Gold has been the best-performing major commodity since the financial crisis began and we see no big reason why that outperformance should be over. After its breathless run to $1220, it’s entitled to correct back toward $1,000—or even a bit below that chiliastic level—without ending its bull market. Words: 707
Read More »Sovereign Debt Defaults Now Possible/Likely? (+2K Views)
Governments the world over have spent the past year bailing out, backstopping, insuring, and stimulating their financial sectors and economies throwing around trillions of dollars, euros, yen, and pounds like Halloween candy. Officials have assured us there’s little risk to that strategy but I believe that the opposite is true - that if you borrow and spend too much, all you’re going to do is transform a Wall Street debt crisis into a Washington debt crisis. Words: 882
Read More »How the Long Term Direction of the Dollar Will Affect Your Investments (+2K Views)
The only place to be is in the stock market, because if the markets go up 10% and the dollar goes down 5% you are still ahead of the game. You are combating the weakness in the dollar by increasing the number of dollars you have at a much higher rate than the dollar is devaluing. Words: 1023
Read More »Bond Market on Brink of Collapse (+2K Views)
Secretly, the Fed is in a panic to ward off a bond market collapse! They know that, sooner or later, they MUST send the message that they're serious about cutting back on their mad money printing. The danger of course, is that foreign investors will get an entirely different message: that Washington's efforts to fight the most severe recession since the Great Depression are waning. If that happens, you could see turmoil — not just in the bond market, but in every asset class imaginable. Words: 770
Read More »The Devil’s Advocate Gives 4 Reasons NOT to Buy Gold (+2K Views)
In the contrarian spirit of playing devil’s advocate four reasons are put forth as to why you shouldn’t buy gold today. Words: 553
Read More »5 Types of ETFs You Should Absolutely NOT Buy These Days (+2K Views)
I usually tell you about opportunities I see in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and how you can grab them but today I want to give you a list of some ETFs I think you should absolutely NOT buy! Words: 1158
Read More »What is Shale Oil? (+3K Views)
People often say: “You can’t squeeze blood from a stone.” However that’s exactly what shale oil is. An alternative fuel, created by squeezing our planet’s proverbial “Life Blood” out of rock. Words: 1066
Read More »A Cynical Guide to Reading Mutual Fund Brochures (+2K Views)
When a fund brochure says: Diversified it really means: We will basically buy the index and go golfing - and 10 other interpretations of fund jargon. Words: 189
Read More »It’s Not a Question of IF, but WHEN, Inflation Will Arrive (+2K Views)
America's massive debt and unfunded liabilities make inflation the only viable option for today’s policymakers because when the value of future dollars is diminished, future obligations in those depreciated dollars are diminished. Words: 2808
Read More »Artificial Stimulus Will NOT Revive U.S. Economy
The Japanese monetary and fiscal anti-deflation reflex in reaction to the crash in the 90´s was very much the same as the recent and currently ongoing global pumping approach. Japan has been running exactly the same "stimulus" as the rest of the world is now employing to fight the downturn. It didn´t work in Japan and I doubt it will work globally. If ever there was an economic illustration of the fact that "stimulus" cannot revive a REAL economy, Japan is that illustration. Words: 861
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