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What Will Be the Hottest Christmas Toys of 2006?

The hottest Christmas toys for 2006 will soon be hitting the shelves, and some are already on them. Remember the Furby, Tickle-Me Elmo, Beanie Babies and Cabbage Patch Kids? They were the hottest Christmas toys from past holidays.

Almost every holiday season, there are a few special toys that everyone wants for Christmas -- and no one can seem to find.

If you want to make sure you have the hottest Christmas toys of 2006 under your Christmas tree, you should start thinking about shopping for them now.

Unfortunately, there's a problem -- you don't yet know what they are!

Well, I have a special "heads up" on what the hot Christmas toys of the season may be, and I'm more than willing to share the info with you. (My friends and I at WowChristmasGifts.com and ChristmasRants.com have done really well at predicting the hottest Christmas toys for the past several years.)

PlayStation 3

For gamers with a big budget, the Sony PlayStation 3 is going to be number one on the wish list. Featuring Internet functions and the new blu-ray technology, PlayStation 3 is like no other gaming system ever on the market.

Just remember, while this is definitely going to be one of THE hottest Christmas toys of 2006, it is also going to be one of the most expensive. When the PlayStation is released this November, expect it to have a price tag of $500 to $600.

Nintendo's Wii

If you do have a gaming fan on your Christmas list but $500 is out of the question, you may want to look into Nintendo's Wii. At just $250, it's half the price of the PlayStation 3 and it is actually the very first game system ever to make it to Toys R Us's Hot Toy List for 2006.

It's not hard to see why the Wii is going to be one of the hottest Christmas toys of 2006. The remote-like controller allows players to swing it like a bat, sword or tennis racket to create a truly interactive game play environment.

We predict it is also going to be a big hit with people who are not traditionally gamers, because my of the games are not the standard type of games.

Elmo TMX

Remember when Tickle Me Elmo dolls couldn't stay on the shelves for more than a moment? Remember the long lines -- and the cat fights between parents?

Well, somehow Fischer Price has done it again with Elmo TMX!

Tickle Me Elmo TMX was just released this month and while parents aren't physically fighting over them this time around, the lines have been long, and the stores have been selling out as quickly as they can get them in.

You can read more about why we think Tickle Me Elmo TMX will be so popular here:

http://www.wowgiftideas.com/looking_for_tickle_me_elmo_tmx.html

Since we still have a lot of time until Christmas, it's only a sign of what's to come, and this may prove to be one of the top hottest Christmas toys this year.

Some Other Contenders

While the above three toys seem to be the most promising when it comes to the hottest Christmas toys this year, there are a few other names you should be keeping an eye on.

Some other toys that may grace the wish lists many include Webkinz, Dora's Talking Cash Register and the Pink Nitro Notebook by Vtech.

This year we expect there will be hot Christmas toys for every age group, from toddler to adult. By starting your Christmas shopping early, you'll be able to find the hottest Christmas toys more easily. Happy Christmas shopping!

And here is another random article you might be interested in...

Of Investors and Investments: One Trillion...and Still Counting

So...Who's got the Trillion?

Any time you mention casually a Trillion dollars, people tend to listen. Especially, in the investments world. But, even in the world of investments, people just don't talk in terms of well... a trillion dollars. And, they never talk about it concerning any single individual.

Well...not "never".

Forgive the bad grammar, but it isn't every day I get to talk about a man who has the attention of over 100 investment firms...and their assets.

Think about the last time you heard a trillion dollars mentioned in the press. It was associated with what? The U.S Government Budget? The size of the U.S. economy? Size of the U.S. Debt?

There are whole countries that don't have a budget of a trillion dollars. Most countries, in fact.

The point is, if you mention a single man's name and associate that name with one Trillion dollars...you will get the attention of people around you. And not just investors.

But, for George Muzea, attracting attention is a minor issue. Getting results in the investments world has been the issue â€" successfully â€" for over 30 years. Remember the statement, "Words are words...promises are promises...but, performance is reality"? Performance is reality for George Muzea who is the advisor to some of the biggest investment firms - and their investors - in the world.

All 100 firms or so of them...with assets totaling over a trillion â€" there's' that word again â€" dollars. You know, any percentage of a trillion would keep me up at night. There, any advice which could impact even pennies in any market move will create profits or losses of ... billions! That's the world of George Muzea.

