Markets

Jul 11, 2011 at 16:58

Greece may seem a long way from Newport Beach, California. Well, it is. But, we live in the global village, or some other dim construction. In his June 16, 2011,…

Jul 11, 2011 at 15:27

I read article after article about investing in physical gold and silver, gold and silver ETFs and gold and silver mining company stocks but nary a one (other than those…

Jul 11, 2011 at 15:12

In 1924 John Maynard Keynes referred to the gold standard as a "barbarous relic", but we think the new barbarous relic is using gold stocks as a trading or investment…

Jul 11, 2011 at 14:55

These days I find myself alternately flabbergasted and outraged, with very little else. And sometimes, I am both. Exhibit "A' is the bill that my company received over the weekend,…

Jul 11, 2011 at 14:46

Once upon a time, gold and stocks were thought to be inversely correlated. That is, when the market went up, gold would go down, and when the market was down,…

Jul 11, 2011 at 13:01

Last week we wrote about Silver so this week we decided to provide an update on Gold. In looking at the price action and sentiment indicators we find that Gold…

Jul 11, 2011 at 11:41

There is a lot of interest among those who hold shares in mining companies (and likely shares in companies in other sectors) that operate in Peru and other developing countries.…

Jul 11, 2011 at 11:28

In a volatile environment, it is helpful to take a step back and look at the bigger picture. There are serious problems with debt in the United States and Europe,…

Jul 11, 2011 at 11:10

Only twice since this bull market began has buying gold at its July low failed to pay by year's end. But in 2011...?

Jul 11, 2011 at 10:56

Notice those incredible spreads on 2-year yields. Greece 30.09, Portugal 17.11, Ireland 16.58. ECB president Jean-Claude Trichet can scream "no defaults" all he wants but the bond market simply will…