"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •234 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •15 mins | 987.70 | -9.50 | -0.95% |
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WTI Crude •1 day | 70.40 | -2.08 | -2.87% |
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Gasoline •1 day | 2.027 | -0.060 | -2.87% |
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Ethanol •234 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •234 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 234 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 234 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 1 day | 74.43 | -2.05 | -2.68% | |
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Natural Gas • 1 day | 4.234 | +0.082 | +1.97% | |
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Heating Oil • 1 day | 2.432 | -0.071 | -2.84% |
Peter Schiff
Contributor since: 26 Feb 2010
Biography
Mr. Schiff is one of the few non-biased investment advisors (not committed solely to the short side of the market) to have correctly called the current bear market before it began and to have positioned his clients accordingly. As a result of his accurate forecasts on the U.S. stock market, commodities, gold and the dollar, he is becoming increasingly more renowned. He has been quoted in many of the nations leading newspapers, including The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, Investor's Business Daily, The Financial Times, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, The Dallas Morning News, The Miami Herald, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Arizona Republic, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and the Christian Science Monitor, and has appeared on CNBC, CNNfn., and Bloomberg. In addition, his views are frequently quoted locally in the Orange County Register.
Mr. Schiff began his investment career as a financial consultant with Shearson Lehman Brothers, after having earned a degree in finance and accounting from U.C. Berkley in 1987. A financial professional for seventeen years he joined Euro Pacific in 1996 and has served as its President since January 2000. An expert on money, economic theory, and international investing, he is a highly recommended broker by many of the nation's financial newsletters and advisory services.
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Don't Forget the "Gold" in "Goldilocks"
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More Consumption Less Production
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Ben and Hank's Not So Excellent Adventure
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What's Really Going on With Bonds?
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Americans Will Shop Till their Dollars Drop
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