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The Numbers Don’t Lie: Why A Bull Market Will Arrive Sooner Than You Think
I’ve been spending the past two weeks intently trying to make sense of the dramatic shifts in our financial markets, the U.S. economy, and even our societal mood.
The news is not good.
In fact, a friend of mine who’s an investment banker summed up the current conditions best, using just one word: “Brutal.”
She reports that her business hasn’t just slowed… it’s at a complete standstill. As a result, she and her colleagues won’t receive any bonus this year.
Meanwhile, the mainstream media continue to rant and rave, almost relishing the situation. A popular radio talk show host is predicting financial Armageddon in…
9Dec2008 | Smart Profits Report | 0 comments | ContinuedRick Rule on Commodities: Be Prudent, Study Hard, and Take Advantage of Volatility
Source: The Gold Report
Investor Rick Rule, founder of Global Resource Investments, is legendary in the mining, energy, and exploration business. In this edited transcript from a presentation (10/10/08) for clients, Rule shares his thoughts on the current situation. Rick founded GRI in the late 1970s, in middle of a commodities price boom, and led it though the subsequent recession of the early 1980s and all the economic ups and downs since then. The excerpt below, edited for length and clarity, focuses on his outlook for commodities.
. . . I expect the outlook for commodities to be good relative to other…
7Nov2008 | The Gold Report | 1 comment | ContinuedA Crashing Dow and Rampant Fear
Is The Worst Over … Or Is There More to Come?
You’ve no doubt noticed the bloody red ticker symbols streaming across the TV screen and your web pages recently. The bad news is relentless, even good stocks and other securities are getting murdered, and nobody seems to really know what to do.
The Federal Open Market Committee, Treasury and government in general has been putting on a fine show of incompetence these past two weeks.
For example, the U.S. Federal Reserve is considering making unsecured loans with the intention of directly purchasing commercial paper. This would be a historical first, but the Fed…
8Oct2008 | Oxbury Research | Comments Off | Continued
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