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Adrian Cronje, chief investment officer of Balentine, an investment firm based in Atlanta with $500 million under management, was quoted in today’s article, saying:

“…This uncertainty for business threatens deflation is similar to what Japan has experienced, says Adrian Cronje, chief investor for Balentine LLC, an Atlanta-based investment adviser. At any suggestion of recovery in Japan, authorities tightened monetary and fiscal policies in the 1990s, which made corporations skittish. Now, he says, the same pattern is threatened in Europe with Trichet’s urging of fiscal austerity following upticks in some indicators on the continent.

In the U.S., uncertainty about regulatory reform, the timing and sources of fiscal consolidation and reluctance of banks to lend has companies such as Intel (ticker: INTC) continue to accumulate cash rather than invest it, Cronje observes. All because of a lack of clarity in what they face in the future.

From an investment standpoint, this uncertainty (plus the increased richness of valuations) has Cronje advising Balentine’s clients to reduce risk by increasing hedged positions and trimming exposure to international equities. The exception: large-capitalization U.S. equities, which rarely have been cheaper relative to alternatives, especially small-caps…”

Here’s the link to the full article: http://online.barrons.com/article/SB50001424052970203964804575391453166193386.html?mod=BOL_hpp_dc

Great job, Adrian!

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Fresh off their win from Memphis in May, where Tuffy Stone and Cool Smoke were named 2010 Pork Shoulder World Champion, the Cool Smoke team was awarded first place in Brisket, first place in Chicken and Reserve Champion at Safeway’s 2010 National Capital Barbeque Battle.  

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