Ned W. Schmidt

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• Gold Thoughts

  Published 06 May 2008 | viewed 2,955 times

  Wheat price has broken. Rice price has a short-term top. Corn may be topping out. Gold is down. Silver has taken a dive. Housing prices…

• Agri-Food Thoughts

  Published 29 April 2008 | viewed 2,160 times

  Hard to miss a news story on global situation in rice. More has been written on rice in past month than probably occurs in a…

• Gold Thoughts

  Published 22 April 2008 | viewed 3,040 times

  U.S. Federal Reserve has forgotten the most essential rule. They should first do no harm. In a rush to bailout the bankers from their self…

• Agri-Food Thoughts

  Published 15 April 2008 | viewed 2,061 times

  Your Buffalo Wings may cost you more. As this week's chart portrays, the cash price of broilers appears ready for a breakout to the upside.…

• Gold Thoughts

  Published 08 April 2008 | viewed 3,494 times

  Two sets of forces work on market prices. Internal factors, or market's technical conditions, can in some periods dominate all others. Second set of forces…

• Agri-Food Thoughts

  Published 01 April 2008 | viewed 2,812 times

  Rice is an all important staple food in much of the world. In the past year, the price of rice has rocketed from under $11…

• Gold Thoughts

  Published 25 March 2008 | viewed 3,847 times

  Effectiveness of a central bank can be measured several ways. For investors, that assessment is by return provided by equity capital in a nation and…

• Agri-Food Thoughts

  Published 18 March 2008 | viewed 2,521 times

  Corrections are a friend of investors. Same is true for professional traders. Traders on Main Street enjoy them less. Learn to take advantage of them,…

• Gold Thoughts

  Published 11 March 2008 | viewed 3,038 times

  When a ball is thrown into the air, the speed of that ball decelerates until gravity becomes the more powerful force. Balls, when thrown into…

• Agri-Food Thoughts

  Published 04 March 2008 | viewed 2,662 times

  Easter Bunny may have serious trouble making deliveries this month. Changing fundamentals in the Agri-Food sector have pushed the price of eggs up dramatically. Easter…

• Gold Thoughts

  Published 26 February 2008 | viewed 3,810 times

  This wonderful rally in Gold, largely driven by money chasing momentum, is generating a great deal of bravado. Coming sale of a significant amount of…

• Agri-Food Thoughts

  Published 20 February 2008 | viewed 3,334 times

  Waving a magic wand and making speeches does not prevent reality from creeping into statistics. Per the FRB-Cleveland, the U.S. inflation trend is as shown…

• Gold Thoughts

  Published 12 February 2008 | viewed 3,098 times

  By the time you read this, more than enough words will have been expended on the possible sale of Gold by the IMF. Therefore, my…

• Agri-Food Thoughts

  Published 05 February 2008 | viewed 3,221 times

  Financial engineering has now demonstrated that the destruction of investment wealth can be accomplished for faster and more efficiently using computers. Monoline insurance companies are…

• Gold Thoughts

  Published 29 January 2008 | viewed 3,046 times

  Pleased to announce that votes are in. Ineptness Award for first century of Federal Reserve's existence goes to Bailout Bernanke and his Buckaroos. Last week's…

• Agri-Food Thoughts

  Published 22 January 2008 | viewed 2,640 times

  Ok, so you have never looked at a chart of prices for feeder steers. As the equity markets continue the traumatic process of shedding yesterday's…

• Gold Thoughts

  Published 15 January 2008 | viewed 3,246 times

  Gold's explosive start of year move has been enjoyed by all. Has it been over enjoyed? Fundamentals of the U.S. dollar did not suddenly get…

• Agri-Food Thoughts

  Published 08 January 2008 | viewed 2,919 times

  Why are Agri-Food prices rising and stock prices falling? Does a connection exist? Do the markets understand that world is shifting to a new reality?…

• Gold Thoughts

  Published 01 January 2008 | viewed 3,248 times

  GOLD WINS! PAPER EQUITIES LOSE! The headlines for investing in 2007, and the previous ten years, can now be written. Forget all the other drivel…

• Agri-Food Thoughts

  Published 24 December 2007 | viewed 3,985 times

  With the demise of 2007, investors are looking to a new year and new opportunities. Some investors continue to hope collapse of housing and financial…