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What questions should I ask the world’s best investors?
by Brad Hoppman | Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 4:12pm
For the next couple of days I’m going to be in a meeting, in a private location in West Virginia, with many of the sharpest minds in the world investment community. This is not a widely advertised event and, in truth, you can’t even get in unless you’re invited. I’m honored to have been asked [More »]
Japan: ‘The Land of the Rising Profits’
by Tony Sagami | Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 8:30am
Remember Reaganomics? Well when the new year ticked over to 2013, it became the ‘80s all over again … in Japan, anyway. During the first week of this year, I told my subscribers in my Asia-focused trading service that “Japanese stocks — exporters in particular — are looking extremely attractive, and I expect the Japanese [More »]
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A Good Business to be (and Invest) in
by Brad Hoppman | Monday, May 20, 2013 at 7:37pm
We’ve been getting a lot of questions about the basics of gold investing. So today let’s take a couple of minutes to outline a few foundational items that can help you whether you’re just getting started or looking for new ideas. I know many of you are experienced gold investors, so I’ll make this part [More »]
Gold: Taking a Shine to Dividend-Paying Miners
by Sean Brodrick | Monday, May 20, 2013 at 8:30am
Gold continues to flop around, and recently dropped below $1,400 per troy ounce again. This is due to a stronger U.S. dollar, continued bearish sentiment among gold investors and further selling by Exchange-Traded Funds. ETF holdings of gold recently declined 16% so far in 2013 after gaining every year since the first Exchange-Traded Product launched [More »]
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If You’re Selling Your Gold (or Thinking About it) …
by Brad Hoppman | Friday, May 17, 2013 at 6:35pm
Among investors, collectors and speculators, no investment seems to generate as much discussion as gold … especially since its mid-April sell-off and the beating it’s suffered during the past seven trading days that’s brought it to its current four-week low. From the feedback you sent after yesterday’s discussion about pricing the recovery in gold, it’s [More »]
5 ‘Big Brother’ Stocks I’m Watching Very Closely
by Rudy Martin | Friday, May 17, 2013 at 8:30am
Earlier this year, I applied for a new life insurance policy. And I was shocked to hear how much the underwriters already knew about me! Of course, it was an easy sale. After all, they had done their homework on me and were ready to answer my questions and provide the level of services that [More »]
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Is Gold Oversold? The Most Important Gold Chart You’ll See All Week
by Sean Brodrick | May 21, 2013
(Updated chart) No wonder all the miners (the good ones, anyway) roared higher on Monday. Brigus Gold (BRD: 0.6048 -0.0422 -6.52%) up 9.66%. Allied Nevada (ANV: 7.62 -0.07 -0.91%) up 10.33%. Eldorado Gold (EGO: 7.0164 -0.3636 -4.93%) up 9.99%. Zoom-zoom! But the real test will come at the 1486-87 level. That’s where the rally failed … [ More » ]
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January-April Performance: Awesome!
by Sean Brodrick | May 17, 2013
The April numbers are in and my Junior Resource Millionaire not only outperformed its benchmark by a wide margin, it also left the S&P 500 in the dust. I was able to beat my benchmark by so much because many commodities and commodity stocks are having a lousy year (so far). So far, I’m having … [ More » ]
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Ed Yardeni Tells Those Worried About Market Valuation to Chill Out
by Sean Brodrick | May 16, 2013
Via Marketwatch … If your stomach is bleeding over whether this market is getting overripe, chill out already, according to this chart from Ed Yardeni. Mr Yardeni writes: “The recent valuation-led rally in stocks isn’t irrational exuberance. Rather, it is a bullish rejection of the bearish and dreaded prediction of the Endgame prognosticators pontificating that the … [ More » ]
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Chart of Bull Market Duration
by Sean Brodrick | May 16, 2013
Chart of average bull market duration, from Barry Rithholtz … The rest of the piece the chart is in is worth reading, too. [ More » ]
