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5 Fun Stories to Start Your Summer!
by Brad Hoppman | Friday, May 24, 2013 at 3:17pm
This weekend marks the unofficial beginning of summer for many Americans. I know, I know — it’s still technically spring for a few more weeks. But the sun is shining and the school year is winding down. This looks like summer to me! Memorial Day also has a much-more-important original meaning, one we too often [More »]
A Gold Play for the Current $1,400 Bullion Environment
by Rudy Martin | Friday, May 24, 2013 at 8:30am
The markets go up, gold bullion prices drop. Makes sense, right? Then the markets rise some more, and gold prices rise too. And then, the markets go down, and gold drops right alongside them. Crazy, right? Finally yesterday, the markets dropped and gold went up. If you’re trying to keep score at home when it [More »]
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Why We Really Do Have the Makings of a True Economic Boom
by Brad Hoppman | Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 6:17pm
In response to yesterday’s Afternoon Edition, we’ve received a lot of comments/questions about the destruction of the U.S. economy around QE-Infinity, continued borrowing, etc. It is a challenge to provide the level of details these broad topics deserve in such a short space. After all, our goal is to keep this publication short but informative. [More »]
One Great Way to Buy Overseas Real Estate
by Tony Sagami | Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 8:30am
The U.S. real estate market certainly seems to be recovering, with U.S. home sales now hitting their highest level in more than three years. But other parts of the world are enjoying similar, if not better, markets. According to the Chinese National Bureau of Statistics, 67 out of the 70 largest Chinese cities saw home [More »]
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Could Goldman Sachs be Telling the Truth?
by Brad Hoppman | Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 5:54pm
Today I read an honest opinion from a top Wall Street firm. Surprised? You should be. In this business, everyone has their own agenda. I learned skepticism the hard way when I was 18 and my father suggested I plunge an inheritance of around $80,000, which was supposed to pay for my college tuition, into [More »]
How to Buy Gold Mining Stocks
by Sean Brodrick | Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 8:30am
Gold continues to flop around like a beached octopus — there’s been a lot of flailing, but the famed yellow metal doesn’t seem to make much progress. But then on Monday, something happened … (Updated chart) No wonder all the gold miners (the good ones, anyway) roared higher on Monday. Brigus Gold (BRD) gained 9.66%, [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: 0.6299 +0.0269 +4.46%) up 9.66%. Allied Nevada (ANV: 7.41 -0.01 -0.13%) up 10.33%. Eldorado Gold (EGO: 7.30 +0.08 +1.11%) 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 » ]
