Investing

The REAL leverage in the precious metals arena goes to those companies with very large amounts of silver reserves in the ground and that leaves the real price rise advantage to the owners of those ounces in the ground, i.e. the little explorers.

80% of my investable income is in cash, precious metals and a small number of stocks. That might seem crazy, but the Pareto Principle, Zipf's Law and the bell curve have convinced me that it's a waste of time and money to get any more diversified. [Let me explain why that is the case.] Words: 396

With historic stimulus tailwinds and a series of bullish medium-term technical signals, it looks as though a new cyclical bull market is getting underway in global equities.

Make no mistake about it, it is the central bankers that are leading governments around by the nose, and by proxy, governments leading people around by the nose, and that “nose” is inhaling “lines” of fiat. Unless cured, all addictions end badly, and the only “cure” central bankers have for ever-increasing fiat is, ever-increasing it more. [You can protect yourself, however, by] demanding less of the valueless fiat and keeping, and growing, your wealth by buying and accumulating real value: physical gold and silver. Anything less, and you are still dealing in the imaginary world that is failing. [This article explains why that is the case.] Words: 834

The popular seasonal stock market saying "sell in May and go away" conveys that the stock market tends to under-perform in the six summer months compared to the six winter months but is this indeed the case?...Is this typical period of weakness in the summer months only seen in U.S. markets, or does it exist in other countries as well?

Historically, over the last 50 years, there have virtually been no significant silver or gold rallies during a period when the USDollar Index has been rising - and that is exactly what it is doing these days.

It is important to know when the market opens and closes...[because] if you submit an order outside of regular stock market hours the order may not get filled until the market opens.

When trading any kind of asset the emotional temperature of the market is often just as important as more easily measurable qualities like supply and demand and candlestick charts show buyer and seller sentiment, and how this was affecting the price of the item in question.

I don’t like it when the market goes down OR up 10% a day so I personally plan to wait until there are a few days or weeks of stability even though I also think right now is a bargain. Below are my 6 rules for investing in a crisis market like we are now experiencing.

ETFs and mutual funds are the two most popular types of investment funds and are considered a great way to have a diversified portfolio but if you are undecided about which one to invest in then you should probably pick the ETF. This article explains why.