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By Neil Behrmann |
May 3, 2012
Global regulators are uncovering an epidemic of financial frauds in the US, Europe and Asia. So much so, that investors need to be on high alert to protect their savings from scams.
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By Kent Moors |
April 26, 2012
Despite a recent price pullback, my "oil constriction" approach for how to profit from high crude oil prices has not gone away. In fact, it is right on track. But we need to remember that the constriction in oil availability will not hit all oil sector shares the same.
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By Anthony J. Alfidi |
December 12, 2011
This year's Hard Assets Conference was as big as they come. It always brings a ton of mining experts to the city. Enough time has passed for the information discussed there to be actionable, so now it's time to review the show.
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By Zig Lambo |
December 5, 2011
Attention Shoppers: There are some amazing values currently available at bargain prices in the energy department. The current level of risk aversion by most investors has left the doors wide open for those who are willing to see real values.
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By Justin Smyth |
November 28, 2011
Despite a powerful countertrend rally that may have completed with a top on Oct. 27, stock markets across the world remain in structural bear markets.
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By Chris Vermeulen |
November 14, 2011
Oil is becoming overbought, meaning it has moved up to far too fast and should have some profit taking shortly. The fact is that oil is reaching a century number ($100) and there will be a couple days of selling starting soon.
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By Andrew Snyder |
October 26, 2011
Chances are, you've never heard of a company named Vitol. It rarely makes a headline but plays a larger role in the oil market than Exxon... and it just got a lock on the Libyan oil market.
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By Keith Schaefer |
October 21, 2011
Retail consumers of oil - and retail investors - are the big losers now that oil has become a financial product, says the author of Oil's Endless Bid. The irony is they're doing it to themselves by buying ETFs and other financial derivative products.
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By Cory Mitchell, Cmt |
September 2, 2011
Oil and stock indexes are gauges that can be used for picking individual stocks. Since certain stocks will perform better than these benchmarks, and other stocks will perform worse, we want to find the ones which show the most promise.
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By Cory Mitchell, Cmt |
September 1, 2011
According to the National Bureau of Economic Research, since World War II, 10 out of 11 price peaks in oil have resulted in a US recession. This suggests that North America is likely to see a slow down, but what should that mean to investors?