It really isn't new. People have been putting in incorrect trades from the beginning of the stock market -- market orders when limit orders...
I've owned quite a few reits over the years, but I honestly can't figure out what the values are anymore so I avoid them.
Was there ever a time when people should NOT have been cautious with any holdings they had?
Nothing is forever.
The history of the stock market is filled with crashes [I have never seen evidence that they are more frequent today. They certainly aren't as...
The author is ignorant, and should be ignored. Regarding SilverTard, I took the comment to mean that the silver sales should be 1/4 of what they...
I think you are thining about this too hard. Many people buying from the Mint are collectors, not investors. Many people like silver. That's all.
At one time, 90% junk silver was just about the only game in town and therefore worth buying. But now one ounce bullion coins are the preference...
Many people can't afford to collect gold.
There is no secret to valuing a company, and from that, the fractional ownership represented by a share of stock can be determined....
No, but gold, silver and copper are in the same group on the periodic table, and all three have been use as money.
Well, in the case of stocks, the intrinsic value can be calculated. When the intrinsic value is greater than the price, it's a buy. This, in a...
Very true. I'm just a regular investor [and amateur collector] who's been through this before. In the late 90s, AOL ran investment chat rooms...
That's an issue where the true believers and regular investors will never come to an agreement. I like gold and I'm invested in it. In 2004, I...
If gold was the constant [which it isn't], then we would have expected to see massive swings from inflation to deflation that correspond to the...
Also keep in mind that the 40% halves seem to sell at a discount and are not as desirable among collectors as the 90% halves, so you may want to...
Every bull market ends with many participants declaring "this time it's different." Under any conceivable circumstance where Exxon, Proctor &...
You're right, of course. A detailed discussion is too politcal for this forum, but there are no insurmountable obstacles to returning to a sound...
In the event you describe I would rather hold large cap common stocks [or real estate]. If the system stays intact, so will the stock market...
Over a very long period of time, gold will protect your wealth. So will common stocks [and real estate], and probably do a better job because the...
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