Finance

Investing In Gold?

The end of the year is closing in once again. In 2013 this was a good time to buy gold and gold mining stocks. After a strong start in 2014 the sector took another dive, but recently the precious metal has been working hard on its comeback. According Jeff Clark this is also the start…

Still Waiting On Precious Metals

It’s been three months since I’ve commented on gold (GLD) and gold stocks (GDX). The reason is that precious metals have mostly been falling and momentum on both StockTwits and Twitter haven’t painted a clear picture. The indicators show that traders have been chasing and sentiment gold is currently based more on emotion than anything…

ETFs For Retired Investors

The following is an excerpt from John Burke at  Wall St. Sector Selector In this space, we frequently focus on investments which can be solid sources of dividends payments for retired investors. With Treasury bonds paying such low yields, retired investors measure their “bang for the buck” by comparing the dividend yields of various investments….

A Crash Course On Money (Part I)

Source: flickr Dear Diary, The Dow fell 268 points yesterday. Gold lost $4 an ounce. Chris has more on what that means in today’s Market Insight. Today, we’re going to ignore the news. Instead, we will be giving you a crash course on money. Over the next few days, we’ll talk about what we know… or…

3 Things Worth Thinking About (Vol. 21)

S&P 2300 By May??? Well, it is that time of the year again when analysts all across the country begin to roll out their predictions for the coming year. This is a pretty fruitless exercise considering that the most accurate forecasters are meteorologists, and their predictions are only good for a 3-day view into the…

Australia’s Top Dividend Stocks & The ASX 20

The ASX20 holds Australia’s 20 largest publicly traded corporations. Of these 20 corporations, US investors are likely only familiar with RIO Tinto Limited (RIO), BHP Billiton (BHP), and Westpac Banking (WBK in US markets). The Full List of companies in the ASX20 is below, including years of dividend payments without a reduction (excluding effects of…

Will Bitmarkets Spark Bitcoin Rally?

Many analysts believe that the frenzy surrounding Bitcoin is fading over the past few months as the volumes in the markets have dried up. However, volumes did increase a few days ago, thanks to the second Bitcoin auction conducted by the U.S. Marshal Service. This occurred due to the infamous closure of Silk Road, an…