Keith Gilabert, "How Much Is A Candy Cane Worth?"

Christmas holiday generates an estimated $1.4 billion in sales for Candy Canes.

Keith Gilabert Foundaiton Proudly Supports Children’s Hospice & Palliative Care

December 24, 2012

Keith Gilabert Foundation, thank you for caring so much about quality care for children and for honoring their families with your generosity. Children's Hospice and Palliative Care Coalition exists to ensure that seriously ill children and their families receive compassionate, family-centered care and to support families throughout the journey of their child's illness. 

We depend upon generous donors like you and on behalf of the children and their families, we thank you.

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Keith Gilabert, "Hedge Fund Investors Have Another Bad Year"

Hedge fund investors have another bad year.  Hedge funds have become more direct investment vehicles in the last several years instead of a well diversified portfolio of investment opportunities.

The S&P 500 equity bond index has now outperformed it's hedge fund rivals for ten straight years, with the exception of 2008 where hedge funds did actually hedge.

As a professional investor it is important to recognize opportunity and be able to act quickly and effectively.  Right now is not a good time for the financial markets.  The stock market traders are watching governments and the governments are watching the markets. 

The way a successful investor makes money is by looking beyond traditional investments and making a niche for themselves.  One of the best performing sectors in 2012 and I expect it to do well for many years is private financing sector.  Blackrock one of the best performing hedge funds in the world have a multi-billion dollar fund committed to mezzanine financing.  Now that the banks can't offer specialized financing to companies private firms have stepped up and are making boat loads of money at it.

Keith Gilabert, "My Last Twinkie...."

This was the last Twinkie on the shelf at Albertson's.   I'm going to enjoy every last bite....

By the way, does anyone know where I can get a Snowball??

Keith Gilabert, "Is Aspartame really a poison?"

Aspartame is also known as as NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, and Equal-Measure.  It is used in most diet sodas.

There has been enough studies to suggest adverse effects to the chemical Aspartame.  Here is interesting article from a compelling site.

According to Lendon Smith, M.D. there is an enormous population suffering from side effects associated with aspartame, yet have no idea why drugs, supplements and herbs don’t relieve their symptoms. Then, there are users who don’t ‘appear’ to suffer immediate reactions at all. Even these individuals are susceptible to the long-term damage caused by excitatory amino acids, phenylalanine, methanol, and DKP.

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