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Numbeo's quality of life index ranking by country puts the U.S #17, Canada #22 and the U.K. #23. Switzerland is #1.

When it comes to valuing stocks, the price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is the number one metric for investors that want an instant fix on what the market thinks of a company. [That being said]...there are health warnings to heed if you don’t want to be left exposed by its limitations. [Let me explain.] Words: 1101

Create your own cryptocurrency portfolio with Coinbase and get financially rewarded for doing so. Here are the details.

Nearly every major correction has been preceded by weakness in Lumber relative to Gold so what is the Gold:Lumber Ratio saying these days?

Bloomberg Economics says the run-up in global real estate prices over the last year has produced a warning signal unlike any other, not seen since right before the 2008 financial crisis. 

The supposedly first and, supposedly, a "psychedelic" stocks ETF, was launched in the U.S. on May 27th. but it is not a true psychedelic stocks ETF nor is it the world's first psychedelic ETF. This article uncovers what it really is.

We think our approach to tracking the trends of the marijuana sector by category provides the clearest overview of the cannabis stock sector that is available anywhere.

Canada and the United States are the world's largest trading partners. The U.S. accounts for about three-quarters of Canada's exports. Because of geography and the North American Free Trade Agreement, there are a number of products that the countries export to each other while at the same time importing from the other. [Take a look at the list. You might be very surprised.] Words: 712

Since the only reason for a higher gold price is a further decline in the U.S. dollar, then the price of gold cannot be expected to rise further to any meaningful degree until after the dollar has lost additional purchasing power.

Here's an updated analysis of physical gold, silver, platinum and copper regarding their respective versatility of use, durability, fungibility, store of value, liquidity and aesthetics.