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I believe we’re much more likely to see another round of quantitative easing before we see a rate hike. John Williams of the San Francisco Fed hinted at this when he said the Fed could “clearly” lower rates again if needed, and use other tools “if necessary.”

Insider buying can be a strong indication of a mismatch between the current trading share price of a firm and its intrinsic value (what the shares should be trading at). Management, by far, has the best understanding of their business, and hence most often have the best opinions about valuation. Thus, purchasing their own stock is often a good sign for investors, which could be the case for shareholders of the companies on our list today.

You have alternatives for protecting your portfolio, and you can decide when you want to start. Here are a dozen choices.

Many of our return assumptions are now at or near post-crisis lows, with many expected returns below historical averages. These assumptions reflect high current valuations and lower global growth over the next five years, in line with a long, flat U.S. recovery.

Margin debt right now is sending a very clear signal that investors have recently become very greedy suggesting that a new bear market is likely underway which could culminate in a decline of at least 20% in the S&P 500 and, because of the sheer size of the potential forced supply that could come to market in this sort of environment, could easily be just the beginning.

Gold and gold-related investments will be exploding higher in the coming weeks. Here's why.

Governments will need and want and will engineer higher gold prices because it is their primary method of dealing with otherwise unserviceable debt. Higher gold prices will have the effect of debasing/devaluing their respective currencies which is the result they're looking for. Dramatically cheaper currencies mean that the debt can be serviced much more readily.

Stan Druckenmiller had an incredible investing performance (a compounded annualized rate of return of 30% - without a single down year - over a 25 year period) which was rooted in his skills in making macroeconomic forecasts. Applying those skills to an analysis of our current & future economic situation he has concluded that America is heading for a disaster. Here's why.

With interest rates being at all-time lows the market is putting an all-time low value on silver. Economic decline is the trigger that will bring a change in the prevailing interest rate trend and it has already started and will soon accelerate, causing a massive spike in the silver price.

Mr. Trump is a presidential candidate unlike anything we have seen in modern times and his desire to jumpstart a currency war and willingness to think creatively may elevate gold’s standing domestically & internationally for decades to come. Let me explain.