June 12, 2012
in 2012, 2013, 2014, ADRs, Australia, G20, GoldMoney, commodities, diversification, foreign investment, gold, international stock market, metals, mining, penny stocks, precious metals, stock picks, wealth protection
Because you’ve already heard of BHP Billiton, here’s a compendium of 12 of the more important gold producers in Australia right now in 2012. (Many previous companies have been bought up and/or merged with larger, existing companies, so past data is not as accurate). And you know it’s time to buy gold. So, I’ve done [...]
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June 10, 2012
in 2012, ADRs, Australia, BRIC, China, G20, commodities, diamonds, exports, foreign investment, gold, metals, mining, oil, rare metals, resources, stock picks, uranium
If you want to be poised for the next wave of genuine global growth (i.e., growth based on purchase orders, housing starts and other construction, etc.), you really need to be invested in resources.
Since China might still be too risky a play for many of you, and since I’ve already written quite a bit about [...]
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May 31, 2012
in 2012, Africa, GoldMoney, Jim Rogers, May, US debt, US economy, USD, bubble, bull market, commodities, gold, hyperinflation, indicators, market timing, metals, mining, precious metals, predictions, rare metals, resources, seasonal investing, silver
It’s a great time to buy gold. It’s always a good time to buy gold, of course, but right now you get a little bit of a dip. Gold is off 17% from highs it saw last August 2011. Right now it sits at just $1572 an ounce.
If you’re looking to do something a bit [...]
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September 26, 2011
in Federal Reserve, Greece, September, banks, central banks, commodities, debt, economy, europe, foreign investment, gold, international economy, market reports, metals, news and updates, precious metals, sovereign debt
Over the past 24 hours, the price of gold has plunged as much as $104/ounce, or 10%, ahead of what looks to be an imminent Greek debt default. In fact, the past three days have seen the largest consecutive drop in gold prices in 28 years! The question is why, you might ask. Debt problems [...]
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August 3, 2011 · 1 comment
in 2011, August, S&P 500, US debt, US economy, debt, economy, employment, forecasts, fundamentals, gold, indicators, layoffs, market reports, recession, seasonal investing, summer, unemployment
Now that the debt ceiling has been raised and the media have already turned to the question of how Obama will be celebrating his 50th birthday, it behooves us to consider the new market slump that has sunk in following registration of the reality of America’s debt situation. Immediate crisis would seem to have been [...]
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About three years ago now, right before the big August-September 2008 crash, I had bought some shares of Hinterland Metals, which I later regretted and explained why it became one of the stocks I wish I hadn’t bought.
If you had also bought Hinterland Metals, and you’ve checked into your brokerage account in the last week, [...]
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May 2, 2011
in May, Middle East, Obama, Obama Effect, USD, commodities, currencies, gold, international stock market, market reports, news and updates, oil, special dates
With news that Osama Bin Laden had been shot and killed by US forces on Sunday evening (between May 1 and May 2 in Pakistan), oil prices dropped and seemed to take other commodities down with it. More than three hours after the initial announcement on CNN, all commodities have sold off and analysts are [...]
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