Underwater…
“Paddle left” was the last thing I heard as our raft flipped violently on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River in Idaho. Before I could take a deep breath, the current pulled me under.
The water was freezing and moving fast. I started getting panicky as my lungs ran out of air. Disoriented, I finally surfaced. The next thing I heard was the reassuring voice of our guide. “Just relax, point your feet down river, we’ll regroup at the next bend.”
The rest of our trip down river was beautiful but uneventful.
“Thanks for saving my head,” I said to the guide as I gave him a generous tip. “I forgot the feet first down river rule.” Actually I forgot everything when the raft flipped. “That's pretty common,” he said. “Unless you've got some history on the river it's hard to keep your wits about you when things get ugly.”
The same thing is true in investing…
Many investors know what they’re supposed to dowhen the going gets tough. They just don’t do it. They don't have a guide to calm them. They don’t have the experience to calm down, get their bearings and keep paddling.
With experience or a guide with experience, investors would know that…
* Market declines are common and natural part of the investment process.
* Since 1900 the Dow Jones Industrial Average has had 312 declines of 5% or more. That’s about three times per year, on average. Market dislocations have always provided great opportunities for buying high quality investments at discounted prices.
For the 10-year period that ended December 31, 2008 the S&P had a 10-year average return of -1.5%. Looking back to every point when the market returned less than 2.5% for 10 years, the market returned an average of 13.3% for the next 10 years. The worst 10-year return was 7.1%, the best 18.6%.
Despite these facts, when markets decline, many investors go to the sidelines. You will get ahead by having the fortitude to buy when others are most fearful. That time is not now. But it will come again.
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Trust your guides…
The analysts of IDE have more than a hundred years of history on the river. And we have designed a new portfolio allocation program that you can use to make money now and in the months and years ahead. It is based on historical facts. It is conservative. And it has proven to be very profitable.
Here are a few examples:
* Our in house options expert is Ted Peroulakis. He will show you how to use a small sliver of your portfolio to generate outsized gains, whether the markets are moving up or down. Ted is on fire, delivering a half-dozen gains over 100% in the last two months, plus several gains in double digits.
* Steve McDonald is showing his readers how to generate long-term stock market returns, plus generous income, without taking stock market risk. Out of more than 60 recommendations, Steve has taken only one loss in a year – 15%.
* Andrew Gordon leads his readers to the safest and strongest income-generating stocks in the market – companies you can hold for years to come, compounding your wealth by thousands of percent. Andy’s most recent winner is a stock that pays a safe 13% yield… and has appreciated 58% since his readers got in less than a year ago.
* Dr. Rusty McDougal has dedicated more than 15 years of his life to precious metals and the field of natural resource exploration. And has it ever paid off! In the last year, 16 out of 17 recommendations are winners… including gains as high as 285% and 276%.
In just a few weeks from today, IDE will release our portfolio allocation program, including ongoing monthly recommendations. It will be free to all members of our flagship newsletter Sound Profits, which will be re-launched at the same time.
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The Wall Street Journal reports that 78% of money market funds are paying 0.1% or less in annualized yield.
Many people rely on money markets for income. But with most funds yielding next to zero, these investors are pouring into other fixed income investments. They assume these investments are safe. But they’re not.
In August alone $40 billion dollars fled the money markets into bond funds – mostly intermediate and long maturity and junk bond funds. Steve McDonald, editor of The Bond Trader says, “These funds are time-delayed land mines that can wipe out those who are unaware. They have exposure to inflation and interest rate risk that slash as much as 30% of the principal.”
Bond funds can be attractive because of the high dividend payments…
Most bonds funds that pay 4% to 6% yields in this interest rate environment do so by applying leverage to long maturity bonds. Both of these factors substantially increase their risk.
The longer a bond’s maturity, the greater it will drop in value when interest rates or inflation go up. As the underlying value of the bonds in a fund drop, the net asset value (NAV) drops as well. That’s your principal disappearing. Leveraging – or borrowing against the portfolio to increase income – only adds to the problem.
In 1994, investors felt safe in “widow and orphan” investments…
That year, many bond and government securities funds lost as much as 30%. Many investors never got those funds back. All because they did not understand the relationship between interest rates, leverage, and the value of the bonds within their funds.
According to The Journal article, the riskiest bonds right now are Treasury notes and bonds, with 10- to 30-year maturities. Steve says, “When interest rates spike – and they will – you have the most to lose in treasuries.”
The safest way to increase your income in this market is to stay in ultra-short maturity bonds (three years or less). Stick to high-quality, investment grade issues. And use no leverage.
