Strategies

When it comes to valuing stocks, the price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is the number one metric for investors that want an instant fix on what the market thinks of a company. [That being said]...there are health warnings to heed if you don’t want to be left exposed by its limitations. [Let me explain.] Words: 1101

Despite continued market worries about a global economic slowdown and potential recession, investor sentiment appears exceptionally healthy at the moment.

Would gold really rocket or are there other solutions available should we encounter such a disaster, negating the need for gold?

As investors adjust to a lower growth paradigm, investors may want to consider exposures that either offer limited downside protection such as minimum volatility strategies or that move less in sync with equity and bonds such as in commodities. This article identifies 4 ways investors can add targeted defensives exposures to their portfolios.

Investors owning a substantial amount of physical silver not only pay storage costs, they are missing out on interest. This report shows you how it’s possible to “rent” silver for pennies-on-the-dollar, freeing up capital to earn virtually risk-free interest elsewhere.

Learning how to short sell a stock takes practice, but it’s not as difficult (or as risky) as many people believe.

How much capital has the management team taken out of their pockets and put directly into the company? What amount of shares of a company are owned by funds or big financial institutions. The extent of such 'skin in the game' and 'smart money' involvement is crucial in deciding whether or not to invest in a particular company. Here's why.

Only about 2% of 'investors' actually have gold in their portfolios and those that have done so have insufficient quantities to offset the future impact of inflation and to maximize their portfolio returns. New research, however, has determined a specific percentage to accomplish such objectives. Words: 1063

It’s natural and even prudent for an investor to wonder if a particular asset is a good investment or not and that’s especially true for silver, since it’s such a small market and doesn’t carry the same gravitas as gold. At this point in history, however, there are 10 compelling reasons to add physical silver to your portfolio.

A short time ago I started looking at the question: "Is gold an effective hedge against a financial crisis?" Having studied the question in more detail, I find the answer is no, gold is not an effective hedge against a financial crisis. Here's why.