{"id":43809,"date":"2013-11-05T10:22:59","date_gmt":"2013-11-05T15:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/forex-news\/?p=43809"},"modified":"2013-11-05T10:22:59","modified_gmt":"2013-11-05T15:22:59","slug":"happy-guy-fawkes-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex-news\/2013\/11\/05\/happy-guy-fawkes-day-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Guy Fawkes Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

By The Sizemore Letter<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"guy-fawkes-mask\"<\/a>Remember, remember the Fifth of November,<\/em>
\nThe Gunpowder Treason and Plot,<\/em>
\nI know of no reason<\/em>
\nWhy the Gunpowder Treason<\/em>
\nShould ever be forgot.<\/em>
\nGuy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, \u2019twas his intent<\/em>
\nTo blow up the King and Parli\u2019ment.<\/em>
\nThree-score barrels of powder below<\/em>
\nTo prove old England\u2019s overthrow;<\/em>
\nBy God\u2019s mercy he was catch\u2019d<\/em>
\nWith a dark lantern and burning match.<\/em>
\nHulloa boys, Hulloa boys, let the bells ring.<\/em>
\nHulloa boys, hulloa boys, God save the King!<\/em><\/i><\/p>\n

\u2013Traditional English nursery rhyme<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

It doesn\u2019t get much press on this side of the Atlantic, but it should.\u00a0 Today, November 5, is Guy Fawkes Day, the day that the English remember one of their most notorious villains or one of their most celebrated heroes, depending on their mood or ideological leaning.<\/p>\n

On this day in 1605 Fawkes, a disgruntled religious minority tired of official abuse, attempted to take down the entire English government\u2014king, ministers, parliament and all\u2014by blowing up the House of Lords with a large cache of gunpowder during the State Opening of Parliament.<\/p>\n

Fawkes was discovered and promptly executed, but he is remembered\u2014in typically dry English humor\u2014as\u00a0the last man to enter parliament with\u00a0honest intentions.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2013 has been a frustrating year in American politics. \u00a0We came a lot closer than we should have to defaulting on our sovereign debts. We have a Democratic administration that didn’t bother to beta test the website that was the lynchpin for the biggest change to the health system since Medicare and Medicaid were introduced, and a radicalized Republican minority that wants to eliminate the Federal Reserve.<\/p>\n

A less-violent “Guy Fawkes option” of running the entire government out of town and starting over sounds a lot better than it should. \u00a0But as investors, we have to keep perspective. \u00a0With few exceptions, America’s political system has always been a chaotic mess. \u00a0In our short history, we’ve had a civil war and four presidential assassinations. \u00a0We’ve had our capital burned to the ground. \u00a0And we’ve had more political scandals than I can count.<\/p>\n

And guess what: Americans have a way of getting on with their business. \u00a0My advice is stop worrying about politics and focus your energies on finding quality investment opportunities. \u00a0Here in the United States, we are still in the early stages of the biggest energy revolution in a century. \u00a0The rise of Generation Y will create a new baby boom in the late 2010s and early 2020s. And the aging of the original Baby Boomers will create challenges that will make savvy entrepreneurs wealthy.<\/p>\n

These are just the opportunities here in the United States. \u00a0Looking overseas, the rise of the new emerging-market middle class is the biggest investable macro trend of the past 50 years.<\/p>\n

So tonight,\u00a0pour yourself a drink and offer a toast across the Atlantic. Wear a Guy Fawkes mask if you feel like it, or burn a Guy effigy (or the effigy of whatever prominent politician irritates you the most) if you’re not breaking neighborhood ordinances in doing so. \u00a0But come tomorrow morning, toss the politics out the window and focus instead on finding solid investments.<\/p>\n

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Charles Lewis Sizemore, CFA, is the chief investment officer of the investment firm Sizemore Capital Management.\u00a0<\/em>Click here<\/em><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>to receive his\u00a0<\/em>FREE 8-part investing series that will not only show you which sectors will soar but\u00a0also which stocks will deliver the highest returns. The series starts\u00a0November 5 and\u00a0includes a FREE copy of his\u00a02014 Macro\u00a0Trend Profit Report.<\/em><\/i><\/p>\n

This article first appeared on Sizemore Insights as Happy Guy Fawkes Day<\/a><\/p>\n

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