Steve offers this combination of quality, short maturities and no leveraging to his subscribers. So far, after 60 recommendations, he is averaging 6% yields plus around 12% annually in capital gains and income.
If you’re interested in long-term stock market returns (over 10% annually), using a strategy that provides the greatest protection against inflation, interest rate increases and market risk, check out The Bond Trader.
Federal Express can provide you with a much better snapshot of the economy than any Ivy League economist…
Last week, the company reported earnings off 53% versus a year ago. Revenues fell 20%. But those figures look backwards. We already know that the last quarter was tough on all businesses.
We want to know what the company sees over the next quarter. The good news is that even though his crystal ball is “misty.” Alan Graf Jr., the CFO of FedEx, sees “year-over-year growth in the U.S. domestic package business.” The company also stated that they see signs of improvement in the global economy.
Heading into the holiday season we obviously expect an increase in the business of package shippers. But FedEx knows that this seasonality will occur. If they are anticipating year-over-year growth, it is an encouraging sign.
Here’s the chart of FedEx over the last year…
At least for the time being, Federal Express is telling us that the economic trend is up-and-to-the-right.
Good Investing,
Bob Irish
Investment Director
Investor's Daily Edge
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'payment-on-demand' certificates
If you've lost money in the stock market… And want a safe way to rebuild your portfolio… Then this little-understood investment opportunity may be just what you need.
Even the financial media has caught on...
Money Marketing says, "Enthusiasm for these 'payment-on-demand' certificates has reached a fever pitch... Investing in them is being seen as a once in a decade… Once in a generation… And even a once in a lifetime opportunity."
Investment Advisor reports, "'Payment-on-demand' certificates are set to overtake equities and become the best performing asset class this year."
Barron's says, "High quality 'payment-on-demand' certificates may be just the ticket to superior total returns heading into the new year."
They're now catching on among savvy folks who want the big returns of the stock market… Without the high risk and volatility.
For all the details about this "payment-on-demand" strategy, click here.
Even the financial media has caught on...
Money Marketing says, "Enthusiasm for these 'payment-on-demand' certificates has reached a fever pitch... Investing in them is being seen as a once in a decade… Once in a generation… And even a once in a lifetime opportunity."
Investment Advisor reports, "'Payment-on-demand' certificates are set to overtake equities and become the best performing asset class this year."
Barron's says, "High quality 'payment-on-demand' certificates may be just the ticket to superior total returns heading into the new year."
They're now catching on among savvy folks who want the big returns of the stock market… Without the high risk and volatility.
For all the details about this "payment-on-demand" strategy, click here.
Friday, September 11, 2009
economic bubbles everywhere which will pop
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September 10, 2009
“I just wait until there is money lying in the corner, and all I have to do is go over there and pick it up.”
In the book Market Wizards, this is the philosophy which Jim Rogers credits with his success in the markets.
Well, right now, there is a million dollars lying in the corner of the room. It is just waiting for you to come and pick it up. The only problem is that the floor is covered with bubble wrap. And the more bubbles you pop, the less money you get.
You would be anxious to take a step, wouldn’t you?
Today’s economy is playing the same game. Step wrong, and the next bubble pops. And governments across the globe have been so eager to get beyond the crisis, they have created more bubbles than ever.
Emerging markets have risen 53% this year. Based on analyst earnings estimates this is the most expensive these markets have been in nine years. In the U.S., the markets are hitting new 2009 highs. This is on the back of corporate earnings which are still at least 25 percent lower than last year.
Institutional investors are ecstatic. They’re having a great year. And, as long as these new bubbles persist, they look forward to raking in the dough. Just listen to what the Chairman of the China Sovereign Wealth Fund, Lou Jiwei, says...
“It will not be too bad this year. Both China and America are addressing bubbles by creating more bubbles and we're just taking advantage of that. So we can't lose.”
Stock markets, commodities, and in some countries like China, even housing, are all in bubble territory. Tread carefully…
The bubble got going in China because of a $1.1 trillion lending spree. Insane stimulus spending in the U.S. and many other parts of the world has contributed to excess liquidity.
Where’s all this money going? Too little is going to companies that can generate wealth and increase employment… and too much is going to banks and financial institutions that do little more than push money around.
And what happens when all the spending and lending winds down? The bubbles start popping.
The smart money has already made their loot. Unfortunately, now the stupid money is piling in. So what can you do to invest with the “smart money”?
That’s what we’re here for – we will help get you across the room and to the other side without popping any bubbles. Right now, the smart money is moving out of garbage and into high quality companies.
