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    "title": "The Ron Paul Investment Guide",
    "author": "pmjones",
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    "created": "2011-12-23 16:31:44 UTC",
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    "html": "<blockquote>\n<p>Yes, about 21% of Rep. Paul\u00e2\u0080\u0099s holdings are in real estate and roughly 14% in cash. But he owns no bonds or bond funds and has only 0.1% in stock funds. Furthermore, the stock funds that Rep. Paul does own are all \u00e2\u0080\u009cshort,\u00e2\u0080\u009d or make bets against, U.S. stocks. One is a \u00e2\u0080\u009cdouble inverse\u00e2\u0080\u009d fund that, on a daily basis, goes up twice as much as its stock benchmark goes down.</p>\n<p>The remainder of Rep. Paul\u00e2\u0080\u0099s portfolio \u00e2\u0080\u0093 fully 64% of his assets \u00e2\u0080\u0093 is entirely in gold and silver mining stocks....</p>\n<p>At our request, William Bernstein, an investment manager at Efficient Portfolio Advisors in Eastford, Conn., reviewed Rep. Paul\u00e2\u0080\u0099s portfolio as set out in the annual disclosure statement. Mr. Bernstein says he has never seen such an extreme bet on economic catastrophe. \u00e2\u0080\u009dThis portfolio is a half-step away from a cellar-full of canned goods and nine-millimeter rounds,\u00e2\u0080\u009d he says.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>A lot of people say one thing, but their actions belie their words.  Ron Paul, at least, appears to believe what he's saying.  Via <em><a href=\"http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2011/12/ron-paul-portfolio.html\">Greg Mankiw's Blog: The Ron Paul Portfolio</a></em>.</p>\n"
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