Dec 25, 2008

A Holiday Message

By Andrew Mickey, Q1 Publishing

Dear Reader,

It’s that time of year when families gather and everyone gets a chance to catch up on the past year.

Looking back, the past year has been a lot of things…painful, stressful, and, if nothing else, interesting. And that’s just the financial markets.

So, I’d like to pass on a quick thank you.

You see, earlier this year we here at Q1 Publishing undertook a project of providing level-headed, unbiased analysis which went beyond the headlines with the primary objective of helping people make better, more informed financial decisions.

So far this year we looked at the coming collapse in retail stocks, how OPEC would be powerless and how Toyota will be faced with the near impossible task of competing against government subsidized competition long before they were making headlines.

No one knew whether it would work. To be honest, I didn’t really know either.

Since then, a lot of people (including many of you) have been more than willing to take the time to offer some words of encouragement, thought-provoking advice and critiques, and compliments.

For that, I thank you in making the Prosperity Dispatch a success so far. In the year ahead, we’ll do our best to leap two steps ahead of the pack and to be well prepared for anything coming on down the line.

The next year is going to be hectic and offer just as many surprises as 2008, but it will offer more opportunity than we’ve had in a long, long time.

So please take the next few days, relax, and enjoy the company of good friends and family. We’ll get back to the grind soon enough.

For now, there’s still a lot of uncertainty about the year ahead so I’d like to leave you with these words from Winston Churchill:

“When I look back on all these worries, I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which never happened.”

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays,

Andrew Mickey
Chief Investment Strategist, Q1 Publishing