For example…
How a Starving Peasant Went From Living at the YMCA to a Net Worth of Over $8.2 Million Ted P. was $40K in debt. He had to get a loan so he could eat. Now, with a net worth of over $8 million, Ted has agreed to share the powerful secret that helped him amass a fortune.
A true aristocrat…
Did you know that Coca-Cola has raised its dividend every quarter for the last 25 years?
Had you bought just $5,000 worth of Coca-Cola stock in 1985 (about 80 shares) and re-invested the dividends, you would have over 3,100 shares today, worth more than $159,000.
And those 3,100 shares would provide you with nearly $5,000 in annual dividends...a 100% yield on your original investment.
I don’t have to tell you that buying Coca-Cola stock back in 1985 would make you a very happy investor today.
Our dividend expert Andrew Gordon has Coca-Cola in the portfolio of all his subscribers. And as a “dividend aristocrat” it is still set to make them very wealthy over the long haul.
Another one of Andrews picks is up 47% since he put out a buy alert. But that’s not even the best news for INCOME subscribers. The company also pays a safe 13.6% dividend yield.
Things couldn’t be looking better for this company. Their cost of borrowing is dropping and their interest rate spread is increasing. They are making more money now than they were a year ago!
History shows us that the biggest and most reliable returns in the market come from the safest and most mature companies.
Specifically, the key is to buy the highest quality companies you can find – companies that pay dividends and have a history of raising those dividends year after year.
Buy these shares when they are cheap and reinvest the dividends. That’s it. The combination of rising dividend payments and reinvesting those dividends invokes the magic of compounding.
Andrew Gordon is building a world-class portfolio for his subscribers. He has identified the strongest stocks in the market, by far. He calls them the “Group of 88.” Buying these companies is like walking over and picking up a pile of money in the corner of the room (with no bubbles on the floor).
To learn more about INCOME, click here.
How Would You Like to Pull the Handle on a $942,300 Jackpot?
Investing expert Russell McDougal has developed a strategy to take an ordinary rise in two common resources… And turn it into an extraordinary fortune. (He turned $6,300 into a $167,460 windfall!) Now he wants you to see what kinds of gains are possible for YOU.
In case you didn’t hear it, the “employment bubble” popped 10 years ago…
We have just come off the Labor Day holiday, a day of rest for the working stiff.
Unfortunately, over the last 20 months, the number of us “working stiffs” has dropped dramatically. The U.S. has lost nearly 7 million jobs since the beginning of 2008.
That’s a staggering number. To give you an idea of how many people make up 7 million, that is the combined population of the cities of Los Angeles and Chicago.
All without work.
But the employment bubble didn’t pop 20 months ago. It popped long before that.
In the past 10 years, the U.S. private sector has lost 203,000 jobs. That means the U.S. has seen zero job growth for an entire decade.
This comes from Barry Ritholtz via the Big Picture blog. Here’s what he had to say:
“In the 1940s, we created 10 million jobs. In the 1990s, we added 19 million new jobs. Even during the much-maligned 1970s, we added almost 16 million jobs.”
Yet here we are, nearing the end of the “0’s” (or is it the “naughts”?) and we could be facing zero job growth in the private sector.
Congress, please stop helping us!
Congressional financial ignorance hit a new low this week (if that is possible). Elizabeth Warren, the Chairwoman of the Congressional Oversight Committee, noted that the government “drove a hard bargain” with the auto companies before the bailout.
She also announced that the government will take a loss of around $40 billion on the first $55 billion given to bail out GM and Chrysler.
And wait… it gets even better. Steve Rattner, who lead the administration’s auto task force said, “We aren’t trying to squeeze every penny out of this deal.”
Really?
Losing $40 billion of taxpayer money isn’t squeezing out the last penny?
It’s no wonder consumer sentiment is in the toilet and congress’s approval rating along with it. How much of this stupidity are we supposed to tolerate? Of course, this type of performance is par for the course in today’s Washington.
What are your thoughts, dear reader? Have you reached your breaking point with government wastefulness and profligate spending? Or are you proud to pledge your grandchildren’s labor to pay for these socialist redistribution schemes?
We know the answer. But go ahead and tell us anyway… we’ll publish your thoughts.
Good Investing,
Bob Irish
Investment Director
Investor's Daily Edge
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September 10, 2009
“I just wait until there is money lying in the corner, and all I have to do is go over there and pick it up.”
In the book Market Wizards, this is the philosophy which Jim Rogers credits with his success in the markets.
