Archive for December, 2012
We Used to Fear Overpopulation. Now it is a Lack of Young People.
Expect the Unexpected Whether it be the opinions of stock analysts as to the future value of a stock, or a convincing argument as to the excessive debt of Japan, opinions are just that – opinions as to the future. When one attempts to foresee the future, it is inevitable that factors, or events, or [...]
Sending US Dollars Overseas
In a recent book titled “The Next Decade” by George Friedman, Mr. Friedman makes the point that the US remains the world economic power with 25% of the world economic production. His contention is that the US President must exert that power in many ways, always mindful that the USA is the world’s economic powerhouse. [...]
Gold Disappoints Again – Gold Bugs Beware. The Inevitable Has Not Come.
The Price of Gold Stagnates Looking at the chart of the price of bullion (Gold) one sees that the current price is almost where it was several months ago, and nowhere near the high of 2011. It is currently resting slightly above $1,650, which is just a bit weaker than it was a few months [...]
Stop Losses – Do They Protect You – Part II
Comments From Part I – Stop Losses Are Protection for investors – A Fallacy A stop loss is intended to prevent the investor from losing more than an expected amount, but more often than not, a stop loss is instead a guarantee that normal and reoccurring volatility in a stock will trigger the stop loss [...]
Using Stop Losses – Do They Protect Your Portfolio?
Stop Losses In its simplest form, a stop loss is a standing instruction to your broker that if a stock falls in value to a certain point, an order will be automatically executed to immediately sell that stock at the market price. The Purpose Of Stop Losses As part of the traditional psychology of investing [...]
The Financial System’s Death Knell? Or an Over-Reaction?
An Over-Reaction to Current Debt Issues Those that are sophisticated enough and experienced enough, know that after every exuberance in an economic cycle, financial matters become so difficult that many come to the conclusion that “This Time It Is Different”. Analysts come to the conclusion that there is no escape from the inevitable and doom [...]
