Friday 29 April 2011

Ron Paul: People Will Panic out of the Dollar

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Bob Chapman - A Marines Disquisition - 04-28-2011

Bob Chapman we had a typical week of government intervention in the free market that is not free anymore , the government does this frequently knowing it can hold the market down they just ant to interrupt it or send it to the wrong direction , the former high in silver happened 31 years ago and the average investor was about 50 years old at the time so that would make him 80 years old today , most of them have deceased , there is no resistance in there ....

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5 Electric Utilities

5 Electric Utilities Paying Substantial Dividends

6 comments | April 28, 2011 | about: AEP, DUK, FE, PGN, PPL

http://seekingalpha.com/article/266282-5-electric-utilities-paying-substantial-dividends?source=email_investing_income

Electric utility companies are among the safest investments in stock markets, offering regular dividends. The thought of replacing high-priced gas with electrical power is gaining more popularity. If the consumer’s demand for electric vehicles gains momentum, the demand for electricity will also explode, turning these companies into profit machines. Here is a list of five large-cap electricity stocks offering excellent dividends and a maximum P/E ratio of 20. All of the large-cap companies that follow offered a minimum 5% dividend yield and have a minimum market capital of $12 billion.

American Electric Power Co., Inc. (AEP): The Ohio-based AEP is in the business of generation, transmission and distribution of electric power. Credit Suisse suggested an outperform rating for AEP, while Deutsche Bank, Hilliard Lyons, Sun Trust and KeyBanc recommend buying. AEP owns a market capital of $17.43 billion, and a trailing ratio of 13.9, while forward P/E is 11.18. Analysts expect the company to have a 3.51% growth next year. American Electric had a net profit margin of 8.56% in 2010, which paid a 5.08% dividend. Recent dividend history is as follows:

Feb 8, 2011

$0.46

Nov 8, 2010

$0.46

Aug 6, 2010

$0.42

May 6, 2010

$0.42

Duke Energy Corp. (DUK): Founded in 1916, Duke Energy operates through three segments: U.S. Franchised Electric and Gas, International Energy and Commercial Power. The company also owns, develops and operates a fiber optic communications network. Duke’s market capital is $24.68 billion, and P/E ratio is 18.5, while forward P/E is 13.34. The company had a 21.55% EPS growth this year. Having a 9.25% profit margin, DUK paid a 5.29% dividend last year. Duke’s insider transaction has grown up 25.05% for the last six months. Duke just announced a merger with its competitor, Progress Energy (PGN). The synergy between these two NC-based energy titans could prove to be very profitable in long-term. Its recent dividend history is as follows:

Feb 9, 2011

$0.245

Nov 9, 2010

$0.245

Aug 11, 2010

$0.245

May 19, 2010

$0.24

FirstEnergy Corp. (FE), founded in 1996 and based in Ohio, is a diversified energy company, providing service to about 4.5 million customers. Argus recommends buying FE shares. With a market capital of $12.07 billion, FirstEnergy has a P/E ratio of 15.41, and a forward P/E ratio of 13.38. Although the company experienced a negative EPS growth in the last five years, analysts expect the company to have a 4% EPS growth in the next five years. FE’s insider transaction had a rapid growth, up by 25.05% over the last six months. The company paid a 5.55% dividend last year, and its profit margin was 5.71%. Recent dividend history of FirstEnergy is:

Feb 3, 2011

$0.55

Nov 3, 2010

$0.55

Aug 4, 2010

$0.55

May 5, 2010

$0.55

Progress Energy, Inc. is in the business of the generation, transmission, sale and distribution of electricity in Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina. PGN has more than 22,000 megawatts of regulated electric generation capacity. The company has a market capital of $13.8 billion and a trailing ratio of 15.8, while its forward P/E ratio is 14.5. The company had an annualized EPS growth of 6.91% during the last five years. With a profit margin of 8.51%, PGN had a dividend yield of 5.28% in 2010. Once the final price of the merger with Duke Energy is determined, there might be arbitrage opportunities. Recent dividend payments of Progress Energy per share are as follows:

Apr 7, 2011

$0.62

Jan 6, 2011

$0.62

Oct 6, 2010

$0.62

Jul 8, 2010

$0.62

PPL Corp. (PPL) provides electricity service to about 4 million customers in the western and northeastern U.S. as well as in the U.K. FBR Capital suggested an outperform rating for PPL, while Argus and Davenport recommend buying. PPL owns a market capital of $13.23 billion. Its P/E ratio is 12.1, while its forward P/E ratio is 11.08. PPL’s earnings are expected to increase by 8% in the next five years. With a dividend yield of 5.12%, and a profit margin of 11.45%, PPL Corp. is more profitable than PGN. The recent dividend history of PPL is:

Mar 8, 2011

$0.35

Dec 8, 2010

$0.35

Sep 8, 2010

$0.35

Jun 8, 2010

$0.35

Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours.