Well, right now, there is a million dollars lying in the corner of the room. It is just waiting for you to come and pick it up. The only problem is that the floor is covered with bubble wrap. And the more bubbles you pop, the less money you get.
You would be anxious to take a step, wouldn’t you?
Today’s economy is playing the same game. Step wrong, and the next bubble pops. And governments across the globe have been so eager to get beyond the crisis, they have created more bubbles than ever.
Emerging markets have risen 53% this year. Based on analyst earnings estimates this is the most expensive these markets have been in nine years. In the U.S., the markets are hitting new 2009 highs. This is on the back of corporate earnings which are still at least 25 percent lower than last year.
Institutional investors are ecstatic. They’re having a great year. And, as long as these new bubbles persist, they look forward to raking in the dough. Just listen to what the Chairman of the China Sovereign Wealth Fund, Lou Jiwei, says...
“It will not be too bad this year. Both China and America are addressing bubbles by creating more bubbles and we're just taking advantage of that. So we can't lose.”
Stock markets, commodities, and in some countries like China, even housing, are all in bubble territory. Tread carefully…
The bubble got going in China because of a $1.1 trillion lending spree. Insane stimulus spending in the U.S. and many other parts of the world has contributed to excess liquidity.
Where’s all this money going? Too little is going to companies that can generate wealth and increase employment… and too much is going to banks and financial institutions that do little more than push money around.
And what happens when all the spending and lending winds down? The bubbles start popping.
The smart money has already made their loot. Unfortunately, now the stupid money is piling in. So what can you do to invest with the “smart money”?
That’s what we’re here for – we will help get you across the room and to the other side without popping any bubbles. Right now, the smart money is moving out of garbage and into high quality companies.
For example…
How a Starving Peasant Went From Living at the YMCA to a Net Worth of Over $8.2 Million Ted P. was $40K in debt. He had to get a loan so he could eat. Now, with a net worth of over $8 million, Ted has agreed to share the powerful secret that helped him amass a fortune.
A true aristocrat…
Did you know that Coca-Cola has raised its dividend every quarter for the last 25 years?
Had you bought just $5,000 worth of Coca-Cola stock in 1985 (about 80 shares) and re-invested the dividends, you would have over 3,100 shares today, worth more than $159,000.
And those 3,100 shares would provide you with nearly $5,000 in annual dividends...a 100% yield on your original investment.
I don’t have to tell you that buying Coca-Cola stock back in 1985 would make you a very happy investor today.
Our dividend expert Andrew Gordon has Coca-Cola in the portfolio of all his subscribers. And as a “dividend aristocrat” it is still set to make them very wealthy over the long haul.
Another one of Andrews picks is up 47% since he put out a buy alert. But that’s not even the best news for INCOME subscribers. The company also pays a safe 13.6% dividend yield.
Things couldn’t be looking better for this company. Their cost of borrowing is dropping and their interest rate spread is increasing. They are making more money now than they were a year ago!
History shows us that the biggest and most reliable returns in the market come from the safest and most mature companies.
Specifically, the key is to buy the highest quality companies you can find – companies that pay dividends and have a history of raising those dividends year after year.
Buy these shares when they are cheap and reinvest the dividends. That’s it. The combination of rising dividend payments and reinvesting those dividends invokes the magic of compounding.
Andrew Gordon is building a world-class portfolio for his subscribers. He has identified the strongest stocks in the market, by far. He calls them the “Group of 88.” Buying these companies is like walking over and picking up a pile of money in the corner of the room (with no bubbles on the floor).
To learn more about INCOME, click here.
How Would You Like to Pull the Handle on a $942,300 Jackpot?
Investing expert Russell McDougal has developed a strategy to take an ordinary rise in two common resources… And turn it into an extraordinary fortune. (He turned $6,300 into a $167,460 windfall!) Now he wants you to see what kinds of gains are possible for YOU.
In case you didn’t hear it, the “employment bubble” popped 10 years ago…
We have just come off the Labor Day holiday, a day of rest for the working stiff.
Unfortunately, over the last 20 months, the number of us “working stiffs” has dropped dramatically. The U.S. has lost nearly 7 million jobs since the beginning of 2008.
That’s a staggering number. To give you an idea of how many people make up 7 million, that is the combined population of the cities of Los Angeles and Chicago.
All without work.
But the employment bubble didn’t pop 20 months ago. It popped long before that.
In the past 10 years, the U.S. private sector has lost 203,000 jobs. That means the U.S. has seen zero job growth for an entire decade.
