With interest rates rising and stock prices falling investors are, naturally, starting to think about bonds so, what are bonds, why should you own them and which should you consider investing in? This article has the answers.
Read More »Gold & Silver Maintain Their Intrinsic Value – Forever (+4K Views)
Intrinsic value does not mean that the product may have value for some time, or even for a long time. Instead, intrinsic value denotes value forever, i.e. a value that remains relatively unchanged and equal to the same amount today as it was thousands of years ago. Words: 598
Read More »Grow Your Savings Slowly But Safely – Here’s How
Did your portfolio lose money over the past few years? Well, don't despair as there are many low-risk investment options that can help you grow your savings slowly - but safely. Here are ten safe and low-risk investment options to consider.
Read More »How Bond Prices and Yields Work
When we talk about investing, we frequently talk about stocks as they are likely to make up a the bulk of your investment portfolio during the majority of your investing years but bonds can be a helpful part of your investment mix at any age, and it's important to understand how they work — even if you don't own many of them right now. This article examines bonds and why we should pay close attention to them these days.
Read More »10 Ways to Build a Benchmark Beating Global ETF Portfolio (+3K Views)
Building your portfolios with low-cost, tax-efficient ETFs is a smart strategy but don't set it on auto pilot. Follow these 10 ETF investment rules to build a global portfolio that will beat the benchmarks.
Read More »Protect Yourself From Inflation With Gold & Other Precious Metals Funds (+3K Views)
Investing in some form of precious metals is the preferable way to protect oneself from rising inflation/decrease in the value of the U.S. dollar and here are 10 ETFs and ETNs and 5 mutual funds to do just that. Words: 879
Read More »Deflation Probabilities 0% Over Next 5 Years – But Not So For Inflation (+2K Views)
According to the Atlanta Fed’s closely watched “Deflation Probabilities” indicator, overall prices in the U.S., as determined by the Consumer Price Index, now have exactly 0% chance of dropping over the next 5 years, down from a probability of 14.1% in May last year.
Read More »Light At the End Of the Tunnel For Gold Investors? Yes & Here’s Why (+3K Views)
TIPS suggest there may well be light at the end of the tunnel for gold investors. Here's why.
Read More »The Ins & Outs Of Having TIPS And/Or TIPS ETFs In Your Portfolio
Inflation expectations have been on the rise since before the U.S. election, but markets are now more convinced of higher inflation to come due to President-elect Trump’s talk of fiscal stimulus and tax cuts. Measured by break-evens in the Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) market, inflation expectations for the next 10 years rose to 1.93%, the highest level since the summer of 2015. The long decline in inflation seems to be turning, as the CPI climbed 1.6% year-over-year, the most in two years. This changing environment has piqued investor interest in TIPS, and in turn, TIPS ETFs.
Read More »How to Protect Your Portfolio From Inflation (+2K Views)
Inflation lurks in the shadows. It destroys value by gradually eroding real returns over time. It is financial death by a thousand cuts. Investors too often look at "the numbers" in their portfolio without asking what those numbers can actually buy over time. It's a classic mistake that John Maynard Keynes termed "money illusion."
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