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Along The Watchtower: Fifth Friday

Along The Watchtower: Fifth Friday: "That the goons at the CME have now raised margins on silver twice in 48 hours should tell you just about all you need to know. They are cle..."

Onto the charts. Take a look at this hourly gold. I still believe that gold is about to jump higher again, probably UP toward 1550.

Now look at these two charts. First, here's a 2-hour silver:

And now here's a 3-hour crude:

The $80 Silver Call

The Devil’s Metal Beyond $50… The $80 Silver Call (SLV, SIVR, AGQ, SLW, PAAS)

Posted: April 28, 2011 at 3:23 pm

The recent rise of silver and gold is hopefully the last wave of the new buyers hedging against inflation and buying protection against uncertainty in hard assets over paper money. Sadly, that might not be the case at all. New asset buying has literally driven the sellers away. A large silver pullback this week barely lasted and now we have the Devil’s metal back above $48.00 per ounce. One research call this week and one event may be the driving force, and there is a call for $80.00 silver.

A report this week from Bank of America Merrill Lynch is calling for the possibility of $80.00 silver. Be advised that this is a technical research piece more than a fundamental forecast. Sometimes technicals match up with fundamentals, and sometimes they become runaway… Our interest is how it would impact the silver stocks out there as well as how it would impact some of the key ETF products. What is interesting is that this comes on the heels of the iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV) filing to sell up to almost $2.2 billion in new trust shares to buy more silver as demand remains high. Silver at $80 would probably generate a move in the iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV) to $78.00 or more if the move is fully up to $80.00 per ounce.

We would also look for a $78-ish handle on the ETFS Physical Silver Shares (NYSE: SIVR) exchange-traded product. Imagine what $80.00 silver would do for the double leverage ProShares Ultra Silver (NYSE: AGQ) exchange-traded product. Due to intraday and future contract tracking, the number is harder to peg but that could easily be over $700.00 per share if that occurs. Pan American was just raised to Buy with a $48 target this week at Jefferies.

Read more: The Devil’s Metal Beyond $50… The $80 Silver Call (SLV, SIVR, AGQ, SLW, PAAS) - 24/7 Wall St. http://247wallst.com/2011/04/28/the-devils-metal-beyond-50-the-80-silver-call-slv-sivr-agq-slw-paas/#ixzz1KsgBr1Em

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Silver glitters

http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/dollar-at-3-yr-lowfed-outlook-silver-glitters/133451/on

Dollar at 3-yr low on Fed outlook, silver glitters

Reuters / Hong Kong April 29, 2011, 7:59 IST

The dollar floundered at 3-year lows against a basket of currencies on Friday as players ratcheted up bets on the Fed's ultra-easy monetary stance, sending commodities like silver to a record high and keeping stocks well supported.

Silver and gold prices scored fresh records benefiting from inflation concerns as a result of the Fed's ultra-loose policy even though demand for risky assets rose.

With a fresh batch of US economic data in the form of rising claims for jobless benefits also offering no succour to the ailing dollar, the greenback's index, which tracks its performance against a basket of major currencies, fell to its lowest level since July 2008 before recovering somewhat.

It is down 1.4% so far this week, poised for its worst week since January 22.

"The likely indicator of a reversal in the USD's ($) (mis)fortunes is global equities. A sustained bout of profit-taking would assuredly spillover into foreign exchange markets, with the EUR and AUD returning back to earth," said Michael Woolfolk, strategist at BNY Bellon.

That reversal seemed unlikely for now with world equities up by some 5% in the past two weeks while Asian stocks outside Japan hovering just below a three-year peak.

On Friday, Asian stocks are set to add to this week's robust gains, tracking yet another strong showing from Wall Street which received a boost from the Dow Jones transports index.

Earnings on Wall Street disappointed somewhat with US-listed shares of Research in Motion tumbling 10% after the BlackBerry-maker cut its earnings outlook for the current quarter, while Procter & Gamble Co lowered the high end of its profit forecast as it took steps to offset price pressures.

