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GOP presidential contender Ron Paul has predicted nearly all of the major economic developments in recent years – the housing collapse, the plunging dollar, and the rise of precious metals – and, as such, has killed the major market averages with his approach. [In fact,] he is a master investor with a track record that would make many of the Street’s top hedge funds envious! [Let's take a look at his portfolio and compare its performance to that of the S&P 500.] Words: 665
August 31st, 2011 | Posted in Gold/Silver,Investing | Read More »
Is physical gold the best available ‘safe-haven’ or is it the U.S. dollar – or perhaps even U.S. Treasuries? Words: 793
August 31st, 2011 | Posted in Gold/Silver,Investing | Read More »
Gold’s value should depend on the economic and political situation of the time. Right now there are fears of hyperinflation, collapse of the eurozone and even a collapse of the entire financial system. Gold should be worth more than its historical average, but how much more? Words: 3063
August 31st, 2011 | Posted in Gold/Silver,Investing | Read More »
I have always been leery of the two big exchange traded funds, SLV and GLD, because they lease the gold and silver that they sell you. I much prefer the ETFs SGOL, CEF, PSVL and PHYS which actually own the gold and silver they sell you and store it for you segregated vaults. Words: 717
August 30th, 2011 | Posted in Investing,Mutual/ETFunds | Read More »
According to both the Case Shiller and RadarLogic indices housing prices have been essentially flat for the past 2 years after having fallen by a third from their 2006/7 highs. [That being said, surely we can now rule out another collapse, can’t we? Words: 764
August 30th, 2011 | Posted in Housing Prices/Foreclosures,Real Estate | Read More »
Michael Spence, professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business and winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in economics, believes there’s “probably a 50%” chance of the global economy slipping into recession. Noriel Roubini disagrees and says flatly that a recession is coming and that it is a mission impossible now to stop it. The Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank places the odds at 85% of a recession. David Rosenberg, another very savvy economist, says that by 2012, the chance of a second recession is 99%. Peter Schiff, who with Roubini, correctly and accurately predicted the collapse on Wall Street and ensuing recession, thinks one is 100% certain. [Let's take a look at why they hold such views.] Words: 829
August 30th, 2011 | Posted in Economic Overview,Economy | Read More »
Investing in the stock market is hard enough. The last thing you need is to find yourself owning a company that has questionable accounting, disclosure or other policies. [Below is] a review of 5 things you should watch out for when investigating companies for a stock investment. Words: 740
August 30th, 2011 | Posted in Investing | Read More »
With gold miners, in general, so attractively valued relative to the gold bullion price, the question becomes which stocks are the most compelling and have the best leverage to robust precious metals prices…In order to find the diamonds in the rough, I use what I call “The Five M’s” for mining stocks… Market cap, Management, Money, Minerals and Mine life cycle. [Let me explain each .] Words: 1146
August 30th, 2011 | Posted in Gold/Silver,Investing | Read More »
This article identifies the top 10 most owned stocks by the 49 value-oriented “super investors” as tracked by Dataroma.com and those stocks that are most popular with said 49 investors. Take a look! Words: 947
August 30th, 2011 | Posted in Asset Allocation,Investing | Read More »
One market trend that seems to be attracting more and more attention is the large performance gap between gold bullion and gold stocks. The price of gold bullion has increased roughly 28 percent in 2011, while the S&P/TSX Gold Index is down [about] 1 percent. [Let me convey why that is the case.] Words: 1001
August 30th, 2011 | Posted in Gold/Silver,Investing | Read More »
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