Thursday , 14 November 2024

Investing

Which is a Better Long-term Value – Current House Prices or Current Price of Gold?

When real estate is "cheap" and gold is "expensive", relative to their long-term averages and each other, real estate is likely to powerfully outperform gold as an investment and inflation hedge over the long term, all else being equal. [That being said, however,] what exactly is "cheap" and what is "expensive"? Answering that question is where the Gold / Housing ratio comes into play. [Let's take a look at it and determine whether gold or real estate is a buy at the current time.] Words: 3516

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The Dollar is Toast! The Future is Silver (+3K Views)

Psychologists tell us that there are five stages of grief over loss of whatever kind, usually death, or breaking up with a loved one, which are: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance. I've applied these to the loss of the dollar, as I see most people today are still stuck in denial, and here's how to deal with that. Words: 1100

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5 Must-visit Investing Websites (+2K Views)

If you want to be a successful investor, you need to know what you're doing...To really figure out what's going on in the markets, investors have to read, read and then read some more. Here are five of the best investing-related websites to get you started. Words: 900

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What Works on Wall Street? James O'Shaughnessy Tells All!

History has shown that investors who stick to disciplined, fundamental-focused strategies give themselves a good chance of beating the market over the long haul and one of the investment gurus who has compiled the most data on that topic is James O’Shaughnessy, whose book What Works on Wall Street became something of a bible for investment strategies when it was released 15 years ago. Now, O’Shaughnessy has released an updated version of his book, with a plethora of new data on various investment strategies. Using data that stretches back to before the Great Depression in some cases, O’Shaughnessy back-tests numerous strategies, and comes to some very intriguing conclusions. [Let me share some of them with you.] Words: 1345

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Jeffrey Nichols: Gold to Reach $1,850 – Perhaps Even $1,923 – by Early 2012!

Many market participants are wondering why [gold] is not responding more positively to Europe's never-ending sovereign debt crisis and other worrisome economic and political developments around the world...Technical analysts say that gold must build more support in the $1,750 to $1,800 an ounce range before it can muster enough strength to sustain a meaningful and lasting rally. Sooner or later, [however,] thanks to a continuously improving fundamental picture, gold will register a sustainable advance above $1,800 an ounce, possibly never again to see prices below this level. [Let me explain why I believe strongly that that is the case.] Words: 800

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munKNEE.com's Most Read Articles Week-ending November 26th, 2011

You probably don't have enough time during the past week much to surf the internet in search of informative and well-written articles on the health of the economies of the U.S., Canada and Europe; the on-going development of the world's financial crisis and the various investment opportunities that present themselves related to commodities (gold and silver in particular) and the stock market - but don't worry! - I have done it for you

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Where are We Now in the Bull Market in Gold – and How Many Years/Months are Left?

Gold is in a bull market and, [believe it or not,] so are the gold stocks despite their struggle as a group to outperform gold... but [neither] is anywhere close to a bubble, nor the speculative zeal we saw in 2006-2007. Thus, it begs the question" "What lies ahead and when can we expect the initial stages of a bubble?" To figure this out we first need to get an idea of how long the bull market will last and then where we are now based on various indice analyses. [Below I do just that.] Words: 785

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This Week's BEST Financial Articles from munKNEE.com – Your Key to Making Money!

Given the hectic lives most people lead these days there is not much time to surf the internet in search of informative and well-written articles on the health of the economies of the U.S., Canada and Europe; the development and implications of the world's financial crisis and the various investment opportunities that present themselves related to commodities (gold and silver in particular) and the stock market. Not to worry! I have done it for you. I read hundreds of articles each day, select the best and post edited excerpt summaries on munKNEE.com - Your Key to Making Money. Below are introductory paragraphs and links to the top 10 for the week ending November 19th, 2011.

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Why Is Gold Falling? Should I Buy, Hold or Sell?

Gold falls when a financial crisis worsens for 2 basic reasons which make total sense when looked at objectively. Resultant government intervention then creates the environment for a future rise in the price of gold. This article explains the causes of the downs and ups in the price of gold and offers suggestions on how and when to act. Words: 868

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