Opinion & Commentary
WALL STREET THANKSGIVING
As Americans this week sat down to their traditional Thanksgiving dinner, the real feast was once again being enjoyed by the Wall Street elite. Citigroup received a heaping helping of government aid from the world’s two most famous turkeys –…
1Dec2008 | Oxbury Research | 0 comments | ContinuedA Legend Speaks
“History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. History is who we are and why we are the way we are.” – David Mccullough, Historian and Author
You won’t see him on TV or writing an editorial piece for a major…
1Dec2008 | Q1 Publishing | 0 comments | ContinuedGrey Friday
In the late 1960s, the Philadelphia police coined the phrase “Black Friday” to describe the horrific traffic conditions, both vehicular and pedestrian, the day after Thanksgiving.
More recently, beginning in the early 1980s, it became associated with retailers because of…
28Nov2008 | Oxbury Research | 0 comments | ContinuedCan You Spare $4.6165 Trillion Dollars?
Apparently Your Government (And You) Can!
Thanksgiving is here and the government is in a giving mood, it seems.
The latest bailout / stimulus / call for help / "we have no idea what we’re doing" effort has been directed at Citibank,…
27Nov2008 | Oxbury Research | 1 comment | ContinuedThe Death of Currencies
Throughout history, there has never been a successful fiat currency. It doesn’t matter how we define success, or in this case failure. Fiat currencies are simply the tools of Keynesians whether it was before the time of John Maynard Keynes…
27Nov2008 | Oxbury Research | 1 comment | ContinuedGold Holders Beware!
The worst possible news for gold hit this week when the Wall Street Journal ran an op-ed piece touting the metal’s virtues. Famed equity strategist, Christopher Wood, in a piece entitled “The Fed is out of Ammunition” concluded by stating the…
26Nov2008 | Oxbury Research | 0 comments | ContinuedUnbelievable values in the stock market, says Sprott CEO: Part I
Once-in-a-lifetime resource sector opportunities
In this interview with The Gold Report, Sprott Resource Corp. President and CEO Kevin Bambrough—who is also Market Strategist for Sprott Asset Management Inc. —talks about the signs of decoupling he sees, commodity price fundamentals he…
Nevermind Warren Buffett, market timing works
Bear market mauls even defensive stocks
Wall Street likes to suggest that investors can readily handle a bear market by simply selecting the right stocks or sectors, the ‘defensive’ stocks. That has never worked in the past, and did not…
The Pros Are Preparing For A Drawn-Out Bear Market
You’d expect financial commentators to have discussed the many reasons for the stock market’s selloff lately. After all, waffling is what they do best!
The bug seems to have crept to the onlooking investing public, too, though, with everyone becoming an…
25Nov2008 | Smart Profits Report | 0 comments | ContinuedWhy Contrarians are Itching to Buy Stocks – But Should Not
Dear Reader,
The last twelve months have been one of the toughest times to be an investor I’ve ever seen.
It wasn’t long ago we waded through the panic stricken days when a currency crisis enveloped the Asian Tigers. Then Russia’s…
25Nov2008 | Q1 Publishing | 0 comments | ContinuedU.S. Economic Outlook for 2009
If there’s a proverb that captures the outlook for the U.S. economy in the New Year, it’s the one that says: "It’s always darkest before the dawn."
Regardless of any formal announcement of whether or not the United States drops into…
24Nov2008 | Money Morning | 0 comments | ContinuedKevin Bambrough, Sprott Resource Corp: “Unbelievable Values in the Public Markets”
Source: The Gold Report
In this interview with The Gold Report, Sprott Resource Corp. President and CEO Kevin Bambrough—who is also Market Strategist for Sprott Asset Management Inc. —talks about signs of decoupling he sees, commodity price fundamentals he doesn’t…
21Nov2008 | The Gold Report | 0 comments | ContinuedWhat’s Fear Got to Do With It?
Why are people afraid of the dark?
Quite simply, because they no longer have a grasp of their surroundings and hence no way to determine if they are in danger.
To a great extent, the phrase “fear of the unknown” is…
21Nov2008 | Oxbury Research | 0 comments | ContinuedMining stock warrants could power your portfolio
Many have life spans of three years plus
[Editor’s note: The following article appeared in The Gold Report on November 18]
His pitch is irresistible: “Buy a basket of juniors with warrants and it could be the easiest 500% you’ll ever make.”…
21Nov2008 | The Gold Report | 0 comments | ContinuedBuffett’s $40 Billion Bet on Volatility
By Andrew Mickey, Q1 Publishing
Warren Buffett’s track record is unmatched. His recent bullishness on stocks has been unmatched as well. Over the past few weeks, the market has made him pay for being bullish in a bear market.
Whether it’s…
21Nov2008 | Q1 Publishing | 0 comments | Continued
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