Investments 
Breakthrough Case Gives You Control of Your IRA
by Jeff Schneider, CPA You’ve likely found yourself in a situation with a teenager, spouse, or friend beats around the bush. They’ll tell you everything you want to know except for directly addressing the question. It happens everywhere and is maybe more prevalent in the oration of political nothings. If you haven’t seen this already, [...]
Is Gold’s Party Over?
by the ETF Professor, Benzinga Since 2000, gold bugs have had been laughing at the yellow metal’s naysayers. Legendary investors including Warren Buffett and George Soros have taken turns criticizing gold, whether it be to say the precious metal is a bubble waiting to pop or to note gold really has no utility. Even with [...]
The Best Gold Stocks for 2012
by Luke Burgess, Investment U The gold mining industry is watching its production costs surge amid rising energy prices, inflation and increasing labor costs. Barrick Gold (NYSE: ABX), the world’s largest primary gold producer, says its total cash operating cost could increase 13% to 22% in 2012. Meanwhile, Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM), another key gold [...]
The #1 Biggest Reason You Need to Internationalize Your Investments during Tough Economic Times…
A simple lesson from a poor Southern boy turned billionaire investor by Brandon Rowe Did you know that between the 1998 Russian crisis and May 2008, the Russian RTS stock index experienced a 6,300% gain – from a low of 39 to a peak of 2,500? For the patient, long-term investor, it could have possibly [...]
Relax While Your Retirement Grows at 9% Interest
by Jon Hanna, Panama Offshore Legal Services Yes, you read that title correctly – 9% fixed interest is what you could be earning on your retirement savings. No, it’s not a mutual fund. It’s not a hedge fund. It’s not a bond fund. There are no market fluctuations that make you lose sleep at night. [...]
Gold Storage Q&A with James Turk
by Jason Attas Attas: James, let’s talk about buying physical gold. What does one need to consider? Turk: There are only two ways to buy physical gold. Buy it and store it yourself, or buy it and have someone store it for you, which is what GoldMoney does. So clearly the key word here is [...]
Will India Stop Buying Gold?
By Jeff Clark We’ve read mixed reports about how lofty gold and silver prices are affecting demand in India. One month we’re told demand is up, and the next it’s supposedly down. I’m not suggesting that official reports are inaccurate, but it is admittedly confusing and doesn’t help us understand the real trend in the [...]
Metals, Not Stocks Shine Post-Jobs Report
by The ETF Professor, Benzinga March 9, 2012 will be known for a lot of things. The anniversary of the death of rapper Notorious BIG. The third anniversary of the March 9, 2009 market bottom and for those with critical memories, today will go down as one big disappointment. In economic news, the Labor Department [...]
Ten Percent Yields Without Buying a Single Stock
By Alex Daley The average interest rate for a savings account today is 0.45%. It wasn’t that long ago that one could easily earn 5% in a well-chosen savings account, like those offered by ING Direct, or bump that up by a point or two by putting money away in a CD. Thanks to the [...]
Rigged US Inflation Rates = Negative Interest Rates – Here’s a Solution
by Richard Benkert, Panama Offshore Legal Washington has already run the printing press enough to raise the consumer price index for all urban consumers (CPI-U) to 3.9% for the year (as of the end of September), the consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers (CPI-W) to 4.4% for the year, and the [...]
Breaking the Chains of Financial Slavery
by Mark Ford We recently received an email from Jorge Izquierdo Jr., a subscriber, who complained that “all the material being covered [in The Palm Beach Letter] is for long-term investing. What about short term? I’ve been trying to free my family and myself from the chains of slavery for far too long now. Show [...]
If Gold Could Talk
By Jeff Clark Have you ever had any doubts about gold? Does it sometimes feel like it should be performing better? Are you concerned about its volatility? Do you worry about how it might perform in the future? Have you ever wondered about its true purchasing power? Maybe you’re nervous about a big drop in [...]
The Latest Plan to Dip into your Retirement Account
by Jeff Schneider, CPA We may have taken a brief hiatus from our weekly missives, but Congress didn’t stop positioning themselves for a right to your retirement account. In the most recent, little discussed, proposal, Senator Baucus wants you to change your beneficiary to the government. Although they’re already entitled to a good piece of [...]