If you are going to create that kind of pressure for yourself, you better have a system that really works. Pennies in investment market movement will get you billions of dollars of investors' complaints ... or... more business from investors. As George likes to say, "There's no room for loyalty in the investments world."

Follow me closely again.

"If you want to create pressure like that for yourself, you must have a successful system." You see, trillions of dollars in assets doesn't just come to any 'ole investment counselor. Investors don't trust counsel unless it's already "proven."

With tens of thousands of investors and investor's services, as well as billions of dollars of investments and investment services "out there", how do you gain that kind of trust to begin with?

Watch this.

Enron...18 months prior...

Long before the Enron scandal broke in the press, another individual had already let his clients know they should get out of Enron. Of course, some shorted the market and made a lot of cash. All the others got out with their accounts in tact because George Muzea knew something was seriously wrong inside Enron.

How did he know that? Well, the Insiders "told" him.

No. No one actually said a thing to him. They didn't have to say anything. And he didn't know a one of them. One of whom? The Insiders, that's "whom".

In everything in life, there are Insiders. Some are good. Some are bad. Some do things legally. Some illegally.

• In the world of sports, owners, commissioners, directors, CEOs, and coaches are all Insiders in the sports world (not talking stocks here).

• Inside a football huddle, the "Insiders" are the guys in the huddle...and any coaches involved in calling the play.

• If you own a business, you and your partner(s) along with any major officers who run the business, are the Insiders.

• In your home, you and your spouse are the "Insiders."

• In a legal battle, the clients and the attorneys are the "Insiders."

• In any scientific discovery, the Insiders are the scientists, company officials patronizing the research and a select team of researchers.

In the investments world, the SEC forces all company Insiders to report their stock trades â€" buying and selling â€" within 48 hours of the event. In that world of investors, the company CEO, Directors, CFOs, and a few other officers are defined as Insiders for that company. (Also, those "outsiders" who own 10% or more of the stock of company are deemed "Insiders" also.)

So...back to George Muzea and the Enron debacle.

George Muzea just knew what the Insiders were doing in the investment world, buying or selling their company stocks...particularly selling at Enron ...while everyone else was being encouraged to buy Enron.

He saw they were selling, when normally Insiders as investors would be buying. If Insiders diverge from their normal patterns of investor behavior...George knows it. Most of us were running with the crowd...and losing our shirts 18 months later when the story broke.

If Insiders diverge from their normal patterns of investor behavior...like George Muzea, we can learn how to watch their moves too...and profit from it.

George knew 18 months ahead...let that sink in...18 months ahead, there was already a problem within Enron. Long before the Enron scandal made the earliest editions of any newspaper, George Muzea knew what the Insiders were "telling" him by their actions.

Remember, they didn't have to say anything to him at all. They were acting. He was reading what they were doing and advising his clients accordingly.

What if you could understand the Insiders like George Muzea does? Think about it. You would NOT have to worry about the companies in which you were invested.

Correction, yes, you would have to worry about ALL of your investments...all investors know that. But -and this is crucial - unlike most investors, you would have the skills to watch all of your investments and act long before there were any problems reported in the news... like Enron.

As either a short or long term investor, you could watch your investments and tell your broker when to move a stock...

Investors who stayed with Enron are now involved in expensive litigation concerning those investments... investments which were made honestly with trust up front. Everyone can feel their pain. Their investments were torpedoed long before they, as honest investors, knew the real facts.

Insiders are the key to ALL investments and investors strategies...or should be. Why? Only the Insiders know what's really happening inside their companies. The Enron Insiders knew what was hidden from the stock world of fundamentals and technicals.

There are always things happening, good and bad, that can't be reflected in a timely manner, on a balance sheet or income statement. There are always things happening, good and bad, that can't be reflected in a timely manner, in the technical analysis. Had that been the case, investors relying on the technicals would have been out of Enron...or shorting their investments in it.

George Muzea knows that. The Insiders know it. A select group of investors â€"known generally as the "smart money" â€" they know it. And many of them turn to George Muzea for that information.

I, for one, am glad to see that George is finally offering a course on how investors can use the Insiders of publicly traded companies as an indicator for their investments, be they swing traders, options traders, long term investors, day traders...

Direction is what the stock market is all about. George Muzea has found the key to market direction...

I told you a trillion dollars would get your attention.