Financial Planning
Buy gold that is what bond markets are saying!
- It is remarkable how bearish observers have become about the gold market in recent months. The yellow metal is still above $650 an ounce, and close to its 200-day moving average which has usually been a trigger for an advance in this bull market. Even the bond market reversal last week is a major cause for celebration.
- Sunday, June 17 - 2007 at 09:26 |
How to invest successfully to beat inflation
- Inflation is generally bad for investment in both bonds and equities and a friend to real estate and commodities. Precious metals, in particular, are seen as a hedge against monetary inflation, with a tendency to rise in line with monetary aggregates and then to out perform as investors jump on board.
- Sunday, June 10 - 2007 at 16:23 |
Gold exploration juniors, a classic buying opportunity!
- The price of gold has traded in a high range since peaking last summer, and many traders expect a further advance above $700 an ounce this autumn. Both the weakening US dollar and high levels of monetary inflation around the world are factors likely to send the yellow metal well above its previous all time high.
- Saturday, June 02 - 2007 at 09:34 |
Is Prince Alwaleed’s IPO another signal of a global market top?
- When big investors sell off their assets, smaller investors ought to be wary. The news that Saudi Arabia’s investment legend Prince Alwaleed bin Talal is planning a huge initial public offering before the end of next month should therefore set alarm bells ringing.
- Saudi Arabia: Sunday, May 27 - 2007 at 08:52 |
Commodities Week MENA 2007 reviews outlook for gold, silver, oil and soft commodities
- Attendance at the Commodities Week MENA event was down by around 30 per cent on last year, although three Canadian listed junior gold exploration companies visited Dubai for the first time this week, and the general mood of participants appeared to be bullish, at least in the medium to long term.
- Monday, May 21 - 2007 at 17:04 |
Falling US dollar and surging stocks, like in 1987!
- Remember the Wall Street crash of October 1987 when stocks had their worst single day in history? Older market professionals certainly do. They also recall that the 1987 crash came after a sharp weakening of the US dollar and a rally in stocks. Is that not what we are seeing again now?
- Sunday, May 06 - 2007 at 09:40 |
Buy the US dollar, today’s biggest bargain!
- Shifting some foreign currency into the US dollar now should be a logical thing to do. The US dollar has tanked and this represents a major buying opportunity. But circumstances will have to change for this obvious truth to be recognized and that will be too late for the majority of investors.
- Saturday, April 28 - 2007 at 08:07 |
Why does HS Dent not just admit he is plain wrong?
- There is nothing wrong with admitting you are wrong when you are wrong. But constantly rewriting forecasts to try to get them into line with what has happened is inexcusable. It does not help if you were right once before and are wrong now. Step forward the champion of demographics HS Dent.
- Monday, April 23 - 2007 at 15:21 |
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