Market Volatility There remains much fear in the markets. Much has been written about the debts of Western nations (read our recent blog) and instability. Recently, there have been a number of articles about China’s inflation, and also fears raised about the terrible tragedy of the earthquake and Tsunami in Japan. Let me summarize much… Continue reading Market Volatility
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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
The World Seems in Turmoil, but it is Unfolding As Expected
We have often repeated that one has to take a longer term view of what is happening around us, and ignore the screaming headlines. There are some unmistakable trends occurring and one has merely to observe what is going on from a bit of an overview to understand what the future likely holds. Trend One… Continue reading The World Seems in Turmoil, but it is Unfolding As Expected
Silver is Gold’s Poor Cousin, But it is in Great Demand
The Attraction of Gold and Silver Very often we look at gold and use it as our main object of attention. Yet historically there has been a continuing relationship between gold and silver. The two metals are together regarded as alternatives to paper currency. Silver is often referred to as gold’s poor cousin. Silver’s Industrial… Continue reading Silver is Gold’s Poor Cousin, But it is in Great Demand
An Evolution in the Precious Metals Sector, Stocks of Junior Silver Companies
The Big Guys are Buying the Little Guys We have suggested that junior metals mining, exploration and producers stocks are a very good place to invest currently. A recent phenomenon, while not unexpected, has drawn more interest to this sector. The long established major producing gold mines in South Africa and elsewhere are recording reduced… Continue reading An Evolution in the Precious Metals Sector, Stocks of Junior Silver Companies
The 4 Biggest Investment Lies
We receive a lot of email and advertisements. The following comments came from a solicitation from VectorVest on September 27, 2010. The comments mirror some of our thoughts and we thought we would just post them as is and add a few comments. The following big lies have been repeated so long and so often… Continue reading The 4 Biggest Investment Lies
Mutual Fund or ETF Benchmarks, Alpha and Performance – Incentives for Mutual Fund Managers
Buy stocks, mutual funds, or hedge funds Mutual fund managers get paid based on the amount of money they manage. They don’t get paid on performance, or record, or anything else that is based on how well they are doing. They get paid on how much money they manage. That is why ‘Buy and Hold’… Continue reading Mutual Fund or ETF Benchmarks, Alpha and Performance – Incentives for Mutual Fund Managers
Junior Resource Stocks Compared to Gold
The Price of Gold As we remarked in our previous blog, the commodity ‘gold’ keeps rising and setting new price heights. However, the trading value of companies that mine, process or search for this precious metal have stagnated or actually fallen. If one considers that the price of the metal has doubled or tripled or… Continue reading Junior Resource Stocks Compared to Gold
Investing in Junior Resource Gold Stocks
How Junior Resource Stocks Have Performed Many junior resource stocks are running at or near 52-week highs, and the sector boasts some spectacular individual performances. Returns for producing or near-production stocks for the twelve months to the end of August are running at around 50%, and have shown good results since the start of this… Continue reading Investing in Junior Resource Gold Stocks
A Explanation of What Most Portfolios Are Comprised Of & Why – Continued
What Do Managers of Mutual Funds Invest In? This is a most interesting subject. The way mutual funds are promoted is to give the impression that the managers are continually researching stocks and buying and selling then. To some extent this is true. To a larger extent the number of stocks that the manager invests… Continue reading A Explanation of What Most Portfolios Are Comprised Of & Why – Continued