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Chris Vermeulen: The past month investors have been hit hard from the falling stock market. Those who owned gold and bonds have been rewarded. During times of economic fear which leads to selling of stock shares investors and traders find safety in gold and bonds. It was this surge of money Read more…
Just weeks before the stock market made a dramatic bottom in early 2009, I wrote an Investment U column entitled “One of The Best Buy Signals in 51 Years.” It was one of our most widely read columns that year – and syndicated many other places, as well. I have no idea how many readers acted on my analysis at the time. After all, the financial crisis was in full swing and investor sentiment – to quote Jed Clampett – “was lower than a Read more…
George Maniere: “The desire of gold is not for gold. It is for the means of freedom and benefit.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson Read more…
After Wednesday’s close, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange announced that they were raising the margin requirement for gold by 27%. This means the collateral they need to hold from traders buying on margin (borrowed money) jumped by 27% in a day. This is basically an attempt to break Read more…
US stock futures are marginally higher this morning as they look to continue their rally into Friday’s Fed announcement from Jackson Hole. The big story overnight was obviously the resignation of Apple CEO Steve Jobs. The visionary leader of the world’s 2nd biggest company (by market cap) has been largely responsible for the rise of a retail empire. His creative brilliance has come to create and define market segments, from mp3 players Read more…
Even while gold (NYSE:GLD), silver (NYSE:SLV), and platinum steal most of the headlines, there are stealth bull markets advancing in other precious metals. Read more…
Stocks climbed for a second consecutive day as volume faded. All five major indices posted gains. Both the S&P MidCap 400 and the small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) advanced 1.4%. The S&P 500 (NYSE:SPY) and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSE:DIA) added 1.3% while the Nasdaq Read more…
David Fry: Our goal in this profile is to help investors wade through the many competing ETF offerings available. Using our long experience as an ETF publication, and nearly 40 years in the investment business, we can help select those ETFs that matter and may or may not be repetitive. Read more…
NYSE:EWH, NYSE:FNI, NYSE:FXI, NYSE:GXC, NYSE:HAO, NYSE:HKK, PGJ, YAO
Interest in emerging markets has surged in recent years, and investors have embraced ETFs as the preferred means of accessing this asset class. Emerging markets have been established as the clear leaders of global GDP growth, while the economies of the United States and much of Europe have Read more…
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Deutsche Bank announced today the repurchase of all outstanding securities in three ELEMENTSSM Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) linked to the Benjamin GrahamSM indexes, pursuant to its repurchase right under the terms of the ETNs. Read more…
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued a new Investor Alert called “Gold” Stocks—Some Investments Mine Your Pocketbook to warn investors about investment scams that promote gold stocks and to provide information on how to invest in legitimate gold investments. Read more…
Kevin McElroy: There’s been lots of chatter about a gold bubble. But I think you can make a much stronger argument that Treasuries are in the midst of history’s biggest bubble right now. Read more…
Justice Litle: Farmland has produced extraordinary returns these past few years — a big-picture trend that could continue. There is an old saying among traders: “If you’re going to bet the farm, be sure to have two farms.” Read more…
Jared Levy: My father and I had a long conversation the other day about his fears for the future of his pension, home and standard of living. Read more…
In trading on Wednesday, the PowerShares S&P SmallCap Materials (NYSE:PSCM) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 5.93% on the day. Also up on the day are the 
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