Markets

Oct 16, 2013 at 15:22

Human beings function primarily based on the principle of self-preservation; a concept that translates easily to politics where elections are always around the corner. While numerous observable pieces of evidence…

Oct 16, 2013 at 15:16

A review of NFTRH's big picture stance on gold vs. various assets positively correlated to the global economy. Specifically, the previous segment concluded that yes, the NFTRH big secular view…

Oct 16, 2013 at 14:55

Remember when gold reserves were all the rage for central banks? Putting gold into your investment portfolio typically signals a lack of faith in other people. Or at the very…

Oct 16, 2013 at 13:03

Obamacare's health exchanges opened on October 1. Hopefully you weren't one of the unlucky guinea pigs who attempted to sign up with a system so crummy that even the Washington…

Oct 16, 2013 at 12:51

Even though Republicans hold a majority in the House, Speaker John Boehner failed to muster enough votes for two proposals he floated. Is that a sign of ineptitude, weakness, or…

Oct 16, 2013 at 11:34

While Democrats and Republicans fight with water pistols, the President may be readying a bazooka by nominating Janet Yellen to succeed Ben Bernanke as Fed Chair. You may want to…

Oct 16, 2013 at 11:14

Sometimes the most attractive energy assets aren't found in the ground. Rather, at times like today, they are listed on the stock exchange. Billionaire businessman Carl Icahn is one investor…

Oct 16, 2013 at 10:43

During the past 12 years silver prices have bottomed, rallied sharply, collapsed, and then languished for a year or more. The patterns are not identical, but there are obvious similarities.

Oct 16, 2013 at 09:04

Without a doubt, oil investors are focusing now mostly on news out of Washington, because it could have the greatest impact on crude prices this week. During the last session…

Oct 16, 2013 at 08:37

Investors should always be on the alert for special situations that appear in the markets from time to time. Our definition of a special situation would be when opportunity and…