli Capital's Elaine Garzarelli explains her short-term view of the market. Citing growing bullish sentiment from the investment advisor community, Garzarelli explains the drop in her composite market readings. Should investors expect a short-term correction? You can pose her questions until Tues., Dec. 25. Ask the analyst. http://www.multexinvestor.com/AskTheAnalystForm.asp?&;nd=1222 2. ASK THE EXPERT American Century's James Bell discusses some mutual fund tax-planning strategies worth considering. Bell identifies several tax-related tips that mutual fund investors will want to give some thought to as the end of the year rapidly approaches. How can you minimize your tax obligations? Pose him your questions until Thurs., Dec. 27. Ask the expert. http://www.multexinvestor.com/AskTheExpertForm.asp?&;nd=1222 Free and sponsored reports ----------------------------------------- 1. DAILY FREE SPONSOR REPORT Morgan Stanley rates Capital Trust (CT) an "outperform." Capital Trust is an investment company that invests in real estate loans for its own account and others it manages. This is in addition to banking, advisory, and management services. Sign up for Morgan Stanley's free research trial to access the report. http://www.multexinvestor.com/download.asp?docid=25223786&;sid=8&nd=1222 2. FREE REPORTS LIST Get the goods gratis: Catch up on the week's giveaway research reports. Lucent (LU), and oil and Internet stocks are just the tip of the iceberg. http://www.multexinvestor.com/freereports.asp?&;nd=1222 3. FREE RESEARCH REPORT Take advantage of the Santa Claus rally and January Effect The market usually experiences a rally in the final weeks of the year, and small-cap stocks continue to rally into January. This hot fund may be just the play if these winter traditions come through this year. 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