This comes from Barry Ritholtz via the Big Picture blog. Here’s what he had to say:
“In the 1940s, we created 10 million jobs. In the 1990s, we added 19 million new jobs. Even during the much-maligned 1970s, we added almost 16 million jobs.”
Yet here we are, nearing the end of the “0’s” (or is it the “naughts”?) and we could be facing zero job growth in the private sector.
Congress, please stop helping us!
Congressional financial ignorance hit a new low this week (if that is possible). Elizabeth Warren, the Chairwoman of the Congressional Oversight Committee, noted that the government “drove a hard bargain” with the auto companies before the bailout.
She also announced that the government will take a loss of around $40 billion on the first $55 billion given to bail out GM and Chrysler.
And wait… it gets even better. Steve Rattner, who lead the administration’s auto task force said, “We aren’t trying to squeeze every penny out of this deal.”
Really?
Losing $40 billion of taxpayer money isn’t squeezing out the last penny?
It’s no wonder consumer sentiment is in the toilet and congress’s approval rating along with it. How much of this stupidity are we supposed to tolerate? Of course, this type of performance is par for the course in today’s Washington.
What are your thoughts, dear reader? Have you reached your breaking point with government wastefulness and profligate spending? Or are you proud to pledge your grandchildren’s labor to pay for these socialist redistribution schemes?
We know the answer. But go ahead and tell us anyway… we’ll publish your thoughts.
Good Investing,
Bob Irish
Investment Director
Investor's Daily Edge
We want your feedback! Let us know your thoughts on this article. Email us at Email: feedback@investorsdailyedge.com
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Thursday, September 10, 2009
cold-pay is pure scam
you might of come across this site; www.cold-pay.com and seen payment plans on their websites like 1800% in 2 days and all the rest of it, but its all lies don't waste your time and money their cause its scam
the following are more trusted investment programs that pay quite well;
1 verifield investment you could check it out https://www.verifield.com/?id=111404
2.investomato also on http://www.investomato.com/?ref=1256
good luck
the following are more trusted investment programs that pay quite well;
1 verifield investment you could check it out https://www.verifield.com/?id=111404
2.investomato also on http://www.investomato.com/?ref=1256
good luck
Saturday, September 5, 2009
hi ho silver
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September 4, 2009
With the radio blaring “Shut Down” I pulled into the Texaco station to fill up…
$38.50 later, and still in a Wilson brothers mood, I recalled that gas was just 30 cents a gallon when the song debuted. On the surface, with just a tenfold increase in the price gas in 45 years, energy would appear to have been a bummer of an investment.
But a lot of money has been made in this sector, and not just last year with oil at $140 a barrel. Fortunes were made in energy stocks in the late ‘70s. At its peak, energy accounted for 32% of the market cap of the S&P. Energy was the place to be. Today the energy sector accounts for just 13% of the S&P. Fortunes are about to made again.
Imagine the entire population of the world is just 100 people.
Of those 100 people, only five live in the United States. You and four other Americans must compete with the other 95 for survival. Right now the five are looking pretty good.
The five:
Use 21% of the world’s energy
Own 42% of the world’s cars
Control 34% of the world’s money
Life is good for the five so far. So what about the other 95? They‘re jealous. They want to live like the five. Wouldn’t you? Hollywood’s depiction of the American lifestyle has made us the envy of the world. The Internet has only fanned the flames.
What will the 95 do to catch up to the five? What would you do? One thing they won’t do is agonize about their carbon footprint. There is a direct correlation between energy use and per capita income. In other words, the more energy a country uses, the wealthier its citizens become. How a Starving Peasant Went From Living at the YMCA to a Net Worth of Over $8.2 Million Ted P. was $40K in debt. He had to get a loan so he could eat. Now, with a net worth of over $8 million, Ted has agreed to share the powerful secret that helped him amass a fortune.
Nice ride.
China has a population of 1.3 billion. Put another way, 20 of every 100 people on the planet are Chinese. It may surprise you that very few people in China own a car.
According to a report by ChinaNews, the per-capita car ownership ratio in China will increase to 40 cars for every 1,000 citizens by 2010 from the current 24. By contrast, the U.S. has 765 vehicles per 1,000 (2002 data). Europe (including the former Soviet countries) has an average of about 300 vehicles per 1,000.
What happens to energy use as per capita car ownership in China approaches that of Europe? And that’s just China. Similar demographics are at work everywhere in the developing world. According to the EIA (Energy Information Administration), worldwide energy consumption is projected to increase over 40% by 2030! That’s a tsunami I want to ride.
