The Price of Commodities In our last blog, we talked about the value of the US dollar as compared to the price of commodities. Somehow economists and people are not relating the relentless increase in the price of pretty well all commodities to the fall in the US dollar. If you listen to some of… Continue reading Where is investment money currently flowing to? Silver, Silver, and Silver
Tag: Ignoring history
Be Brave When Others are Afraid and Be Afraid When Others are Overconfident
Be Brave When Others are Afraid and Be Afraid When Others are Overconfident The market, especially the junior commodities companies, have been devastated recently. Stocks have fallen since the second week of March 2012 and the drops in trading price have been dramatic. Some stocks have fallen far more than 50% in value. Liquidation Events… Continue reading Be Brave When Others are Afraid and Be Afraid When Others are Overconfident
Sell in May & Go Away – How the Wisdom of the Ages is Time Sensitive
May 2, 2013 Sell in May and Go Away A tried and true investing maxim is “sell in May and go away.” Loosely translated, this means that in most years, the stock market has a seasonality to it that is quite reliable in predicting the rise and fall of the market. Essentially history has taught… Continue reading Sell in May & Go Away – How the Wisdom of the Ages is Time Sensitive
China & the World Economy – The End Of “Cheap” China
Firstly let me apologize to my readers for the slight absence in publishing. China and the World Economy Have you noticed that figures coming out of China show a trend that varies with conventional wisdom. Inflation in China is a force that the Chinese government mentions and tries to combat. You don’t hear about that… Continue reading China & the World Economy – The End Of “Cheap” China
Silver Thurs – March 27/80 Infamous “Silverfinger”: Nelson Bunker Hunt, Gets Smacked FInancially
March 27, 1980 _ Silver Markets Tumble The anniversary – 32 years ago – of when infamous Bunky Hunt, the Oil Baron of Texas, came to the end of his efforts to corner the silver market. The price of silver fell 10% in a single day, which was cause for World Wide Headlines in 1980.… Continue reading Silver Thurs – March 27/80 Infamous “Silverfinger”: Nelson Bunker Hunt, Gets Smacked FInancially
The US Economy is Showing Strong Signs of Recovery
We Point Out the Obvious – The Next Economic Cycle is Starting We have repeatedly advised readers to look at the history of economic cycles since the dawn of the industrial revolution. There have been repeated cycles that all mirror each other, and as long as we are around, these cycles will continue. A Brief… Continue reading The US Economy is Showing Strong Signs of Recovery
You Can’t Solve a Debt Crisis with More Debt – or Can You?
How to Deal With Overwhelming Debt We have written a number of times of how Canada solved it’s debt crisis which it incurred through successive Liberal Party excesses. It simply adjusted its spending so that the increase in expenditures continued, but at a lessor rate. Then as the US and Japan, and then Korea and… Continue reading You Can’t Solve a Debt Crisis with More Debt – or Can You?
Political Correctness – Dealing with the Barney Frank’s of Finance (Cont’d)
Continued from Blogs of January 26 & 29, 2012 Dealing with the debt problem means firstly understanding the economic powerhouse that is the USA. The US $ remains the world’s currency and is accepted universally. Fixing the US $ is PRIORITY #1. In the previous blogs, we discussed – Bringing government expenditures under control –… Continue reading Political Correctness – Dealing with the Barney Frank’s of Finance (Cont’d)
Dealing With the Debt Problem – The US$ Remains the World’s Currency – Some Simple Steps
How to Deal with the Debt Problem Dealing with the debt problem means firstly understanding the economic powerhouse that is the USA. The US$ remains the world’s currency and is accepted universally. Other currencies float in relation to the US$. Stability and a return to currencies floating within expected ranges vis-a-vis the US$, brings a… Continue reading Dealing With the Debt Problem – The US$ Remains the World’s Currency – Some Simple Steps
The Attractiveness of Gold Investments & Analysts’ Projections
The Attractiveness of Gold In a recent blog, I suggested that patience and technical indicators were key in buying gold. I suggested that the moment had not yet arrived to make this investment again. This week there were announcements from Bankers in parts of the world that they were adding to their gold purchases. Bankers… Continue reading The Attractiveness of Gold Investments & Analysts’ Projections