Buying Gold In the present economy, interest in gold ownership is growing. Financial uncertainty in recent years has convinced many that precious metals – namely gold – are an economic refuge and solid hedge against inflation. As a consequence, the airwaves and cyberspace are filled with advertisements by gold dealers and traders. Yet investing in […]
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Home Buyers- With the housing industry still shaken and weak from the sub-prime mortgage collapse of 2008, it’s no surprise that buyers are erring on the side of caution. A young family that might have purchased a home in 2005 may now choose to rent, and home-ownership rates have fallen over three percent in just
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One of the first oil pipelines originated in the 1860s, when the Oil Transport Association constructed a wrought iron pipeline from an oil field in Pennsylvania to a railroad station 6 miles away. The pipeline was only 2 inches in diameter. Pipelines are generally more economical than shipping by railroad. But they have more regulatory hurdles. With the recent problems with getting approval for the Keystone XL pipeline, rail transportation has been growing.
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Risk Management Trading the financial markets can be a great way to generate income and grow your wealth. At the same time, it can also cost you a lot of money if you make the wrong choice or if you don’t know what you’re doing. The key to being able to keep the balance in your
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Risk Management Risk management is a vital part of planning for any business expansion or change. It is intended to minimize if not totally eliminate events that might give negative impact on a business. A sensible risk management process involves precise identification, careful evaluation and prioritization of all elements involved. Whatever the nature of your
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Conflicting Forces at Play with Oil Prices An Interview with Mike Shedlock  As markets continue to yo-yo and commentators deliver mixed forecasts, investors are faced with some tough decisions and have a number of important questions that need answering. OilPrice.com was fortunate enough to speak with the award winning economic commentator Mike “Mish” Shedlock. His blog: Mish’s
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Often governments and corporations need to raise capital for a multitude of reasons. To do this they have several channels available. They can borrow from banks, issue stock or borrow from investors or they can issue debt securities in the form of bonds. Many investors (called bond holders) purchase these bonds and in return, the company gets a lump
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The children of Fukushima. The Fukushima Prefecture Health Management Survey revealed that 13,460 children, or 35.3 percent, had thyroid cysts or nodules up to 0.197 inches long growing on their thyroids and 0.5 percent of the children had growths larger than 0.197 inches. Â Seventeen months after the earthquake and tsunami that destroyed the Tokyo
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Things Are About to Get Much Worse for Energy Firms in Argentina – Interview with Sam Logan Angering Spain by seizing and nationalizing a majority of Repsol’s shares in YPF and ramping up the rhetoric over the Falkland Islands as exploration deals promise to make the territory a major oil player overnight, Argentina is making
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DRIPs Many companies which pay dividends on their stock also offer dividend reinvestment plans, or DRIPs. Receiving a quarterly dividend check is nice, of course, but you’re probably not going to be receiving much at once, and many of us would be inclined to fritter that extra cash away. DRIPs help you make more effective
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