Weak US economic data meant bonds had yet another good day with benchmark ten-year US yields steadying near 3.32% after falling by more than a quarter-point from this month's highs.

Trading in Asia is expected to be subdued on Friday with Japanese financial markets shut for a public holiday while UK markets will also be closed for the royal wedding. On Monday, many centres in Asia will be shut for the Labour Day holiday

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The Birth of the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank - Audio

The Birth of the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank - How usury destroyed America

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8484911570371055528#

1:11:11 - 3 years ago

Where does money come from? Where does it go? Who makes it? The money magician's secrets are unveiled. Here is a close look at their mirrors and smoke machines, the pulleys, cogs, and wheels that create the grand illusion called money. A boring subject? Just wait. You'll be hooked in five minutes. It sounds like a detective story, which it really is, but it's all true. Based on Mr. Griffin's book of the same title, this address will shatter your old ideas about money and change the way you view the world. 1998 lecture.

Rise of Gold ETFs Raises Concern of Price Collapse - CNBC

Rise of Gold ETFs Raises Concern of Price Collapse - CNBC

http://www.cnbc.com/id/42809961?__source=RSS*tag*&par=RSS&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+goldtrade+%28Gold%29

The explosive growth of precious metals-linked exchange traded funds has prompted some market watchers to warn that those shiny investment vehicles could increase the speed and depth of a future crash.

Both gold and silver hit all-time highs on Thursday, with gold [XAU= 1533.16

-1.79 (-0.12%)

] near $1,535 an ounce and silver near $50, extending rallies after the U.S. Federal Reserve said on Wednesday it would not tighten its monetary policy in the near term, which weakened the U.S. dollar to a three-year low.

Gold is often used as a currency and inflation hedge.

Commodity-linked ETFs have benefited from the big run-up in precious metals and many say they've helped fuel the rally.

State Street's SPDR Gold Trust [GLD 149.82

0.62 (+0.42%)

], which trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol GLD, was the first U.S. gold ETF, launching in late 2004.

It sells shares based on the price of 1/10th of an ounce of gold, along with a fee of 40 basis points, making it cheaper and easier for the average investor to get exposure to physical gold bullion without worrying about where and how to store it.

GLD now has over $60 billion in assets and more than 1,200 tonnes of gold backing up its securities.

To put that into perspective, GLD sits sixth among the world's top gold holders, behind the United States, Germany, the IMF, Italy, and France.

In early 2005, BlackRock's [BLK 198.00

-1.90 (-0.95%)

] iShares came out with the a gold ETF under the symbol IAU. One share equals 1/100th of an ounce of gold, giving investors a cheaper entry point. It has around $6.5 billion in assets, 134 tonnes of gold, and a fee of 25 basis points.

"We can't ignore the fact that such a gorilla has landed on the scene and I reckon that it probably has added a good $300 to the price equation," Jon Nadler, senior metals analyst at Kitco Metals in Montreal, said of the impact of gold ETFs on the price of the metal.

His concern is that because hedge funds are big investors in gold ETFs, once they have reached their profit targets, or sense the interest rate environment is changing, they will sell their substantial stakes and take their dollars elsewhere.

That sizable outflow, which he said could be in the range of 200 tonnes to 300 tonnes -- or 10 percent or more of the total holdings of gold ETFs — could cause a sharp drop in the price of gold to $900 or lower.

But Tom Anderson, global head of ETF strategy and research at State Street Global Advisors, argued that if the hedge funds that own GLD shares all bailed out, it would be an orderly process.

"GLD trades $2 billion worth of shares every single day, so there is an awful lot of liquidity in that product, so it could absorb an awful lot of selling just in the course of its daily business," he said.

The International Monetary Fund warned in its recent Global Stability Report that strong flows into commodity-based ETFs, especially gold ETFs, have been partly responsible for the recent rise in commodity price volatility.

Net inflows to gold EFTs were around $12 billion in 2009, and another $9 billion in 2010, during which time gold prices surged 62 percent. In January, gold ETFs had outflows of $3 billion, which the IMF said drove prices sharply lower.

That raised concerns that, if investors were to move out en mass from other commodity-based funds, it could rile the markets and hit the price of related sector indexes.

State Street's Anderson argued that for the first quarter of 2011, gold ETFs have experience net outflows, but the price of gold has continued to rise.

"Demand has certainly increased, but it's for a whole host of reasons, not just ETFs," he said.

