Asset Allocation

These 7 immutable laws of investing ("immutable" means "not subject or susceptible to change or variation in form or quality or nature") will help you to avoid some of the worst mistakes, which, when made, tend to lead investors down the path of the permanent impairment of capital.

You need to stay in markets despite an impending economic collapse. [Really?! Yes, really.] Normally such an expectation would be addressed by getting out of the way of the oncoming disaster and taking ones chips off the table [but,] in this situation, there is no place to hide. Low-risk assets, like bonds and near-cash, produce little to no return...and the threat of rising interest rates and inflation make them dangerous. Higher risk assets are unavoidable, given current conditions. [Let me explain further.] Words: 830

More and more experts and non-experts are calling for the bottom in gold & silver but none can confirm it is a proven fact. Few realize how important it is to have confirmation that one’s position is correct and will be profitable. It is confirmation that gives validity to a prior market move/event. This is the theme of our analysis, today.

This year looks to be another one of increased volatility as the market see-saws in different directions. Here are three compelling reasons why 2016 may be the perfect time to add gold to your portfolio.

We’re in the middle of earnings season, and the profits of many U.S. companies are being killed by the strong U.S. dollar - up 15% since mid-2014 against a basket of trade-weighted foreign currencies and up 12% in 2015 alone which was the biggest one-year gain since the 1970s. That's bad, bad news for American companies with significant international business and 6 of them are identified in this article.

UBS has warned that the seven-year cycle in equities is rolling over, we could see a sharp 30% correction in stocks and that as per the headline of their ‘Technical Outlook 2016′, it is time to “buy gold”.

[As outlined in this article,] there are no reasons to buy paper gold or silver. [That being said,] the reasons for buying and holding physical gold & silver are more compelling than ever, and we expect those reasons to become even more compelling.

Each of the following charts on gold and silver contain their own message related to price volume behavior that has a convincing element of reason... See if you agree.

For all the information the following charts convey, it is not unfair to suggest price is likely to go lower, nor it is unfair to expect anyone armed with this knowledge to be disappointed that gold and silver are not going higher, for now.

The following comments may not be what one wants to hear, but charts tell what the reality is behind any market, and we are just the messenger delivering the chart-driven message so let's take a look at the most recent charts for gold and silver are conveying.