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June Update on the US Dollar
by Ian Cragg Key statistics – US Dollar Update The US dollar has seen its fortunes vary over the past month. Continuing concern over the Euro crisis and more specifically the recent Greek election ensured that the Greenback remained a safe haven currency for investors to seek shelter in. The Dollar vs. the Pound (USD [...]
Update on the US Dollar
by Ian Cragg The US dollar has seen its fortunes change over the course of the month. It has strengthened considerably against many of the major currencies. The ongoing uncertainty of the Eurozone debt crisis, the weakening of the British economy and its slide into a double dip recession and the slowing down of the [...]
So Long, US Dollar
By Marin Katusa There’s a major shift under way, one the US mainstream media has left largely untouched even though it will send the United States into an economic maelstrom and dramatically reduce the country’s importance in the world: the demise of the US dollar as the world’s reserve currency. For decades the US dollar [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
Three Conservative Stocks to Play the Stock Market Rally
by Scott Rubin Don’t look now, but the stock market is in rally mode and investors have good reason to smile after the roughly 90 point jump in the S&P 500 to begin 2012. Despite the optimism and bullish sentiment, however, many of the world’s top investors continue to warn of extreme risks in the [...]
Three Numbers that are Essential to Your Wealth
by Mark Ford In marriage, there are three numbers you must know by heart: your spouse’s birthday (October 18), your anniversary (April 19), and how many minutes you can be late before you are in trouble (twelve). To run a business, there are also three vital numbers you must know: net cash flow, the cost [...]
Who Really Owns Your Stocks?
by Jeff Berwick Do you own stocks in a brokerage account? You may be surprised to find out that you don’t. Your brokerage owns them. It is one of the dirtiest little secrets in the brokerage business. And 99.9% of people have no idea it is even being done to them. It’s called “street name [...]
Don’t Frack Me Up
by Marin Katusa, Casey Research To many walking the planet, fracking has a seriously bad reputation. Thanks to hyperbole and misinformation, fracking opponents have convinced a lot of people that the operators who drill and then hydraulically fracture underground rock layers thumb their noses at and even hate the environment. Anti-fracking claims may be twists [...]
The Weekly Jobless Claim Blockbuster
by John Thomas, The Mad Hedge Fund Trader Traders were taken aback this several days ago when the Department of Labor announced a 50,000 drop in weekly jobless claims to 352,000. The street had been expecting a decline of only 19,000. It was the lowest report in almost three years, and the sharpest weekly decline [...]
The Season of Reason
by Sara Nunnally Have you seen this holiday season’s Acura commercials? Like the one where the caroling family wants to show off a bit, so they hire Bette Midler to carol with them? In all the extravagance, Acura wants you be more reasonable. In other words, buy an Acura, not a Lexus. The tag line [...]
Where’s the Money?
by John Thomas, The Mad Hedge Fund Trader That is the question that was asked repeatedly by members of congress to the former senior management of the late MF Global. The response was a few feeble shrugs and I don’t knows. CNBC has been running ridiculous contests like “Where is John Corzine?”, and “What does [...]
A Christmas Story
by John Thomas, The Mad Hedge Fund Trader The U-Haul Indicator When I was growing up in Los Angles during the fifties, the most exciting day of the year was when my dad took me to buy a Christmas tree. With its semi desert climate, Southern California offered pine trees that were scraggly at best. [...]
