Long-term trends grow from short term trends. We attampt to determine the short term trends and where they are pointing.
Rick Rule’s Primer on Contrarian Speculation In an interview with Louis James, Rick Rule provides an excellent summary of what contrarian speculation investment is and makes a powerful case that the current metals climate means gold stocks are the play to make. [If you weren’t present at this timely summit, you can still learn the […]
Buy Rental Property or a REIT? Although many individuals prefer rental units as additional income, one of the last things you probably want to do in your retirement is to find renters and deal with the drama that comes from having them rent for you. You have to find tenants with reliable income, continue to
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By David Galland, Casey Research If history has taught one certain lesson, it is that the less fettered an economy, the better humankind is able to do what it does best: run from trouble and run toward opportunity. In this way mistakes are quickly resolved and progress assured. Conversely, the deeper the muck of regulation,
Mutual Funds Even in the wake of the Great Recession, the mutual fund has proven itself a worthy investment for the average person. In fact, many people are actually looking towards mutual funds as their hedged bet into the world of variable investments. In order to fully understand how to invest in a mutual fund,
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Education Trends The ongoing unemployment crisis in this country has plagued Americans of all backgrounds and vocations looking to find a decently paying job in their field. But one demographic that has been hit particularly hard by unemployment is one that you might not expect. The Atlantic magazine reports that unemployment has been unusually rampant
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European Debt Crisis: Portugal’s Bailout, One Year Later — Were You Prepared in Advance? Many analysts had opinions before the bailout, but no one was talking about the most important indicator Make no mistake: The stakes for financial and economic survival in Europe are high. Seemingly everyone — from investment bloggers to financial television hosts
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US Financial System- Bernanke comments raise questions about banks Four years after we brushed up against “financial Armageddon,” did you think you’d be reading this? Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said…banks need to have more capital at hand in order to ensure the financial system is stable. Bernanke said regulators were taking steps to force
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So Long, US Dollar By Marin Katusa, Casey Research There’s a major shift under way, one the US mainstream media has left largely untouched even though it will send the United States into an economic maelstrom and dramatically reduce the country’s importance in the world: the demise of the US dollar as the world’s reserve
By Tim McMahon, editor What Are Structured Bonds? First let’s look at what makes up a bond. A bond is a form of debt where a company borrows money from investors and has a certain expiration date called a “Maturity Date”. The interest rate that the company pays is called the “coupon rate.” One advantage
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EWI’s Global Market Perspective foresaw the shift in European banks from lenders to savers via one remarkable chart It’s been over two years since the European Central Bank began its open-heart surgery of the eurozone’s anemic economy. So far, the procedure has included an unprecedented $3 trillion-plus in bailouts, monetary transfusions, AND toxic debt transplants.
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