Back at the gas station…
As The Beach Boys finished their song, I reflected on how much the world has changed since the sixties. Is this the beginning of the end of an era? Will the “five” continue to control as much of the world as they do now? I doubt it.
How much will it cost to fill up in 2019? Does anyone believe it will cost less? From an investment point of view there’s only one question that matters.
Which side of the pump do you want to be on?
Last Time Conditions Were This Perfect, He Turned $6,300 into $167,460. Today, YOUR Opportunity is Even Better! We are talking about consistently turning small investments into the kind of money that could allow you to retire in comfort and never have to work again.
“Catch a Wave (and you’re sittin’ on top of the world)”
The above quote is courtesy of The Beach Boys, 1963. Our own Rusty McDougal believes you should get your board in the water. That is, you should be overweight in energy (versus the S&P). He should know. He’s been following the energy and natural resources sector for almost 20 years.
Hard assets provide welcome relief from the waves of monetary mayhem and financial chaos. In this article, Rusty shows you how to gain financial protection and avoid the beach break.
The “September Effect” is in effect…
We hope you took our recent advice to lighten up on equities and increase your allocation to metals. Two weeks ago, we wrote, “September might be one of the worst months for stocks, but historically it is a very strong month for gold. Use the “September Effect” to your advantage. Lighten up on stocks and be sure your wealth is protected with the Midas metal.”
Right on cue, stocks fell sharply on big volume as September arrived. And gold had its first major breakout in months. Gold stocks blasted higher this week, with the gold miners ETF up 13% in three days.
Silver is on the run too. The chart below shows that the silver ETF just broke above a one and a half year downtrend.
But the precious metals are responding to much more than a seasonal trend. There are powerful fundamentals at work too. And one point of extreme strength is the growing demand in China.
China is urging citizens to “cash in” on gold and silver…
When the Chinese invest in a market, the world takes notice. But this time it is not just Chinese companies and state-owned investment funds that are doing the investing.
The Chinese government recently removed restrictions on gold and silver bullion investments. And they are now actively encouraging 1.3 billion Chinese citizens to buy precious metals!
China Central Television is the primary state-owned television company. They are currently running a news program telling the public just how easy it is to buy precious metals.
“China has introduced its first ever investment opportunity for silver bullion,” the commercial states. “Analysts say that silver has been undervalued in recent years. They add that the metal is the right investment for individual investors and could be a good way to cash in.”
The Chinese are great savers. And these investments are already said to be soaring in popularity. If a small fraction of these 1.3 billion savers start saving gold and silver, precious metals prices could soar!
Poor man’s gold…
Asian cultures have a longtime affinity for precious metals. For the Chinese, it began in the 1500s when Spanish galleons began bringing silver from Mexico to trade for silk and spices. Still today, the Chinese word for “bank” means “silver movement.”
And because of its relatively low price, silver has always been thought of as “the poor man’s gold.” In this video, a Chinese merchant makes that case. She says:
“We are the first to offer silver bullion as an investment opportunity. The price for the first batch of the bullion is set very low, close to the cost of the raw material. The investment threshold is not high. And it is more suitable for the general public. Silver is much cheaper than gold.”
Hi Ho Silver… Away!
I turn to Rusty on matters of precious metals, particularly silver. He has studied the silver market daily for almost 15 years. Rusty says, “The silver market is much more volatile than gold. During the last major precious metals bull market, gold rose 2,429%... while silver gained 5,555%.”
On a historical basis, the price of gold averages about 30 times the price of silver. But gold has risen faster than silver over the last few years. Today, gold is 62 times the price of silver. To reach the historical mean, gold would either have to have to fall by half… or silver would have to double in price.
Which do you think is more likely?
If your answer is the latter, go to the front of the line.
But you better hurry… 1.3 billion Chinese people are already queuing up!
I strongly encourage you to read Rusty’s latest article.
He’ll tell you how to avoid a repeat of the portfolio meltdown that occurred this time last year. And he’ll show you exactly what you should do to profit.
Good Investing,
Bob Irish
Investment Director
Investor's Daily Edge
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September 4, 2009
With the radio blaring “Shut Down” I pulled into the Texaco station to fill up…
$38.50 later, and still in a Wilson brothers mood, I recalled that gas was just 30 cents a gallon when the song debuted. On the surface, with just a tenfold increase in the price gas in 45 years, energy would appear to have been a bummer of an investment.
