iSharesfunds on Jun 7, 2011
One of the advantages of a fixed income ETF is that it provides accessibility and price transparency in an asset class that can be problematic in both respects. Find out what happens when one of our own fixed income experts, Head of iShares Fixed Income Strategy Matt Tucker, tries to buy a bond in his own personal account.
BANGKOK (AP) — Asian markets dropped early Monday amid fears of a spreading European debt crisis after a ratings agency placed Italian banks on a review for a possible downgrade.
Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 0.9 percent to 9,595.18. South Korea's Kospi lost 0.9 percent to 2,072.87, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng slipped 0.6 percent to 22,041.21.
Technology shares were among those facing the biggest slumps. South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor, one of the world's leading computer chip makers, was 3.9 percent down. Japanese chipmaker Elpida Memory slipped 2.1 percent, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing lost 1.4 percent.
Benchmarks in Australia, Singapore, Indonesia and Taiwan were also lower. Mainland Chinese shares were higher.
All information on this website is for educational purposes only and is not intended to provide financial advise. Any statements about profits or income, expressed or implied, does not represent a guarantee. Your actual trading may result in losses as no trading system is guaranteed. You accept full responsibilities for your actions, trades, profit or loss, and agree to hold MinKL Invest harmless in any and all ways.Despite the parabolic rise in the price of silver just in 2011, investors still have plenty to be bullish about going forward, albeit cautiously bullish as a short term correction could easily send silver down to the $37-$38 level.
While Demand continues to soar, particularly on the investment side, the fundamentals still look bullish. Large bullion orders are taking longer and longer to receive from some of the world’s largest mints. But instead of focusing solely on the investment demand side, a recent study released by the silver institute should give investors even more to bullish about as the industrial uses for silver continue to expand at a furious pace, expected to increase 36% by 2015 over 2010.
Yesterday's FOMC statement can be read in its entirety here. Just as we noted yesterday, it contained no surprises. Essentially it was a carbon copy of its predecessors, although it adopted – not unexpectedly – a somewhat more cautious tone regarding the state of the 'recovery'. And yet, in spite of there not being any surprises, the stock market initially registered its disapproval by declining. The sell-off accelerated markedly when Ben Bernanke began his post meeting press conference. A video of the press conference is available here. On Thursday, the market once again sold off, only with even more gusto at first.
SPX, daily. A strong sell-off at the open on Thursday was followed by a late day recovery after a second test of the 200 day moving average – click for higher resolution.
The SPX intraday, a 10 minute chart showing the action on Wednesday and Thursday. Initially on Thursday the sell-off that began with Ben Bernanke's press conference deepened, but late in the day a bout of short covering brought the market back to close at only a slight loss – click for higher resolution.
TheBobChapmanChannel on Jun 26, 2011
Discount Gold and Silver Trading
X6 X9 average Formula... Bob Chapman
The following are ten key things that you should know before jumping into gold and silver....
#1 Precious Metals Markets Are Highly Manipulated
Big financial institutions, and even governments, openly manipulate the precious metals markets. This is an open secret that you should know if you plant to invest in precious metals. Those who think that they can jump in and out of gold or silver and make a killing usually end up learning a very painful lesson. Investing in precious metals should be done for the long-term unless you really, really know what you are doing.
So why is long-term investing safer? Well, as we have seen over the past few years, the short-term manipulation of gold and silver prices usually gets trumped by the long-term trends in the end.
But that doesn't mean that gold, silver and other precious metals won't take some very significant short-term tumbles.
The following "mini-documentary" does an excellent job of examining some of the strange things that we have seen in the precious metals markets recently....
#2 The Long-Term Trends Are Very Favorable For Precious Metals
As the U.S. dollar has declined, gold, silver and other precious metals have been going up, up, up over the past decade. Investors all over the globe have been flocking to the safety and stability that they provide.
Just check out the following chart which shows how the price of gold has risen dramatically over the past decade. In fact, this chart is a little out of date. At one point during 2010, the price of gold exceeded $1400 an ounce. As you can see, those who have been investing in gold for the long-term have been doing very, very well....
Many analysts are extremely bullish on gold right now. For example, Peter Schiff believes that the price of gold is going to eventually hit $5000.
So does that mean that what Schiff is saying is actually going to happen?
Nobody can tell you for sure what is going to happen.
But one thing is for sure - we are entering uncharted territory in world financial markets. At this point, just about anything is possible.
#3 Gold Holds Value Over Long Periods Of Time
In ancient Rome, an ounce of gold would buy you a nice suit. A hundred years ago, an ounce of gold would buy you a nice suit. Today, an ounce of gold will buy you a nice suit.
Meanwhile, the U.S. dollar has lost well over 95 percent of its value over the last 100 years.
So which is better to hold on to for the long-term - U.S. dollars or gold?
#4 The Value Of The Dollar Is Going Down
Usually (but not always) when the value of the dollar goes down, the value of gold goes up. As the U.S. government and the Federal Reserve have been flooding the system with new dollars, investors across the globe have been flocking to precious metals.
At some point in the years ahead we are going to be facing some very, very serious inflation. When that time arrives, U.S. dollars are not going to be worth a whole lot. But all of that gold and silver you have stored up still will be.
#5 Physical Gold Is Preferable To Paper Gold
When investing in gold, it is much more preferable to actually take possession of the physical gold than it is to have a piece of paper that says that you have invested in gold. Someday when the financial system crashes, you may find that your "piece of paper" is not going to do you much good.
#6 Diversification Is Key
When investing in precious metals, it is important to diversify. This spreads out your risk. Some investors accumulate as many different precious metals as they can. Others diversify by getting precious metals from a variety of dealers or by accumulating it in different forms - coins, bars, jewelry, etc.
