Gold Ratio, Part I appeared in the Daily Reckoning.

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Gold Ratio, Part II appeared in the Daily Reckoning.

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This counts for a lot, particularly when the earnings part of the price-earnings ratio starts to levitate.

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Grow the GDP part and the debt to GDP ratio will naturally fall.

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That makes for a 0.72 PEG ratio, which is part of why it gets high marks from my Lynch-based model.

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The family of these materials includes much-touted, carbon-based members such as graphene and nanotubes, and are notable in part for their surface area-to-weight ratio.

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But, as that ratio implies, experience also argues that higher taxes should be part of the mix.

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Aflac ( AFL) meets the ROE test, trades at a sub 10 PE ratio and its current 2.8% dividend yield is part of a steady dividend growth picture.

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Behind the recent decline is the fact that, even at its low PE ratio, Apple has been a momentum stock, with professional and amateur investors alike jumping aboard in part because they were afraid to miss out on the profits being made.

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