But a lot of money has been made in this sector, and not just last year with oil at $140 a barrel. Fortunes were made in energy stocks in the late ‘70s. At its peak, energy accounted for 32% of the market cap of the S&P. Energy was the place to be. Today the energy sector accounts for just 13% of the S&P. Fortunes are about to made again.
Imagine the entire population of the world is just 100 people.
Of those 100 people, only five live in the United States. You and four other Americans must compete with the other 95 for survival. Right now the five are looking pretty good.
The five:
Use 21% of the world’s energy
Own 42% of the world’s cars
Control 34% of the world’s money
Life is good for the five so far. So what about the other 95? They‘re jealous. They want to live like the five. Wouldn’t you? Hollywood’s depiction of the American lifestyle has made us the envy of the world. The Internet has only fanned the flames.
What will the 95 do to catch up to the five? What would you do? One thing they won’t do is agonize about their carbon footprint. There is a direct correlation between energy use and per capita income. In other words, the more energy a country uses, the wealthier its citizens become. How a Starving Peasant Went From Living at the YMCA to a Net Worth of Over $8.2 Million Ted P. was $40K in debt. He had to get a loan so he could eat. Now, with a net worth of over $8 million, Ted has agreed to share the powerful secret that helped him amass a fortune.
Nice ride.
China has a population of 1.3 billion. Put another way, 20 of every 100 people on the planet are Chinese. It may surprise you that very few people in China own a car.
According to a report by ChinaNews, the per-capita car ownership ratio in China will increase to 40 cars for every 1,000 citizens by 2010 from the current 24. By contrast, the U.S. has 765 vehicles per 1,000 (2002 data). Europe (including the former Soviet countries) has an average of about 300 vehicles per 1,000.
What happens to energy use as per capita car ownership in China approaches that of Europe? And that’s just China. Similar demographics are at work everywhere in the developing world. According to the EIA (Energy Information Administration), worldwide energy consumption is projected to increase over 40% by 2030! That’s a tsunami I want to ride.
Back at the gas station…
As The Beach Boys finished their song, I reflected on how much the world has changed since the sixties. Is this the beginning of the end of an era? Will the “five” continue to control as much of the world as they do now? I doubt it.
How much will it cost to fill up in 2019? Does anyone believe it will cost less? From an investment point of view there’s only one question that matters.
Which side of the pump do you want to be on?
Last Time Conditions Were This Perfect, He Turned $6,300 into $167,460. Today, YOUR Opportunity is Even Better! We are talking about consistently turning small investments into the kind of money that could allow you to retire in comfort and never have to work again.
“Catch a Wave (and you’re sittin’ on top of the world)”
The above quote is courtesy of The Beach Boys, 1963. Our own Rusty McDougal believes you should get your board in the water. That is, you should be overweight in energy (versus the S&P). He should know. He’s been following the energy and natural resources sector for almost 20 years.
Hard assets provide welcome relief from the waves of monetary mayhem and financial chaos. In this article, Rusty shows you how to gain financial protection and avoid the beach break.
The “September Effect” is in effect…
We hope you took our recent advice to lighten up on equities and increase your allocation to metals. Two weeks ago, we wrote, “September might be one of the worst months for stocks, but historically it is a very strong month for gold. Use the “September Effect” to your advantage. Lighten up on stocks and be sure your wealth is protected with the Midas metal.”
Right on cue, stocks fell sharply on big volume as September arrived. And gold had its first major breakout in months. Gold stocks blasted higher this week, with the gold miners ETF up 13% in three days.
Silver is on the run too. The chart below shows that the silver ETF just broke above a one and a half year downtrend.
But the precious metals are responding to much more than a seasonal trend. There are powerful fundamentals at work too. And one point of extreme strength is the growing demand in China.
China is urging citizens to “cash in” on gold and silver…
When the Chinese invest in a market, the world takes notice. But this time it is not just Chinese companies and state-owned investment funds that are doing the investing.
The Chinese government recently removed restrictions on gold and silver bullion investments. And they are now actively encouraging 1.3 billion Chinese citizens to buy precious metals!
China Central Television is the primary state-owned television company. They are currently running a news program telling the public just how easy it is to buy precious metals.
“China has introduced its first ever investment opportunity for silver bullion,” the commercial states. “Analysts say that silver has been undervalued in recent years. They add that the metal is the right investment for individual investors and could be a good way to cash in.”
The Chinese are great savers. And these investments are already said to be soaring in popularity. If a small fraction of these 1.3 billion savers start saving gold and silver, precious metals prices could soar!
Poor man’s gold…
Asian cultures have a longtime affinity for precious metals. For the Chinese, it began in the 1500s when Spanish galleons began bringing silver from Mexico to trade for silk and spices. Still today, the Chinese word for “bank” means “silver movement.”
