How I Own My Gold
Those who own gold often argue how to best own it. I encourage anyone holding gold to assess the pros and cons of different choices…
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Politics & Investing
When it comes to your investment portfolio, do you ignore the noise coming out of the White House? Do tariffs matter? Or would it be…
“Don’t panic, buy the dip, who cares?” or “These are rumblings of an earthquake, people will be hurt like in 1929” – which one is it
“Don’t panic, buy the dip, who cares?” or “These are rumblings of an earthquake, people will be hurt like in 1929” – which one is…
Buy Or Sell? A Question Of Risk Management
Whether you ride this bull market or stay on the sidelines is not a matter of brilliance, but of risk management. To illustrate, we look…
Tax Reform: Implications For Gold
Last week, I got several calls asking me how U.S. tax reform will impact the price of gold. If you can answer this question, you…
Ray Dalio’s Principles: A Radically Truthful Review
Spending $26.95 to pick Ray Dalio’s brain for over 16 hours listening to the audiobook appears fantastic value to me. The thought crossed my mind…
The real elephants
The Fed’s “balance sheet reduction” may have profound implications for the dollar, gold, stocks and bonds. We provide an outlook. It is said forecasts are…
Ultra-Low Volatility #ThisTimeIsDifferent
We increasingly see claims low volatility in the markets may be structural. Even as we agree that some of the analyses we see make good…
Control Your Health – Invest In Yourself
The other day, I was asked what my investment advice for a 65-year old would be? My reply: “Go to the gym and watch your…
If you like green technology, If you are socially conscious, there’s an ETF for that!
How does one construct a portfolio in an era of seemingly ever rising and highly correlated asset prices? Years of asset prices moving higher has…