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QE2

Admin — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 18:45:17 +0000

The training wheels are coming off. We should see some pressure on commodities with some short term strength of the U.S. dollar. I’m sure we will have QE3 but they will call it something else. I’d take advantage of any pullbacks.

JP Morgan accepts Gold as Money

Admin — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 19:39:09 +0000

Yesterday JP Morgan stated that they will accept Gold as Collateral. The Monetization of Gold has now begun. This should start a trend to make Gold as liquid as stocks and bonds. We should expect to see Gold coming out of ATM’s in the future which would be bullish for the commodity.

QE2

Admin — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 01:34:03 +0000

The Dow has logged it’s seventh consecutive daily gain, the first time since July 2010. Stocks should not be done going up until the Fed has finished off QE2, it also appears that some of this newly printed money is finally making it into the housing market. We could see a 5-10% correction at anytime [...]

‘Clueless’ investors think brokers are fiduciaries, survey says – Investment News

Admin — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 21:21:04 +0000

‘Clueless’ investors think brokers are fiduciaries, survey says – Investment News.

Do I need life insurance?

Admin — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 22:52:56 +0000

Fact is most Americans need life insurance in some way or another. Here are a list of examples how life insurance may fit. Married Clients Most families depend on two incomes to make ends meet. If one spouse dies suddenly, could their family maintain their standard of living on one income alone? Probably not. Life [...]

Should I own Gold?

Admin — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:24:22 +0000

Gold’s been a popular investment for several years now but it’s still an investment that deserves a look. We feel gold is going to work its way higher in the upcoming months and even years. With western economies producing 0% interest rates, including Japan, this should provide a good environment for none income producing assets [...]

Investment Risks

Admin — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:06:52 +0000

Most investors are taking far too many risks now and are failing to diversify sufficiently. We are seeing that many have very short-term time horizons with little patience and no tolerance for loss. Add unrealistic investment returns and an upcoming retirement into the mix and you have a recipe for disaster.

Time to Buy Oil?

Admin — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 16:23:54 +0000

Any geopolitical event in the Middle East could disrupt supplies at the chokepoint called Strait of Hormuz and send oil soaring. We do not think this is priced into the oil markets currently. Israel may now be acting alone in light of what happened in Dubai a few months ago. When they are prepared to [...]

Comments on the Oil Sector

Admin — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:53:28 +0000

Oil markets, energy sector

Investment Quote

Admin — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:14:32 +0000

“Buy when there’s blood in the streets, even if the blood is your own.” -Baron Rothschild, 1871