by Darnell Brown | Alternative Investments, Economics, Gold Investing, Investing Strategy
Since my earliest days of investing, I have heard arguments about the pros and cons of investing in commodities such as gold and silver. In recent weeks, those arguments have come to the forefront due to speculation about a third quantitative easing (QE3)....
by Michael Barton | Alternative Investments, Economics, Investing Strategy, Real Estate
September 13th: a day to remember The day starts badly for real people. Jobless claims come in 12,000 higher than expected at 382,000. More people out of work, the jobless rate stuck stubbornly well above 8%. Over 25 million people in the US are now out of work or...
by Darnell Brown | Economics, Stock Investing
On September 13th, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke announced that the Federal Reserve would expand its holdings of long-term securities with open-ended purchases of $40 billion of mortgage debt a month in a third round of quantitative easing. This is the Federal...
by Michael Barton | Alternative Investments, Economics
Before answering the question, I want to review the main factors that dictate the price of gold at any given time. Firstly, if you look throughout history, gold price tends to move counter to the values of other assets. Equities, bonds, and property prices increase...
by Michael Barton | Economics, Index Funds, Portfolio Strategy
A Potted history of Eurozone Debt. The Euro was introduced in January 1999 as a virtual currency, and in 2002 was introduced in its physical, ‘real’ form. The overriding aim of the single currency was, and remains, to foster closer political and economic ties between...
by Michael German | Consumer Info, Debt & Credit, Economics
The Federal Reserve has just released its latest attempt to stir up the otherwise stagnant and bogged-down economy, termed “Operation Twist.” This initiative is led with one clear goal in mind and that is to keep long-term interest rates as down as they can be....