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A Piece Of My Mind, by Jim Grant A Gold Standard? Carlsbad, Tulsa, Chicago, and Atlanta There are times, my friends Michael Lewitt and Dr. Lacy Hunt agreed today at lunch, when the study of economics is best informed by a sound knowledge of history. Indeed, Michael's son wants to follow his father...
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Given the news coming from the Fed and our continued low interest rate environment that's punishing savers and those on fixed incomes I've asked our resident Fed expert and ETF trader Rick Pendergraft to chime in on what investors can do where rates will be low for at least the next two years...
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The death of Osama bin Laden had investors in a pretty good mood yesterday morning. And well it should. It’s quite a victory to finally remove this scourge from the planet. And we might even anticipate something of a peace dividend from the removal of this terrorist. On the flipside, the information...
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November 19, 2010 *****The Market Feels Heavy *****Silver Eagle *****The Fed Fires Back Fellow Investor, The good vibes from the GM IPO and the bailout potential for Ireland took the S&P 500 back above support/resistance at 1,192. We'll see how long the good vibes last. Despite yesterday's...
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Ian Wyatt
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11-19-2010
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Filed under: Ian Wyatt, bailout, bank bailout, S&P 500, Federal Reserve, Fed, China, Bank of America, GM, Bernanke, General Motors, TARP, dollar, currency, silver, mining stock, PIMCO, IPO, silver price
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Fellow Investor, QE2 has unleashed a raging bull market for gold and silver. But the falling dollar is also pushing oil prices higher, too. Oil is zeroing in on its 52-week high. And oil stocks have been performing very well. Now, as you now, I was recently at the Association for the Study of Peak Oil...
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Ian Wyatt
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11-11-2010
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Filed under: Ian Wyatt, oil, gold price, gold, Federal Reserve, Fed, China, USO, coal, commodity, Energy Information Agency, oil prices, natural gas, UNG, silver, silver price
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As long time readers know, I am a big fan of Greg Weldon. This week he has very graciously allowed me to reproduce his client letter from last Thursday on some of the issues of Bernanke and Quantitative Easing 2. It prints a little longer than usual because of his format and all the charts, but this...
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Stocks have been unable to make any headway over the past few sessions. And late-day sell-offs have been a common theme. I often refer to oil prices as a proxy for growth expectations. And with oil prices set to drop below $72 a barrel today, it's clear that investors are not bullish on growth. Of...
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Gold prices hit new all time highs late Thursday afternoon. Gold futures for August delivery hit $1,252.50 per ounce during the trading day. The precious metal closed the day at $1248.70. That set a new intraday and a new closing high for gold futures. Investors of all stripes, concerned about the inflationary...
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Your Daily Profit November 13, 2009 *****P/E Ratios *****Underestimating the American Consumer *****TradeMaster’s Jason Cimpl Fellow Investor, As we came into earnings season, it seemed clear that analysts were far too pessimistic with their estimates for earnings. Yesterday, Bloomberg reported...
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Discussion on the Hill Dollar Crisis Averted, But at What Cost? The Cost of Global Dollar Reliance A Year After TARP -- Was It Necessary? Attaboy Jack! In this letter, we are going to spend some time digging into the recent volatility of the U.S. dollar. In case you haven't noticed, the U.S. dollar...
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Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Your Daily Profit September 24, 2009 *****Maguire Keeps on Going: Thanks to Ben and Tim *****When will Interest Rates Rise? *****$50 Coupon Fellow Investor, The stock I introduced you to last Wednesday, the beaten down REIT Maguire Properties (NYSE:MPG) , has been...
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SCHWARTZ RECESSION CONCLUSION . Tuesday, July 28 th , 2009 . Ok, after much consideration, here’s my conclusion as to what unfolds going forward. The economy struggles through but survives the next few years. About 20% of Americans have a very, very difficult time out of work and out of hope but...
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Richard Schwartz
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07-28-2009
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www.profitscore.com An Update on Our Performance The Great Inflation/Deflation Debate Is Inflation Causing a Rippling Effect? Getting Real on Inflation... Paper Money Siren Song Fiat Money Time-bomb? Portfolio Performance Analysis The Idaho Back Country Over the next 20 years, you are going to see significant...
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Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Your Daily Profit July 15, 2009 *****Small-cap Update *****What China and Buffett Have in Common *****Intel! *****Newsletter Advisors Wednesday Fellow Investor, Stocks jumped today after consecutively back to back good reports from Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) and Intel...