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By Jared Levy |
August 31, 2011
With the big run-up in gold, expect it to be extra sensitive and remain negatively correlated to the markets. If the market begins to climb again, be sure that gold is not climbing with it. I would be a very cautious buyer of the market up until 1260.
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By Sara Nunnally |
August 24, 2011
The market runs on emotions: fear and greed, mainly, but for the longest time, faith was a big factor. Before the global financial crisis, people had faith that the stock market would be higher in five or 10 years. That's no longer the case.
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By Michael Sankowski |
July 29, 2011
Governments are losing control of their money, so commodities like silver, gold and oil are becoming a new form of money. People are waking up to the fact that the commodities of today behave more like currencies than old-school commodities.
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By Jared Levy |
June 3, 2011
It's hard to talk about the devaluation of the US dollar after Memorial Day, especially when I know that my grandfather, who served in the Navy during WWII, and millions like him fought hard for America to become the world's greatest free nation.
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By Jared Levy |
May 26, 2011
Generally speaking, most investors fall into two camps when it comes to analyzing stocks: fundamental analysis and technical analysis. Some use a combination of both, which I believe is the best approach.
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By Sara Nunnally |
May 24, 2011
How high? That will depend on how serious the mining situation is in South Africa. Keep an eye on Zimbabwe, too. Mining companies have been struggling with production, and the country is trying to grab a hold on mining rights of foreign mining companies.
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By Sara Nunnally |
March 28, 2011
Would you rather buy 30 shares of a gold mining company like Barrick Gold Corp., and risk losing money? Or would you rather park $1,500 in a safe CD with zero downside risk? A lot of people would be more interested in 100% safety.
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By Sara Nunnally |
March 16, 2011
On a one-, two-, and five-year scale, the iShares MSCI South Africa ETF comes in near the top of the pack, beating the PowerShares India Fund, iShares MSCI Brazil ETF and iShares FTSE China 25 Index ETF two out of three times.
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By Sara Nunnally |
February 25, 2011
Gold and crude oil have a relationship - and one that investors might be able to exploit, if they know what tools to use. Historically - on average - one ounce of gold buys 15.4 barrels of crude oil. This is the Gold-Oil ratio.
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By Sara Nunnally |
January 26, 2011
January futures are set to expire on Thursday. At the same time, the value of the US dollar has climbed and the euro fell against the dollar. Those things may have put a lot of downward pressure on the price of gold.
