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Buy Gold To Keep Up With Inflation
During the recent stock market rally, it was easy for investors to get complacent about the future and engage in reckless speculation. The common refrain is that there is nothing much to fear except fear itself. After all, esteemed economics … Continue reading
Bull-Bear Royal Rumble: Bear To Assert Presence Soon
There is nothing more detrimental to our psychology than seeing our friends get rich. With each day that stock markets continue their impressive surge, lingering skepticism are transformed into belief and rational people are behaving once again like gamblers. It … Continue reading
Bear Rally Refuses To Die But Don’t Get Carried Away
In case it is not glaringly obvious to you, the bear rally is still alive. Fundamentals have taken a back seat as investors continue to buy into the recovery story. The rationale goes like this – the stock market is … Continue reading
Bullish Days Ahead But Bear Is Lying In Wait For The Kill
We are into the fifth week of upswing in the stock market. While stock valuations remain attractive for value investors, the market is overbought and a major correction is overdue. That is not to say that this bear rally is … Continue reading
Financial Regulation Only As Good As The Enforcer
Andrew Jackson illustrated his disdain towards international bankers in 1832 with this eloquent excerpt: “Gentlemen, I have had men watching you for a long time, and I am convinced that you have used the funds of the bank to speculate in … Continue reading
HyperInflation Coming But Financial Crisis Not Over Yet
Ben Bernanke is indeed a man of his words. He not only stepped into a helicopter to drop money, he virtually bombed the skittish financial system with a trillion dollar payload. Continue reading
Putting Your Cash To Use: Be A Gold Bug And Clear Debts
Global stock markets have been whitewashed over the past month, Dow Jones fell to its lowest level in 6 years this week, and gold has charged to a record high $1,007 as investors seek to preserve capital. Granted that Obama’s … Continue reading
It Feels Great To Be A Sloth Investor
Warren Buffett once remarked that successful investing consists of long periods of inactivity, bordering on sloth. That pretty much describes my attitude towards investing coming into the new year. If we are going to have more of the October massacre, then we … Continue reading
