"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
 |
Gold •582 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
 |
Platinum •15 mins | 1,954.80 | -115.80 | -5.59% |
|
WTI Crude •11 mins | 63.71 | +0.42 | +0.66% |
|
Gasoline •20 mins | 1.939 | +0.013 | +0.65% |
|
Ethanol •582 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
|
Silver •582 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
 |
Silver • 582 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
|
Copper • 582 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
|
Brent Crude • 11 mins | 67.95 | +0.40 | +0.59% | |
|
Natural Gas • 11 mins | 3.495 | -0.014 | -0.40% | |
|
Heating Oil • 30 mins | 2.411 | +0.017 | +0.73% |
Markets / Other
Stop/Go/Stop: The Madness of Crowds Gone Global?
We have been anticipating 3 scenarios to play out around the world over the next 3 to 5 years. Now, given the rapidity of change and the globalization of human…
Setting the Bull Trap
Long time students of the market will tell you that "the crowd is usually wrong at the extremes". Judging by what I see, hear and read in the media, the…
Government Panic Could Herald Dollar Panic
One of the few things more troubling for an economy than government intervention is government intervention driven by panic. Time and again, history has shown that when governments rush to…
Where Was Your Money in 2008?
2008 is now in the rear-view mirror, with virtually every investor shouting "Good riddance!" and praying for a better year to come. Forget about making money, just keeping your head…
Your Country Needs You!
THE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER, David Lloyd George, joked in 1915 that it was Britain's political and financial stability which would always enable it to raise "the last million" ... It…
Super Tankers, Super Volatile Oil Prices and Super BS
The recent oil shipping research that I released was actually quite timely. What appears to be adverse price movement is actually an opportunity. Be sure to attain positions in small…
2009: Major Post Asset Deflation Themes
Since all investments involve opportunity costs, it is important to compare and rank investment alternatives. Our basic investment philosophy focuses on asset classes and their relative attractiveness. Given the state…
Long Term Treasury Bonds: Update
I have been bearish on long term Treasury bonds long before it was fashionable, and this past week, Barron's has a cover story on Treasuries entitled, "Get Out Now!" It…
Bloomberg Gold Survey 2009 - Gold May Advance for Eighth Year as Perfect Insurance' Sought
Gold and Silver Investments have partaken in the Bloomberg Precious Metals Survey and the Reuters Precious Metals Poll. We would prefer not to get into the forecasting and predictions business…
Why Buy Gold?
Should you own gold rather than gold shares? ... Gold and gold shares do not move in a parallel fashion. At times, gold is leading, at times the gold shares.
