Recent Weakness in Stock Prices If you read the newspapers, or if you look monthly at your portfolio statements, you will be aware that there has been quite a softening in the stock market. In particular, the stock price of banks, financial institutions and energy companies have somewhat softened. The price of juniors has also… Continue reading Which Stocks to Invest In & How Important is the Risk Factor
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Gold – Buy Junior Stocks?
Recent Mania for the metal Silver In the recent mania for silver, gold quite surprisingly has become almost forgotten. We have gotten used to the metal trading at $1,500 per oz, and it has become somewhat humdrum. Silver zoomed beyond reason, then plummeted as exchanges grew fearful of another meltdown and as a result raised… Continue reading Gold – Buy Junior Stocks?
The Debts of Nations and The Commodity Cycle
In the previous blog, I discussed the insoluble problem of worldwide debt. There are a number of issues in this topic that space prevented me from mentioning. Simply Arrest the Debt One of my contentions has been that simply arresting the rise in debt, and moderating expenditures by the National Governments would go a long… Continue reading The Debts of Nations and The Commodity Cycle
The Commodity Cycle & the New York Hard Asset Show
The New York Hard Asset Show Each year I attend the New York Hard Asset show in early May. As the name suggests, it is a gathering of people that think investments in paper currency are less preferable than investments in hard assets. The gathering is a mix of Letter Writers trying to illustrate their… Continue reading The Commodity Cycle & the New York Hard Asset Show
The Price of Silver Collapses, The Mania of The Markets Continues with the Latest and the Greatest
Fear and Herd Mentality Rule the Markets During last week, the price of silver plummeted. How should we react? My first comment is “fear not”. The stock market works in strange ways with mania and rushing to the latest and the greatest trade ruling the short term price of whatever is the current rage of… Continue reading The Price of Silver Collapses, The Mania of The Markets Continues with the Latest and the Greatest
Capitalism Needs Tweaking–Point #7 of 10 Self Insurance & Investor Safety
Will America Recover? Of Course ! I have long maintained that the inherent strengths of American and Western societies would prevail in the long run, and that we are currently in the trough leading to the next big wave of prosperity. The rights of property law, the basic belief in the freedom of the individual,… Continue reading Capitalism Needs Tweaking–Point #7 of 10 Self Insurance & Investor Safety
Some Perspective on the US National Debt
US Debt I usually find numbers easy to grasp, yet the sheer scale of the numbers being tossed around referring to US debt and interest on that debt are so immense that they are hard to comprehend. I am posting a link to a You Tube video that puts these numbers in perspective. I urge… Continue reading Some Perspective on the US National Debt
The Scary World of 1984, Oil’s Inevitable Rise in Price & Why
Science Fiction Becomes Reality For those that read the quaint science fiction book “1984”, the scenario painted was an all-knowing invasive government that tracked every citizen’s movement, and forced all persons to adhere to a strict code of conduct that perpetuated the government. At the time the book was published, it was considered scary, but… Continue reading The Scary World of 1984, Oil’s Inevitable Rise in Price & Why
Buy Oil, Buy Commodities, Buy Value
I engaged in some commentary with US Republicans recently, who were adamant that the way out of their dilemma was draconian cuts in spending. They believed that if vested pensions couldn’t be honored, they shouldn’t be. They believed that if the State Government couldn’t meet its obligations, it shouldn’t. It should just pay for current… Continue reading Buy Oil, Buy Commodities, Buy Value
Silver – an amazing rise, but there are legitimate reasons. Join the investing crowd.
As readers know, I have mentioned silver and some silver picks previously. The meteoric rise of silver seems to rush upward relentlessly. It’s above $40 now and shows no sign of weakness. Silver stocks (juniors especially) are showing impressive gains. Silver had an astounding 78 percent increase in price in 2010. A rebound in total… Continue reading Silver – an amazing rise, but there are legitimate reasons. Join the investing crowd.