Bill Bonner, author of The New Empire of Debt, writing for The Daily Reckoning, analyzes the current state of the bond market, and what current actions imply for the future.

Ben Bernanke is a dubious choice to be named “Person of the Year” by Time magazine. While Time’s Managing Editor Richard Stengel credits him with recognizing early and reacting appropriately to the ongoing financial crisis, in reality, he was wrong time and again with both his predictions and his remedies. Just remember these gems…

Louis James, Senior Analyst and Editor for Casey’s International Spectator, has compiled a year-end collection of the Casey Research team’s 2010 outlooks and offers them to Contrarian Profits readers.

Kent Lucas, Editor of Taipan’s Safe Haven Investor, shares some of his keys for skillful value investing, as written for Taipan Daily.

Bill Bonner, resident Cassandra at The Daily Reckoning, UK, analyzes the potential impacts of last week’s announcement from Dubai World on the world’s economies.

Keith Fitz-Gerald (Money Morning):
With all the financial woes in the global economy, the worst thing an investor can do is to “freeze up.” With all the ups and downs in the market, it’s all too easy for investors to allow their emotions to take control. That’s when the smallest mistakes turn into the biggest mistakes.