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Bracing For The Euro Without Greece… Other PIIGS Too (EWG, EWQ, FXE, EWI, IRE, IRL, NBG, GREK, EWP, STD, BBVA, VGK, FEZ)

Posted: May 23, 2012 at 12:20 pm

So much for any great help from the ECB, France, Germany, and any other entity being able to help the Euro stay together.  Rumors have been out that nations have ...
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After The Fall, Huge Upside & Value In Gold/Silver Miners (GDX, SIL, ABX, GG, NEM, AU, KGC, AEM, GFI, AUY, IAG, HMY, EGO, RGLD, SLW, PAAS)

Posted: May 22, 2012 at 10:44 am

Gold and silver have finally indicated that the free fall we saw over the last month may have at least stabilized.  The markets are mixed today in the commodities and ...
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Are Junk Bonds Being Hit Too Hard? (JNK, HYG, PHK, MSY, HIO, HYV)

Posted: May 18, 2012 at 8:19 am

Bonds of the Treasury variety may be the safe haven against a falling stock market.  They hardly pay anything in yield, but they haven't yet faced a meltdown. The woes ...
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When Apple Drops Over $100 From Highs… What Happens Next

Posted: May 17, 2012 at 2:27 pm

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been a phenomenal growth story.  It is the ultimate turnaround story of mega-proportions.  The stock is also up 32% so far in 2012.  The problem ...
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China, ETFs, and Central Banks Supporting Gold Price and Demand

Posted: May 17, 2012 at 10:41 am

The World Gold Council has released its first quarter report on global gold demand.  Some of the report may be as most expected, but the report also contains some interesting ...
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Bonds Sound Recession Warning, Of Sorts (TLT, JNK, AMJ, XLF, FAS)

Posted: May 9, 2012 at 12:13 pm

So, just two weeks ago it looked as though "Sell in May and go away!" was not going to be as strong of a theme in 2012 compared to 2011 ...
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The Growth of the Short-Selling Hedge Fund ETF (HDGE, GT, OPEN, ENR, COL, GMCR, C, ERIC, ATI, BBY, JCI)

Posted: April 12, 2012 at 11:06 am

Apparently having a short selling strategy under a hedge fund exchange-traded fund model has been working.  This week we received notice that the assets under management for AdvisorShares ActiveBear ETF (NYSE: HDGE) hit a ...
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An SEC Concern Over Target Date Retirement Fund Disclosures

Posted: April 4, 2012 at 9:08 am

The Securities and Exchange Commission is highlighting something which may be a concern for the popular mutual fund themes called Target Date Retirement Funds.  For the billions and billions of ...
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Marc Faber Boom & Doom… Stocks, Japan, Gold (EWJ, GLD)

Posted: April 2, 2012 at 10:45 am

Marc Faber, who is the publisher of the Gloom, Boom and Doom Report, gave an interview on Bloomberg Television this Monday showing some real caution that is mixed with some ...
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Apple Overly Dominates S&P 500 Performance, Still Lags Some Index Titans (SPY, AAPL, MSFT, XOM, SHLD, BAC, NFLX)

Posted: March 30, 2012 at 9:06 am

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has one more bit of evidence that it is acting as if it was its own stock index.  Its exceptional share performance is worth a substantial ...
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New Agriculture ETF/ETP Launches For Diversification (TAGS, CORN, SOYB, CANE, WEAT)

Posted: March 30, 2012 at 8:25 am

Teucrium Agricultural Fund (NYSE: TAGS) is a new agriculture ETF being launched by Teucrium Trading, LLC.  The new exchange traded product actually appears to be structured as bit like a ...
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When Closed-End Funds Buy Back Shares (CHN, FXI)

Posted: March 28, 2012 at 12:15 pm

The China Fund, Inc. (NYSE: CHN) is a closed-end mutual fund rather than an exchange-traded fund.  It also has traded in a sloppy manner where the fund often tracks its ...
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Less & Less Faith in FOMC Exceptionally Low Interest Rate Until Late 2014 (TBT)

Posted: March 16, 2012 at 1:46 pm

The 30 Year Treasury yield is up to 3.42%, up from 3.18% the week earlier and up from 3.09% a month ago.  The 10-Year Treasury yield is 2.30%, up from ...
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Surprise… Buffett & Berkshire Hathaway Underperforming Again in 2012 (BRK-A, BRK-B, DIA, SPY)

Posted: March 16, 2012 at 8:01 am

Everyone loves Warren Buffett's sage advice.  Almost everyone at any rate.  But what about Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) as an investment.  We have argued that perhaps the ...
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Are Gold Stocks a Bargain at 52-Week Lows? (GLD, ABX, NEM, GG, GDX)

Posted: March 15, 2012 at 1:55 pm

Gold is trying to recover on Thursday as it moves back and forth between being a risk-trade asset and an end of the world trade.  While gold may be on the mend or ...
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