The latest rumors and gossip from Wall Street, investment media and the trading floors.
The latest rumors and gossip from Wall Street, investment media and the trading floors.
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Nine Things You NEED to Know to Survive the New Economy
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Should You Buy an Annuity?
04/06/2013 -
Happy Birthday to an Investor's Friend
02/06/2013 -
The FOMC Minutes in Review
24/05/2013
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Real Estate Investing: Is Now the Time to Take Advantage of the Current Buyer’s Market?
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- Published on Tuesday, 18 June 2013 20:48
- Written by Dennis Miller
While I spent well over three decades writing books and teaching the subject of negotiations, some of the best lessons I learned on the subject came from luck.
Add a commentAs Economy Heats Up, Will Commodities?
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- Published on Sunday, 09 June 2013 14:03
- Written by Frank Holmes CEO and Chief Investment Officer U.S. Global Investors
Thanks to the life support of $12 trillion and 515 rate cuts by the world’s central banks since March 2009, the global economy’s heart is beginning to beat again. As the market senses a robust economic recovery is underway, expectations are climbing that this growth will continue.
Add a commentNine Things You NEED to Know to Survive the New Economy
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- Published on Thursday, 06 June 2013 18:02
- Written by James Altucher, Managing Director of Formula Capital
I almost had $8 million stolen from me yesterday, so I'm in a bad mood. Someone wanted to borrow $8 million and use $18 million worth of stock certificates as collateral. I found a way to lend him the $8 million. The borrower had legal opinions from the companies involved (all big companies).
Add a commentShould You Buy an Annuity?
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- Published on Tuesday, 04 June 2013 18:47
- Written by Dennis Miller
In simple terms, an annuity is a contact between a person and a company. The person gives the company a sum of money, and in return is promised a monthly payout, generally for the rest of their life.
Add a commentHappy Birthday to an Investor's Friend
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- Published on Sunday, 02 June 2013 10:41
- Written by marc courtenay
The Love Trade for Gold is Still On!
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- Published on Friday, 24 May 2013 19:19
- Written by Frank Holmes CEO and Chief Investment Officer U.S. Global Investors
This week, investors should have gained confidence from Ben Bernanke’s testimony to Congress that the Federal Reserve intends on being accommodating as long as needed. He had a laundry list of job market conditions that needed improving and reiterated that inflation remains low.
Add a commentThe FOMC Minutes in Review
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- Published on Friday, 24 May 2013 19:15
- Written by Vedran Vuk, Senior Analyst
[Editor's Note: As financial editor Karim Rahemtulla of Wall Street Daily Insider wrote on Friday May 24th, "So far, so good. The Fed's monetary easing is doing its job. Stocks are up and real estate is rising. But don't start getting irrationally exuberant. As I said, every market corrects. And when it does, you're not going to have the luxury of advanced warning.
Add a commentGold Stocks:Is It Time To Be Brave?
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- Published on Tuesday, 21 May 2013 17:31
- Written by David Banister, Chief Strategist www.TheMarketTrendForecast.com
I used to half joke with some of my investing friends that the best time to buy stocks is during or right after a crash. Think 1987, 2000-2002, 2008-09, and now perhaps Gold Miners?? Well, before we get too far ahead of ourselves, lets examine evidence of a "Crash": I like to use crowd behavioral, empirical, and technical evidence in combination.
Add a commentHow to Choose a Financial Advisor
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- Published on Friday, 17 May 2013 20:22
- Written by Dennis Miller
Ninety-eight percent of insurance brokers do not know how to use life insurance optimally. That, anyway, is what one reader wrote in to tell me. I chuckled as I thought to myself, "You could substitute any profession for 'insurance broker' – lawyer, salesperson, politician, etc. – and that statement would still ring true."
Add a commentFinding Opportunity Far and Near
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- Published on Friday, 17 May 2013 20:15
- Written by Frank Holmes CEO and Chief Investment Officer U.S. Global Investors
Samuel Johnson once said, “The use of traveling is to regulate imagination by reality, and instead of thinking how things may be, to see them as they are.” Although penned by an 18th century English writer, the idea holds true in today’s highly connected world of search bars, tweets and breaking news. Our portfolio managers’ research trips to foreign countries authenticates the data from a Bloomberg terminal or an earnings report. Treks add tacit knowledge to our wealth of explicit facts.
Add a commentHow to Spot & Time Stock Market Tops
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- Published on Monday, 13 May 2013 20:02
- Written by Chris Vermeulen
Since the middle of April everyone and including their grandmother seems to have been building a short position in the equities market and we know picking tops or bottoms fighting the major underlying trend is risky business but most individuals cannot resist.
Add a commentThree Reasons to Buy Gold Equities Today
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- Published on Friday, 10 May 2013 19:47
- Written by Frank Holmes CEO and Chief Investment Officer U.S. Global Investors
A strong stomach and a tremendous amount of patience are required for gold stock investors these days, as miners have been exhibiting their typical volatility pattern.That’s why I often say to anticipate before you participate, because gold stocks are historically twice as volatile as U.S. stocks.
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