It is always wise not to put all of your "eggs" in one basket.
#7 Accumulate Different Denominations If You Can
In the future, if you actually need to spend your precious metals you don't want them all to be of the same denomination if possible. For example, if you need to buy a little bit of food, you don't want to only have high value coins. Variety is a good thing, and accumulating different coin denominations is another way that you can diversify.
#8 You Cannot Eat Precious Metals
Investing in precious metals should be done only after you have gathered together an adequate emergency food supply. If the global economy completely shatters, having gold and silver is not going to be good enough. You are going to need lots of food for you and your family. So be sure to take care of the necessities before you invest in precious metals.
#9 Do Not Advertise That You Are Accumulating Precious Metals
Don't go around telling everyone that you are storing up precious metals. That is just going to make you a target. Investing in precious metals is something to be done quietly.
#10 Get Educated
I cannot stress this point enough. If you want to invest in precious metals, you need to get educated. People that do not know what they are doing are at much greater risk of getting burned. Be smart enough to realize what you do not know. Don't be too proud to ask for advice. Seek out reputable dealers. If you take the time to do things right, then you will have the best chance for success.
The following video contains some more facts and figures about investing in gold. I do not know anything about the organization that put this video together, but this video is well produced and it presents a lot of important information about gold in an entertaining manner....
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Rich Dad "Robert Kiyosaki" and his entire adviser team discuss how they have prepared for the coming depression:
- Year's supply of food
- Guns
- Gold & silver
- Cash on hand
They speak of the coming depression (inflationary or not it's going to happen), shutting down the credit card system, and higher taxes no matter what. Budget-cutting police forces promotes lawnessness.
What scares me now is these are not some local yocals on youtube speaking their wacky thoughts. Instead, these are calm, straight speaking, successful businessesmen in the know, telling us what they have done. We should take notice. They are prepared.
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The statements that Robert Kiyosaki makes in the video posted below are absolutely jaw-dropping. Once upon a time he was all about teaching people how they could get rich, but now he is talking about storing food, buying guns, investing in precious metals and preparing for the coming crash.
The following are 11 of the best Kiyosaki "sound bites" from the video below....
#1 "when the economy crashes as we predict"
#2 "the crowds come rushing in to buy gold and silver"
#3 "we could either go into a depression or we go to hyperinflation"
#4 "or we could also go to war"
#5 "buy a gun"
#6 "I'm preparing"
#7 "I'm prepared for the worst"
#8 "so come to my house and I'm armed and dangerous and I'll welcome you"
#9 "we have food, we have water, we have guns, gold and silver, and cash"
#10 "the credit card system shuts down, the world shuts down"
#11 "the supermarkets have less than 3 days supply"
If you have not seen this video yet, it is definitely worth the 8 minutes that it takes to watch it. Robert Kiyosaki seems to be extremely alarmed about the future of the U.S. economy....
http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/is-the-economy-improving
Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke would have us believe. Bernanke declared today that the "recovery appears to be proceeding at a moderate pace" and that everything is going pretty much as planned. Sadly, the mainstream media and most of the American people still seem to have faith in the economic pronouncements of Helicopter Ben. They seem to have forgotten all of theBernanke quotes from before the financial crisis. Bernanke pledged that there would not be a housing crash and that there would not be a recession. It is amazing that anyone still believes that Bernanke has any credibility left.
Of course "economic recovery" is one of Barack Obama's favorite new terms. He loves to talk about all of the signs that the economy is improving. To Obama, all of the recent bad economic news is no big deal. He says that what we are experiencing right now are simply "bumps on the road to recovery".
Well, whether you want to call them "bumps" or "potholes" or "massive gaping wounds that are gushing blood all over the place", the truth is that the U.S. economy is not improving at all. In fact, it is rapidly getting worse.
Let's take a look at just a few areas of the economy....
Federal Government Finances
As I wrote about yesterday, the national debt is completely and totally out of control. Since Barack Obama took office, the U.S. national debt has increased by nearly 4 trillion dollars.
Keep in mind that from George Washington to Ronald Reagan, the U.S. government accumulated only 1 trillion dollars in debt.
Between 2007 and 2010, U.S. GDP grew by only 4.26%, but the U.S. national debt soared by 61% during that same time period.
Now the Democrats and the Republicans are busy negotiating over some modest reductions in spending.
But unprecedented federal spending is one of the only things propping the economy up right now.
If the U.S. economy is performing so poorly after being flooded with "stimulus money" from the federal government, what is going to happen once the federal government cuts back?
State And Local Government Finances
All over the United States, there are large numbers of state and local governmentsthat are on the verge of bankruptcy.
For the moment, let's just focus on the state of Illinois.
http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/is-the-economy-improving
Jun 24, 2011
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Source Links for Today's Items:
CBO says debt will reach 62 percent of GDP by year's end
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/106355-cbo-says-dbt-will-rea...
Rare Earth Prices Rise, Chinese Regime Limits Supply
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kV2RpundUZk
Is The Economy Improving?
http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/is-the-economy-improving
Stealth Dollar Devaluation: Change The CPI
http://www.zerohedge.com/article/americas-latest-proposal-deal-its-insolvency...
Another Exchange Halts Levered OTC Gold And Silver Trading
http://www.zerohedge.com/article/another-exchange-halts-levered-otc-gold-and-...
$1400 Tax Hike Needed to Fund US Pensions
http://www.cnbc.com/id/43498037
Obama Releasing 30M Barrels from US Oil Reserves
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Obama-ready-to-release-oil-apf-2233806614.html?...
http://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.cfm?id=33&t=6
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