By Jeff Clark, Casey Research We’ve read mixed reports about how lofty gold and silver prices are affecting demand in India. One month we’re told demand is up, and the next it’s supposedly down. I’m not suggesting that official reports are inaccurate, but it is admittedly confusing and doesn’t help us understand the real trend […]
By Vedran Vuk, Casey Research Exchange-traded funds have been all the rage in recent years – they are easy to buy, easy to sell, and often have lower expense ratios than index mutual funds. But the Casey Research team dug deep into the complex world of ETFs and found that in many cases, their names
ETFs: Do You Really Know What You’re Buying? Read More »
By Vedran Vuk, Casey Research In the infamous case of the Goldman Sachs Abacus 2007 AC-1 fund, it doesn’t take a whole lot to figure out the wrongdoing. Paulson & Co., a multibillion-dollar hedge fund, helped select the mortgage-backed securities held by Abacus while at the same time, Paulson was planning on shorting it. This
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Europe’s economy is contracting The recent Greek debt deal produced a big collective sigh of relief, plus some cheers for that massive liquidity injection into Europe’s banking system. It was time to grab a glass and offer a toast to the coming economic recovery of the European Union, right? Alas, it turns out that Europe’s
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We all know that the stock market has been rising for 3 years. Many economic measures — unemployment, consumer spending and confidence, etc. — also show strong improvement. Yet is that a good reason to stay bullish on stocks? What a silly question, some people might say. But before you give a reply, please take
Capital Safety: Is There Such a Thing as “TOO Safe”? Read More »
By Robert Ross, Casey Research We at Casey Research are often asked, “What books have had the biggest impact on your investing philosophy?” To find out, we took a quick, informal poll of our most prominent economists, editors, and analysts to see which books helped form their unique economic outlooks. The books range from mainstays
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Ron Netolitzky, Bob Quartermain, Duane Poliquin, Ron Parratt, Ross Beaty, Jim O’Rourke Moderated by Louis James, Casey Research The following is a video recording of the Casey Research Explorers’ League panel – moderated by Louis James – at the Cambridge House Investment Conference in Vancouver, January 2012. Listen to the valuable information and guidance passed
This is your opportunity to learn the method that has stood the test of time In the 1930s, Ralph N. Elliott discovered that stock market prices tend to move in recurring patterns. He defined these patterns (or “waves”) and explained how they combine to create larger versions of themselves. He called his discovery the Wave
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Elliott wave patterns suggested a bullish reversal a day before the rally On February 16, EUR/USD, the euro-dollar exchange rate and the most actively traded forex pair, surged over 170 pips, from below $1.30 to above $1.3150. The explanations for the strong rally boiled down to “hopes” that the Greek bond-swap deal would be reached.
Forex Market Insight: EUR/USD Rallies…Why? Read More »
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