Stocks: The Place to be During Coming Inflation

Over the longer term, some of history’s top strategists actually say that inflation is a big reason to buy stocks – not to avoid them. Foremost among them is Warren Buffett. His inflation research goes way back. In 1977 – just before the U.S. was about to enter into one of the worst inflationary climates in history – in a column for Fortune magazine he said, “stocks are probably still the best of all the poor alternatives in an era of inflation – at least they are if you buy in at appropriate prices.” Words: 664

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Massive Decoupling Coming Between Equities and Commodities

With economic uncertainty running high, there are signs that investors are beginning to shy away from U.S. equities in favor of emerging market ones and commodities. That process could lead to a massive decoupling between equities and commodities. Words: 453

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Did Your Gold Investments Return 24% in 2009 – or 213%?

Don’t follow the herd when it comes to investing in gold (and silver) in 2010. Remember, gold was ‘only’ up 24%* in 2009 and the HUI ‘only’ 42%* yet the long-term warrants of the gold and silver mining companies were up 140%* and the long-term warrants of the gold and silver royalty companies were up 213%* on average. If the current bull market in commodities continues in 2010 it behoves you to seriously consider investing some money accordingly. Words: 837

Mr. Market Confused: Do We Invest in Bonds, Stocks or Gold?

What a magic act! Over the past year, despite the biggest economic crisis since the Great Depression, central banks around the world have managed to create an environment in which just about every type of financial asset – stocks, bonds, gold – has headed straight upward. The result of this great levitation is an environment that makes absolutely no sense from the viewpoint of standard investing logic. What’s going on? Words: 802

Active Investing Necessary for Success in 2010

Investors seeking to beat the market in 2010 would be wise to put at least part of their portfolio under the guidance of professional money managers. After all, “outperformance” can only come from active management, since passive investing typically involves owning every company in an index and hoping to be average. The trick is weeding out simple passive index-huggers from the truly active managers who earn their fees. Words: 740

Dent’s Investment Advice for the 2010s

The most important cycle change for your wealth, health, life, family, business, and investments is just ahead during the first and last depression you are likely to experience in your lifetime. Words: 373

Dent: The Worst is Yet to Come

Dent has a knack for telling us what we would rather not hear and but it behooves us to make the most of his insights for what they are worth. Words: 2128

Lowering Risk in Your Portfolio

One of the most basic tenets of portfolio risk management is, do not lose money. Understanding the risk you are assuming and how you intend to mitigate this risk is what separates successful investors from those that never make any money. Words: 1019