Mark Williams, a risk-management expert at the Boston University School of Management's Finance Department, and a former Federal Reserve Bank examiner, said he is concerned about what affect gold ETFs will have on the price of gold and other precious metals when they are in a bear market.

Glenn Beck And The Federal Reserve

Last Friday, Glenn Beck did an entire show on the Federal Reserve. It had been a highly publicized show and many people were wondering how Beck was going to handle the subject. Well, to his credit, the show actually contained a lot of truth and it was definitely anti-Federal Reserve. Was the show perfect and 100% accurate? No, not by a long shot. But for a big name personality like Glenn Beck on a big cable network like Fox News to do an hour long show on why the Federal Reserve is bad is a very big deal. Many of us in the alternative media have spent a lot of time bashing the mainstream media (and rightly so), but when someone does something right, we should applaud them for it. The Federal Reserve was the topic for the entire show, and Beck and his guests discussed the creation of money, debt, the history of banking and the current financial problems of the United States. Glenn Beck even had G. Edward Griffin on the show. That was huge. There is not usually much on the mainstream news worth getting excited about, but in this case Glenn Beck's show on the Federal Reserve was a very good step forward, and hopefully more mainstream news programs will begin to feel comfortable with taking an honest look at the Federal Reserve.

Let us hope that Glenn Beck and his staff will continue to do more research on the Federal Reserve and will move that show in some more positive directions. We should be encouraging to anyone that wants to discover the truth. However, it is also important to note that there are quite a few things that Glenn Beck is fundamentally wrong about, and that probably is not going to change any time soon. In fact, it would be foolish to put too much trust in anyone in the mainstream media.

But we also have to be willing to allow people to change. Perhaps Glenn Beck really has become convinced that the Federal Reserve is bad for America. Or perhaps at least he is a little more open to discussing it now. In any event, a couple million Americans got exposed to a lot of truth about the Federal Reserve on Friday and that is a good thing.

So exactly what did Glenn Beck have to say about the Federal Reserve on Friday? Let's review some of the good points and some of the bad points....

The Good....

*Glenn Beck acknowledged that the Federal Reserve is a privately owned banking cartel.

*Glenn Beck correctly stated that the Federal Reserve creates money out of thin air.

*Glenn Beck noted that the Fed has tremendous control over economic policy.

*Glenn Beck interviewed G. Edward Griffin and didn't even freak out when Griffin started using terms such as "New World Order".

*Glenn Beck detailed the history regarding the infamous meeting on Jekyll Island during which the concept of the Federal Reserve was shaped and developed.

*He brought out that approximately one-fourth of all the wealth in the world was represented at that meeting on Jekyll Island.

*Glenn Beck at least mentioned some of the big players involved in the creation of the Federal Reserve such as "Rockefeller", "Rothschild", "Warburg" and "J.P. Morgan".

*He told his audience that our currency is backed by nothing.

*Glenn Beck correctly acknowledged that the Federal Reserve has no elected officials and that it is an undemocratic institution.

*Glenn Beck repeatedly mentioned that we are not allowed to look into the books of the Federal Reserve.

*Glenn Beck rightly proclaimed that when it comes to the Federal Reserve there is basically no accountability.

*Glenn Beck even asked G. Edward Griffin about what it would take to get rid of the Federal Reserve.

The Bad....

*Glenn Beck implied that those that link the Federal Reserve with the Bilderberg Group are a bit nuts.

*Glenn Beck repeatedly used words such as "crazy" and "crazy town" to describe conspiracy theories about the Federal Reserve.

*He failed to get into how the Federal Reserve greatly benefits big Wall Street banks such as Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase.

*Glenn Beck could have very easily have gotten into how essentially all of our currency is created by debt, and how this debt-based system is at the very heart of our financial problems.

*Glenn Beck only briefly touched on the relationship between the Federal Reserve and the national debt.

So it was not a perfect show. In many ways, it just scratched the surface. It also probably alienated a lot of people in the alternative media. But at least it was a lot more than we usually get in the mainstream media.

So what should we conclude? Posted below is a YouTube video that contains Glenn Beck's show on the Federal Reserve. Watch it and decide for yourself.....

It is no secret that Glenn Beck has lost a ton of viewers over the past several months. It is also no secret that anti-Federal Reserve sentiment in this country is growing. Could Glenn Beck be trying to tap into all of the anti-Federal Reserve sentiment in order to bring in more viewers? Or is this Glenn Beck being honest and sincere about what he really believes about the Federal Reserve?

