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Frank Holmes: China—The 800 lb. Gorilla of Commodities Demand
Source: The Gold Report
Increasing the money supply invariably leads to inflation—but that’s not the only factor driving it. "Populist policies that are focused on protectionism and unionism will force inflation in America," says Frank Holmes, CEO and chief investment officer at U.S. Global Investors. While he doesn’t anticipate across-the-board inflation, he does foresee certain commodities having stronger inflation than others. In this exclusive interview with The Gold Report, Frank discusses changing patterns in commodity prices and how investors can gauge where they’re headed next.
The Gold Report: Frank, U. S. Global Investors has published a chart showing copper price fluctuations on a monthly…
29Jul2009 | The Gold Report | 0 comments | ContinuedTHE BATTLE FOR INVESTMENT SURVIVAL
An introduction to the principle of compound interest shows that, an investment that returns a 5% or even 3% rate, over centuries, eventually attains a colossal sum. A million dollars – a decent house these days – invested at a mere 3%, becomes $136 billion in four hundred years. At 5%, it would be $299 trillion.
This doesn’t mean that it is easy to make money. Rather, it demonstrates that it is hard. I don’t know a single example of significant success with this simple strategy. Why not? Many things can happen in four centuries. One thing that seems to happen, with…
4Sep2008 | Daily Reckoning | Comments Off | Continued
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