A Caution About Interest Rates & Fixed Income Investments

While we normally like to comment on current trends, occasionally there is the possibility of something abnormal happening. Currently, it is the massive bailout of Ireland by the European Economic Community and the IMF. Ireland Interest rates on Irish bonds or securities issued by Ireland have spiked recently as a result of the possible bailout,… Continue reading A Caution About Interest Rates & Fixed Income Investments

The Sheer Size of the Fiscal Bailouts Prevents Observers from Understanding What is Happening

Follow the Historical Cycles There have always been cycles and there always will be cycles unless new massive regulation takes over that moderates the ability of Wall St, or the NEW Wall Street (wherever that may be) from making money. Essentially the money traders find a new thing to trade or to promote and they… Continue reading The Sheer Size of the Fiscal Bailouts Prevents Observers from Understanding What is Happening

Silver – The Investment to Watch

I have advised readers to watch junior silver companies. Companies that explore, or develop, or create silver resources. There have been a number of stocks that have risen quite dramatically in the last year, and a simple market scan will locate many of them. Whether you like our picks or wish to choose others, the… Continue reading Silver – The Investment to Watch

Invest in Junior Value Companies & Watch Silver – The Next Big Thing

In our last blog, we gave a few criteria as to how to choose good companies to invest in. These comments were hidden at the end of the blog and were not readily visible. We think they are worth repeating. THE TIME TO INVEST IS NOW THE PLACE TO INVEST IS IN JUNIOR RESOURCE STOCKS… Continue reading Invest in Junior Value Companies & Watch Silver – The Next Big Thing

Follow the Trend – The Market has Decided We Are in a Recovery

As we have remarked previously, the economic world is gradually recovering and normalizing. Crises come and go but the trend is recovery and the market long ago decided that we are in a recovery. The latest crisis is Ireland. The one before that was Chinese inflation. The one before that was poor numbers out of… Continue reading Follow the Trend – The Market has Decided We Are in a Recovery

Prospective on Quantitative Easing & the Effect on Gold

The Fed’s Asset Purchases The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced another round of planned asset purchases earlier this month. The FOMC expects to buy another $600 billion in long-term Treasuries by the end of 2Q11 ($75 billion per month), in addition to the $35 billion per month in reinvested principal payments from its portfolio… Continue reading Prospective on Quantitative Easing & the Effect on Gold

The Morality of Financial Crimes

A Complete Lack of Social Conscience The world suffered a tremendous shock in 2008 and 2009. Greedy and unconscionable financial industry executives did what they always do. They stole as much money from the unsuspecting as they could, and they paid zero attention to the effect of this theft on the societies that allowed them… Continue reading The Morality of Financial Crimes

Looking at the Market on a Trend Basis

Today’s Headlines are Negative “NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — U.S. stocks on Tuesday took their biggest single-day hit in more than three months as investors fretted about Ireland’s debt crisis and possible rate hikes in China. The US dollar showed surprising strength and gold fell.” Yesterday’s Headlines are Positive New York – Retail sales are increasing.… Continue reading Looking at the Market on a Trend Basis

Inflation in China, The Price of Oil

The buzzword today is caution. Caution about current misleading headlines. Caution about failing to seek out and follow the trends. The Effect of the US Fed Debt Purchases I previously commented on how it was so odd that the stock market jumped up at the same time as the price of gold jumped up, both… Continue reading Inflation in China, The Price of Oil

A Very Good Hedge Against Currency Fluctuation is Oil

US Debt and the Currency Wars Previously we have discussed the currency wars and the creation of new US debt. While the current amount of debt in US dollars is high, and has led to calls for a different standard of international trade, the US still remains the economic powerhouse of the world and the… Continue reading A Very Good Hedge Against Currency Fluctuation is Oil