"No warning can save people determined to grow suddenly rich" - Lord Overstone
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Gold •577 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% |
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Platinum •15 mins | 2,121.60 | -496.70 | -18.97% |
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WTI Crude •1 day | 65.21 | -0.21 | -0.32% |
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Gasoline •1 day | 1.923 | +0.003 | +0.15% |
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Ethanol •577 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% |
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Silver •577 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
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Silver • 577 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | |
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Copper • 577 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | |
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Brent Crude • 1 day | 69.32 | -0.27 | -0.39% | |
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Natural Gas • 1 day | 4.354 | +0.436 | +11.13% | |
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Heating Oil • 1 day | 2.736 | +0.150 | +5.81% |
Markets / Other
Technically Precious with Merv
Gold was up every day this past week (and Friday of the previous) and still not really showing any great upside strength. Gold bugs always seem to think that up…
We May be Facing a Fall Stock Market Disaster
It has been almost ten full months now since the Fed first lowered interest rates. If you remember at first there was a lot excitement over the Fed cuts. The…
Inflation and Wages -- Another Dangerous Economic Fallacy
Economic fallacies are like dormant microbes, sooner or later they once again become active. However, the view that wages can cause inflation is one fallacy that never seems to go…
What is an Investor To Do?
We have a Sell Signal, placing us in Sell Mode. We expect the market to push lower into the end of next week and position for a longer term bottom.
The Weekly Report
This week I want to aim the article at those who normally do not frequent financial bulletin boards or sites. You, the reader, need to help me in this cause.…
Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (June 16 - 22, 2008): Part II
Sentiment deteriorated further during the past week as oil prices rebounded, more bad news in the financial sector surfaced, economic woes mounted and inflationary pressures intensified, compounding already-jittery investors' anxiety.
Words from the (Investment) Wise for the Week That Was (June 16 - 22, 2008)
Sentiment deteriorated further during the past week as oil prices rebounded, more bad news in the financial sector surfaced, economic woes mounted and inflationary pressures intensified, compounding already-jittery investors' anxiety.
Fundamental Portfolio Holds Its Own
The drawdown (reduction in equity from peak to trough, when a system or strategy is losing money) discussed in previous entries is back to the mid-single-digit level. Equity had gotten…
World Market Weighting Your Equity Allocation
When you establish the equities allocation within your portfolio, your macro-level decision may begin with an allocation between US stocks, non-US developed market stocks, and emerging market stocks (and a…
Honest Money Gold and Silver Report: Market Wrap
The stock market had another tough week, with the S&P 500 down just over 3% or 42 points to close at 1317.93. Another leg down has started with a test…
