Frank Holmes

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• Everyone Loves a Discount--But Where's the Support for Oil Prices?

  Published 10 November 2014 | viewed 0 times

  For the first time since 2010, the average price of a gallon of gas in the United States has fallen below $3, according to AAA's…

• Don't Be Spooked by Market Volatility--Opportunity Is Still Knocking!

  Published 03 November 2014 | viewed 0 times

  One of the greatest fears this October--possibly the most volatile month of the year--has been the correlation between the S&P 500 Index's ascent in the…

• As the Eurozone Stalls, China Cuts the Red Tape

  Published 27 October 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Forty-four percent. That's the alarming unemployment rate for those aged 15 to 25 in Italy, where I traveled recently to meet with other global chief…

• What the Strong Dollar Does to Yellow and Black Gold and Why We're Seeing Green

  Published 20 October 2014 | viewed 0 times

  The United States is doing better than it has in years. Jobs growth is up, unemployment is down, our manufacturing sector carries the rest of…

• Warning: Market Correction This Week... Did You See the Opportunity?

  Published 13 October 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Last week we saw a continued selloff in energy stocks and a slump in commodity prices, specifically oil. In light of this, I've highlighted some…

• How Alibaba Could Capitalize on the EBay-PayPal Split

  Published 07 October 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Internet auctioneer and retailer eBay announced last week that it will be spinning off its online payment service PayPal into two listed companies. This decision,…

• 600 Million Reasons to Keep Your Eyes on India

  Published 06 October 2014 | viewed 0 times

  In the wake of his rock star reception at Madison Square Garden last Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphatically announced to our nation's top corporate…

• 5 Reasons Why Short-Term Municipal Bonds Make Sense Now

  Published 29 September 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Last week Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen insisted that record-low interest rates will stay as they are for a "considerable time." So what does that…

• Managing Expectations: Anticipate Before You Participate in the Market

  Published 24 September 2014 | viewed 0 times

  In the following whitepaper, we'll fold back the layers of the "messy and chaotic" and try to understand what makes the market tick. Managing Expectations:…

• Stocks Rally Following Janet Yellen's Conference and Scotland's Historic Referendum

  Published 22 September 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Interest rates can't stay zero forever, but for now it's more of the same. The Federal Reserve's bond-buying program, enacted to spur growth, will indeed…

• Sand Used in Fracking

  Published 18 September 2014 | viewed 0 times

  The Sand Demand: Finding Opportunities Beyond Direct Shale Plays Total U.S. crude oil production averaged an estimated 8.6 million barrels per day in August, the…

• Patiently Waiting for Mean Reversion

  Published 15 September 2014 | viewed 0 times

  So far this year, small-cap growth stocks have surprisingly been lackluster. After 2013, when it gained a scorching 38.8 percent, the Russell 2000 has delivered…

• Strong U.S. Dollar Weakens Gold Prices this September

  Published 09 September 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Last week I wrote about the historic correlation between the month of September and the strength of gold. Now it appears that this September might…

• The New Challenges of Price Discovery

  Published 08 September 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Investing in the Age of High-Frequency Trading, Falling Volumes and Widening Bid-Ask Spreads As investment managers, one of our most important fiduciary responsibilities is buying…

• Remember, Remember, Gold in September

  Published 04 September 2014 | viewed 0 times

  In American poet W. S. Merwin's poem "To the Light of September," the speaker calls the ninth month "still summer," yet with a "glint of…

• Anticipate Before You Participate: Patterns in Trading

  Published 02 September 2014 | viewed 0 times

  The primary unit of time measurement for high-frequency traders might be the microsecond, but for normal retail traders, it's vital to know the best months,…

• Lucara Diamond Stock Sparkles, Reports Another Strong Quarter

  Published 28 August 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Let's talk diamonds for a change. Often it seems that gold gets all the fun when I write and speak about precious metals and minerals.…

• Gold Jewelry Demand in India Improves

  Published 26 August 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Those who root for gold root for India. Despite a welcome June rally, it's been a rocky second quarter for the world's second-largest consumer of…

• Managing Expectations - Part III

  Published 25 August 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Part III of III: Picking Mining Stocks in a Bear Market In the first part of this three-part series, I discussed the importance of cycles…

• Managing Expectations - Part II

  Published 18 August 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Part II of III: The Importance of Oscillators, Standard Deviation and Mean Reversion In the first of this three-part series on managing expectations, I discussed…