Trading Short-term Pleasure for Long-term Pain
Should you take investment advice from the mainstream internet (if I can coin a phrase)? Bloomberg posted an article on their website yesterday with...
Bespoke Gold
You should be able to buy a fine suit with an ounce of gold. Good luck with that at Marc Allen.
Over the years I’ve...
The Monday Melee: Emerging Market Future?
Emerging Market Debt Growth:
Debt growth in emerging markets from 2007-2014 has put them nearly on par with developed countries in dollar terms. In the...
VIDEO: BP Energy Outlook
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For a moment put aside the impracticality of trying to forecast anything for 20 years, and listen to BP’s chief economist Spencer Dale...
The Most Bullish Economic Indicator Nobody is Talking About
Household formation in the U.S. is soaring to heights not seen since the economic recovery began. According to the Census Bureau, over the last...
Gold for all in India
Big changes could be coming to the gold market in the coming Indian budget. Sources have signaled that the government is likely to cut...
The Monday Melee: Game On
What We're Reading
"The Fed Is Nervous, And Maybe That's A Good Thing" (Forbes)
The historical and cultural differences that divide Europe’s union: (Financial Times)
Larry Summers...
How Much can you Lose in the Stock Market?
If your portfolio isn't properly diversified, the answer is a lot, but even if you craft a diversified equity portfolio your losses can be...
Greek Drama: The Final Act?
Greece is back on the front pages of the financial press. Why is a country whose GDP is a rounding error in the $75...
40 Years is a Helluva Long-time
Cashing in on the Fed’s zero percent interest rates while the going is still good, Microsoft is issuing $10.75 billion in bonds—an increase from...