I think the best index to use for the average investor is the Dow Jones Industrial Average because it contains the type of large cap stocks that...
The S&P500 had a total return in 2011 of 7.8% and the Dow 8.5%. And the dividends and capital gains are taxed at 15% or less at the federal level.
ASEs are best by test.
Purity isn't as important as the coin itself. An AGE or Krugerrand will always be worth more than a .9999 coin from Acme Bullion Products of...
In my opinion, the small bars are more of a novelty item than a true investment. If the market turns against gold someday, the premium on the...
I would stay away from the 10gram gold and stick with widely recognized coins such as the AGE.
Nobody knows, although some think they do. What you have to ask yourself is how high you believe silver will rise. If you think $30 is the top,...
I would just point out that just because you bought a stock that went to zero, it does not follow that all stocks are sure to fall to zero. The...
If you don't believe history is valid, then you are forced to use some other analysis. Japan suffered mild deflation combined with no growth. If...
It is a lot safer to wait until silver prices have bottomed and started back up [if that is what they will do]. The old phrase about catching a...
I am a lifelong value investor, but I have also given technical analysis a try with pretty good results. Charts can be a valuable tool for...
Corporate revenue and earnings generally at least match inflation, so stock market averages will move up over time even if the companies are not...
If you believe history is irrelevant, then you must confine yourself to buying only what has been performing well recently. I think history is...
This could be the major reason for the fall -- the market makers pulling their bids as the hedge funds and technical trading funds liquidate their...
Nobody knows the future. But the way I'm playing it is that after a dozen years of going nowhere, the stock market now has a much higher...
I normally pick stocks with a history of growing earnings, low debt, positive free cash flow, a price earnings ratio in the 10 to 12 range...
I agree, you don't know. And have no interest in learning. So people can choose to either learn something about value investing, or listen to...
Well, gold is down 16% and silver down 42% too, but you continue to claim they are risk free. For anyone who cares, below is our exchange...
Whatever stocks I say I own, I own. Nothing is fantasy, but you have no way to know that so believe what you wish. For me, the past decade has...
I also recommended INTC, BDX and XOM which are all higher. That's why diversification is important. As it happened, I bought those 3 but not BAC...
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