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One grossly over-looked factor in investing is Return on Invested Capital, or ROIC for short...Many stock traders have no idea what it is. It is doubtful your (or your parent's) money manager knows what it is or uses it. It's time to change that. In this article, we will dive more into return on invested capital, examine what it is, how you calculate it, and why it is so important.

In this post, we’re going to focus on the technical indicators that are most commonly used for trend following.

Today’s infographic comes to us from VoucherCloud, and it...looks at the top export of every country in the world. It’s a simple but telling way to see what countries are “good” at producing.

If you've had your heart set on moving to Europe there are still history-steeped places there where you can experience old-world charm on a limited budget. Here are some of the cheapest cities you can settle down in across various European countries.

Every year, a vast amount of copper is used by the global economy to manufacture a wide variety of goods. It’s a major ingredient in big-ticket consumer goods like autos, appliances, electronics, and new homes. Simultaneously, copper is also gobbled up for many industrial uses including telecommunications, utilities, construction, and industrial machinery. Today’s infographic comes to us from Kutcho Copper, and it shows the red metal’s important role in the economy, as well as why it has become a famous economic bellwether.

A prudent investor is able to spot when an asset becomes a high risk and then has the sense to move his or her funds into one that is a lower risk but, unfortunately, complacency has turned investors brains into mush. Real estate & stock asset values are near their top while the silver price is closer to its bottom. Thus, assets that are near a top are HIGH RISK, and those near a bottom are LOW RISK. It’s really that simple.

Pushing the big problems into the future appears to have been the working strategy for both the Fed and recent Administrations, yet the U.S. dollar and the budget deficit do matter, and the future is at hand. The day of ultimate financial reckoning has arrived, and it is playing out. Words: 1096

We live with a DEBT economic model which is dysfunctional. It has produced mountains of unpayable DEBT and continuing national deficits with no options for any real repayment. It is a one-way street with a cul-de-sac at the end - and we have reached the end of this one-way street as of 2018.

The Sustainable Withdrawal Rate (SWR) strategy is based on the work of William Bengen whose research revealed that the order of market losses is more important than the average return sequence of returns risk. With all due respect to Bengen, though, I consider this strategy irrational and believe that it probably makes sense only for households with so much savings that they don’t need it. This article substantiates my conclusion.

50 ways to diversify your silver holdings. Now you can make sure you have the right form of silver, for the right purpose, for the right time, for a diversified hard-asset portfolio.