And because of its relatively low price, silver has always been thought of as “the poor man’s gold.” In this video, a Chinese merchant makes that case. She says:
“We are the first to offer silver bullion as an investment opportunity. The price for the first batch of the bullion is set very low, close to the cost of the raw material. The investment threshold is not high. And it is more suitable for the general public. Silver is much cheaper than gold.”
Hi Ho Silver… Away!
I turn to Rusty on matters of precious metals, particularly silver. He has studied the silver market daily for almost 15 years. Rusty says, “The silver market is much more volatile than gold. During the last major precious metals bull market, gold rose 2,429%... while silver gained 5,555%.”
On a historical basis, the price of gold averages about 30 times the price of silver. But gold has risen faster than silver over the last few years. Today, gold is 62 times the price of silver. To reach the historical mean, gold would either have to have to fall by half… or silver would have to double in price.
Which do you think is more likely?
If your answer is the latter, go to the front of the line.
But you better hurry… 1.3 billion Chinese people are already queuing up!
I strongly encourage you to read Rusty’s latest article.
He’ll tell you how to avoid a repeat of the portfolio meltdown that occurred this time last year. And he’ll show you exactly what you should do to profit.
Good Investing,
Bob Irish
Investment Director
Investor's Daily Edge
We want your feedback! Let us know your thoughts on this article. Email us at Email: feedback@investorsdailyedge.com
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Fourth Avenue Financial expressly forbids its writers from having a financial interest in any security that they recommend to their readers. Furthermore, all other employees and agents of Fourth Avenue Financial and its affiliate companies must wait 24 hours before following an initial recommendation published on the Internet, or 72 hours after a printed publication is mailed.
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© Copyright Early to Rise, LLC., 2009
Friday, September 4, 2009
Dollar in Range, Employment Data in Focus
Dollar is staying in familiar range as traders are awaiting the closely watched Non-Farm Payroll report from US today. After all the market moving events this week, markets are still indecisive on giving the greenback a breakout from recent consolidations. While gold reached as high as 999.5 yesterday, commodities are generally soft with CRB index staying below 250 level while crude oil also stays below 70. VIX also dropped sharply yesterday after spiking to 29.57 on Wednesday with recovery in global stocks. The NFP would be the determining factor in the long awaited breakout
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Monday, August 17, 2009
What do you see by (Joel Osteen)
What Do You See?
Posted by Joel Osteen on August 17th, 2009
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Years ago before we had children, Victoria and I built a home. We didn’t use a professional builder; instead, we decided to contract it ourselves. Overall, the home turned out great. We were very pleased. But after living there a couple of years, I noticed that part of my fence was sagging a little bit. I found out later that I didn’t choose the right-size piers underneath my brick column, and that’s what was causing it to be a little bit crooked. Year after year, it got worse. Every time I drove up to my house and saw my sagging fence, a voice in my head would say, “Why did you try to build this house? You are not a builder. You didn’t know what you were doing. Now you’ve got a crooked fence. You’re neighbors are probably laughing…and how much is that going to cost to fix?” For a while, every time I pulled into my driveway, I allowed that one mistake to sour me, distract me, and steal my joy. But one day, I made up my mind that instead of focusing on the one thing I did wrong, I was gong to focus on all the other things I did right. Yes, I made a mistake, but overall in the big scheme of things, I did a pretty good job. We had hot water and the air conditioner worked perfectly. The floors were solid and the windows were beautiful. There were a thousand things that I did right. So when I drove up, instead of looking at the fence, I started looking at how straight the driveway was. I was happy that my garage doors worked. I was thankful that the roof didn’t leak. From then on, I never allowed that one mistake to steal my joy again.
When you look at your life, what do you see? Do you allow your past mistakes to sour you, steal your joy, and distract you from enjoying all the good things in your life? Everyone makes mistakes, wrong choices, and bad decisions. Sometimes you can do something about them and sometimes you can’t. At some point, you have to decide to forgive yourself and move forward. God has already forgiven you; can you receive His love and forgiveness?
Today is a new day filled with new opportunities to make better choices. Don’t let your past rob you of your future. Make the decision to receive forgiveness so you can focus on what you’ve done right and be empowered to move forward in the good life God has prearranged for you!
Friday, August 14, 2009
why Read
Read and Read again because;
- if you don't read you can't learn
- if you don't learn you cant grow
- if you don't grow you remain stagnant
- he who remains stagnant has started to die.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
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