This article clearly demonstrate how the millions of investors who invested in the stock market over the past decade actually fared when their performance was measured in gold instead of dollars. You will be shocked at how poorly they (and you?) have really done and you, too, will come to the consclusion that - investing in the stock market is for losers. Words: 790
Read More »Gold Bullion, Stocks or Bonds: Which Have More Long-term Investment Risk?
In proclaiming buy-and-hold investing to be dead, the pseudo-experts masquerading as financial advisors have abandoned the fundamental principle of investing: buying undervalued assets - and then giving those assets the time necessary to mature. Instead, these charlatans have forced their clients to become short-term gamblers. Worse still, they are now consistently steering their clients toward the worst possible asset-classes, stocks and bonds, rather than the best ones [simply because they do not] understand the fundamental conceptual difference between risk and volatility. In a market populated by panicked lemmings, we cannot avoid volatility. However, we can and must reduce risk - which begins by building an allocation of history's true safe haven asset, precious metals. [Let me explain more about what risk and volatility are and are not.] Words: 1080
Read More »Egon von Greyerz Interview on Future QE, Hyperinflation and the Price of Gold (+2K Views)
A final or total catastrophe of the currency system will occur as a result of unlimited money printing that will lead to hyperinflation. Stock markets will benefit temporarily from this QE [but we expect that the] markets will fall 90% against gold in the next few years. The correction in the precious metals [will] likely [soon] be over and we should see the metals going to new highs in 2012. Words: 450
Read More »Why Negative Real Interest Rates + Stimulative Money Supply = $10,000/ozt. Gold (+2K Views)
Question: What do you get when you mix negative real interest rates with stimulative money supply efforts by global central banks? Answer: An exceptionally potent formula for higher gold prices that could send gold to the unimaginable level of $10,000 an ounce. [Let me explain further.] Words: 1049
Read More »We Have Reached the End of the Road and are Staring into the Abyss! Got Gold?
With most of the world’s major economies as well as the financial system bankrupt...most people will rely on governments and central banks to save us but how can anyone possibly believe that totally incompetent and clueless politicians and central bankers could solve the problem they created in the first place... The main objective of governments is to stay in power and thus to buy votes, therefore they are incapable of taking the right decisions and the opposition, aspiring to power, is even less suitable since they will lie through their teeth and promise the earth in order to be elected. So what is the solution? Read on! Words: 2391
Read More »New Boom-bust Cycle Risks Hyperinflationary Depression and Much Higher Gold Price – Here’s Why (+2K Views)
Governments make fruitless effort to retain control over deteriorating real growth and rising unemployment by having their central banks print more and more money, risking a hyperinflationary depression (stagflation at best). The only respite for many investors is gold.
Read More »Fiat Money: Exactly What Is It? Why Is It Such A Scourge? (+2K Views)
Considering the fact that you can fool some of the people some of the time but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time, is it any wonder millions are protesting the abysmal scourge that fiat currency has brought upon us as a result of that fateful day back on July 25th, 1965. To appreciate the significance of that historic day we must fully understand what fiat currency is and why such a concept is about to implode and this article does just that. Words: 1372
Read More »Save Time & Get Informed: Financial Article Summaries From munKNEE.com For w/e Dec.2/11
There are hundreds and hundreds of sites that post economic, financial and investment articles but, unfortunately, most of them are all about quantity of articles rather than the quality of them. As such, if you are tired of spending hours each week surfing the net or even visiting your up-to-now favourite financial site looking for articles that are extremely informative, relatively brief and very well-written then go no further than munKNEE.com. Here's why. Words: 977
Read More »Underpaid? Here's How to Find Out
Ever look around the office and wonder if your colleagues make more money than you? What about the competition next door -- are those employees bringing home...[more than you for comparable work]? Instead of wondering if the grass is greener and the paycheques are bigger...[elsewhere], maybe it's time to find out if you're underpaid. With a large number of online salary tools available -- and a little leg work -- you could land a pay raise or a better paying job before the new year. [Here's how.] Words: 897
Read More »munKNEE.com's Most Read Articles Week-ending November 26th, 2011
You probably don't have enough time during the past week much to surf the internet in search of informative and well-written articles on the health of the economies of the U.S., Canada and Europe; the on-going development of the world's financial crisis and the various investment opportunities that present themselves related to commodities (gold and silver in particular) and the stock market - but don't worry! - I have done it for you
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