Guest Post by Investment Contrarians Many people are only just now coming to understand something I’ve been warning about for several months: interest rates are set to rise. In the month of June, there was a record amount of money pulled out of bond mutual funds and bond exchange-traded funds (ETFs). According to TrimTabs, a…
Although it was stated at the time of the Facebook IPO in May last year that we were once again witnessing evidence of a return to bubble conditions in the Internet and technology space, I would venture to suggest that it would be almost impossible for valuations to get as ridiculous as they did around…
Following 3 years of accommodative monetary policy by the US Federal Reserve who have expanded their balance sheet to nearly $4 trillion in order to keep borrowing costs for the US government at record lows and ignite a self sustaining recovery, gold prices in the early stages of this experiment were very buoyant, rising to…
“Throughout all of history, there has never been a single instance where a fiat currency did not end in hyperinflation and complete collapse. There is not one example of a successful fiat currency. Because the simple thing is that if you give a printing press, in simplified terms, to a politician, a king, an emperor, a…
CNBC Europe was this morning graced with the presence of online grocer CEO and bear trader destroyer Tim Steiner. In fact, I would maintain that he has been far more effective at the latter than the former in recent months! All the usual themes were discussed in the interview – the deal with Morrison’s (MRW),…
Dear Spreadbet Mag Just a quick line to applaud the editorial integrity evident from the latest issue of SpreadBet Magazine. I was extremely impressed by the fact that no less than three articles in the current Edition, were responsible enough to spell out to Traders the extent of the challenge they face in attempting to…
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I have say that while I am certainly sure that being a shareholder of online dating websites group Cupid (CUP) may not have been a financially rewarding experience – yet anyway, everything else here has been extremely entertaining… Just the idea of Flirt.com and BeNaughty.com provides plenty of amusement to someone well into their…
Guest Post by Investment Contrarians It’s obvious to anyone who follows the market that the precious metals have dropped by a significant amount this year. At this point, many new investors who have been on the sidelines and were thinking about precious metals as a possible investment opportunity are wondering if this is the right…
