Happy New Year!

First off, I want to wish everyone a happy new year. To my surprise, 2010 was a good year for investors. I wish I could say the same for the roughly 10% official unemployed and the other unofficial 10-20%.

So, what's in store for 2011? The CFA Okanagan's Annual Forecast Dinner is coming up Thursday, January 20, where some of the industry's brightest will share their insights into the investment horizon. This is the Okanagan's premiere financial event and you don't want to miss it, but tickets usually sell out so don't wait.

Advisor Analyst has highlighted the top 15 stories of 2010 as picked by readers. At number 15 is Bill Gross' Investment Outlook from November: If you recall the U.S. was facing mid-term elections while the Federal Reserve was building the stage for QE2. While he was generally supportive of Ben Bernanke's diagnoses, the current prescription is kind of like trying to cure a hang-over with tequila shooters - over $2 trillion dollars worth. So far, investors are taking their medicine.

Keep tuning in the mornings and afternoons while we round out the remaining top 14 stories of 2010, then we'll get into 2011.

GB