Markets

Mar 25, 2011 at 08:20

Today, we will look at what is happening to Gold on the GLD (ETF). Today's 1 year chart shows the three basic up moves that GLD has had during the…

Mar 25, 2011 at 08:07

The major index ETFs opened higher and then moved lower together for the first half hour to forty-five minutes. The S&P-500 nearly closed the opening gap while the Dow and…

Mar 24, 2011 at 16:24

It's good to be the least-ugly sister. American markets powered ahead again today, despite ongoing tensions in Europe and very bad economic data. Stocks rallied 0.9% on volume that is…

Mar 24, 2011 at 14:49

When Money Dies: The Nightmare of the Weimer Hyperinflation, by Adam Fergusson, was published in 1975 and became a best-seller in 2010. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke's claim that…

Mar 24, 2011 at 13:44

Cloth-dying and soap-making have employed residue from boiled plant material since ancient times. The plants are reduced to brine and that evaporated until only the useful "potash" remains. In the…

Mar 24, 2011 at 11:33

Back in 2009 it seemed obvious that the next shoe to fall -- or bomb to go off -- was commercial real estate. The thinking went something like this: homes…

Mar 24, 2011 at 11:19

This is the thirtieth Course in a series of 38 called "Investment Basics" - created by Professor Steven Bauer, a retired university professor and still active asset manager and consultant…

Mar 24, 2011 at 11:14

Why do you suppose that gasoline prices at stations on the corner near your home generally post the same price? While the companies might contend that their product's secret additive…

Mar 24, 2011 at 10:43

The Libyan turmoil and the Japanese weighed down on the U.S. stock markets but the media coverage made it obvious that a bounce/rally would emerge from an contrarian perspective.

Mar 24, 2011 at 10:12

Very few people have either the time or patience to sift through the data released by the Treasury Department in the wake of its bond auctions. But the numbers do…