In any case, a lot of truth about the Federal Reserve was presented on Friday and G. Edward Griffin got to speak to a couple million people. Large numbers of G. Edward Griffin's books on the Federal Reserve will be sold. More people will wake up to the truth about the Fed.

So a lot of good is going to come out of all of this. Perhaps more news programs will also start doing shows about the Federal Reserve. Perhaps more mainstream radio and television programs will have guests like G. Edward Griffin on. Perhaps eventually the debate about whether or not to shut down the Federal Reserve will become part of mainstream political discussions in this country.

In any event, those of us that are deeply critical of the Federal Reserve should be glad that people like Glenn Beck are talking about it. The folks in the mainstream media are not always going to get things right, but that is a whole lot better than if they were to simply not talk about the problems with the Federal Reserve at all.

The Creature from Jekyll Island - Book

The Creature from Jekyll Island

[Editor's Note: The "Creature" referred to in the title is a monster known as The Federal Reserve System conjured up at a secret meeting by a group of Illuminati snakes on a remote island off the east coast of America in 1913. G. Edward Griffin had written the definitive book by the same title.

"G. Edward Griffin exposes the most blatant scam of all history. It’s all here: the cause of wars, boom-bust cycles, inflation, depression, prosperity. It's just exactly what every American needs to know about the power of the central bank."

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The FED...March 25th, 2011

Bob Chapman on Silver, Gold, Political Breakdowns 1/3

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Jim Willie on IMF Currency Price Fixing, Economic Collapse 1/3

Record low gas prices, IMF on China & U.S.

Will Islamic banks become the rivals....

International Investments

Will Islamic banks become the rivals of Rothschild and the banks of USA and EU?

Bank news. Recently an interesting article under an intriguing title “Rothschilds against Arab rulers” has appeared on a web-site islam.ru. Although a number of analytics have perceived it as a continuation of the threadbare theme about the world’s behind the scenes, which is interesting only to the old-timer conspiracy theorists that are likely to perceive almost in anything “the long arm” of secret societies, organizations, families, or clans. The present article has irrevocably been referred to the whole regiment of similar creations from the range of “Rothschilds rule the world”, if it had not been for one “but”. It remarks a truly interesting idea that in critical conditions the western banking system has faced a strong rival, represented by Islamic banking. In order to conquer it, the western banking system has started revolutions in Arabic world. Beyond any doubt, this quite interesting hypothesis needs comments.

What is the point of Islam banking?

Don’t Sell Silver Yet...

Don’t Sell Silver Yet, Uptrend Is Intact: Chartist

By Matt Nesto | Breakout – Tue, Apr 26, 2011 11:02 AM EDT

You can spend time analyzing Ben Bernanke's musings, the latest squabble in Washington or the ups and downs of earnings seasons, geopolitics or inflation. Or you can focus on the only thing that matters: price. For Chartered Market Technician and founder of AllStarCharts.com J.C. Parets, price is the only game in town -- and the only thing that separates a winner from a loser.

Worried about the 50% year to date pop in silver? Don't be, this enthusiastic chartist says as he thumbs through a stack of graphs that plot the steep, upward slope of the formerly forgotten precious metal (SLV).

Of particular interest to him is the ratio of silver to gold. It is unquestionably high, perhaps even perilously so, but clearly still in an uptrend and setting new highs. Thus, he says, it' a definite hold but, notably, not a buy.

"We don't chase things like this," he says. " If you're not in already, it would not be wise at this level."

When will the party end? "No idea," Parets says. "But I can tell you, it's going to end ugly."

And speaking of continuation of trends, Parets also says you'd be wasting your time trying to catch a falling dollar and equally at risk trying to short oil, adding that he sees every indication crude will re-test the previous $147 high of 2008.

We want to know what you think. Write to us at Breakoutcrew@yahoo.com.

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Friday 29 April 2011

Ron Paul: People Will Panic out of the Dollar

Bob Chapman - A Marines Disquisition - 04-28-2011

5 Electric Utilities

5 Electric Utilities Paying Substantial Dividends

Along The Watchtower: Fifth Friday

The $80 Silver Call

The Devil’s Metal Beyond $50… The $80 Silver Call (SLV, SIVR, AGQ, SLW, PAAS)

Silver glitters

The Birth of the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank - Audio

Rise of Gold ETFs Raises Concern of Price Collapse - CNBC

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