When the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell over 500 points last week and global markets dropped 5% in a matter of days, investors everywhere began pondering the question: Is this just a brief dip in the uptrend, or a more ominous change of trend? Investors and money managers are trying to assess which markets and commodities might be topping out and which are still rising. If one market is topping out, then common sense suggests moving money from that position into an investment that is still trending up. Continue reading China, Gold, the Dollar and the Dow China, Gold, the Dollar and the Dow originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:25:00. Filed Under: Investing Permalink | Tweet this! | Comments

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Below are some of the best reads for investors from around the Web: The American Dream of owning a home has always been a myth according to a little known financial writer. _____________ They’re breathing down our backs now: China is the world’s second largest economy as of this year , replacing Japan. _____________ Continue reading Daily Blogwatch: Truth About Home Ownership, Buffett Watch, and More Top Stock Picks! Daily Blogwatch: Truth About Home Ownership, Buffett Watch, and More Top Stock Picks! originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 28 Dec 2009 08:30:00. Filed Under: Company News , Columns , Investing , Berkshire Hathaway Permalink | Tweet this! | Comments

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Below are some of the best reads for investors from around the Web: The best- and worst-performing industries over the past decade. Interesting to see how high “online dating” ranks. _____________ Continue reading Daily Blogwatch: Buffett, Stocks, Movies, and Steak ‘n Shake Daily Blogwatch: Buffett, Stocks, Movies, and Steak ‘n Shake originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:30:00. Filed Under: Company News , Columns , Investing , Berkshire Hathaway Permalink | Tweet this! | Comments

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Now that the Dow Jones Industrial Average has remained comfortably above the key psychological 10,000 level for a couple of months, reader Carl G. from Idaho has suggested I compare the Dow 10K of 2010 with the Dow 10K of 1999, when it first crossed that barrier. Whenever I discuss the stock market and purchasing power — that is, what you could buy in the real world if you sold your shares — some readers inevitably protest that the DJIA’s nominal number — 10,000, 12,000, etc. — is all that matters. Continue reading Dow 10,000: It Ain’t What It Used to Be Dow 10,000: It Ain’t What It Used to Be originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 24 Dec 2009 09:00:00. Filed Under: Investing Permalink | Tweet this! | Comments

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Filed under: Investing , ETFs As gold catapulted to another record high last week on its run to who knows how high, some investors may be wondering if buying in now will leave them enough room to make a profit on their investment. While analysts and traders are telling anyone who will listen that gold is heading higher still, individual investors should be aware of gold’s volatility as an investment. Diversifying a portfolio with gold may not make sense for everyone. If you listened to Wall Street this week, gold sounds like an investment no-brainer. On CNBC’s SquawkBox Wednesday, Lou Grasso, a gold trader at Millenium Futures and Peter Schiff, president of Euro Pacific Capital were bullish on gold. Grasso’s prediction of $1,800 an ounce was characterized as “cautious” while Schiff’s projection of “$5,000 an ounce before Barack Obama leaves office” (Is he suggesting 2012 or 2016?) understated as “optimistic.” Continue reading If you decide to bet on gold, be sure to pick the right investment vehicle If you decide to bet on gold, be sure to pick the right investment vehicle originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Filed under: Technology , Healthcare “The global pharmaceutical industry is one of the great success stories in recent history.” That’s the opening line from management consulting firm A.T. Kearney’s report Pharmaceuticals Out of Balance: Reaching the Tipping Point. The industry, the report continues, has created technologies, vaccines, and medicines that have significantly improved people’s health and saved countless lives. And the industry’s been successful on the business front, too, today generating revenues of more than $700 billion. Continue reading Big pharmas are reaching the tipping point. How can they survive? Big pharmas are reaching the tipping point. How can they survive? originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Filed under: Economy , Investing As gold slides on the back of a strong jobs report, some investors may be tempted to pile into the precious metal. After all, a cacophony of pundits are convinced that gold can only head higher since the world’s central banks will pile into the precious metal. And a drop like the near 4% slide on Friday is a chance to get in before the inevitable move upwards resumes. Everyone agreeing that an asset can only go up in value — take tech stocks at the end of the last decade, or real estate prices more recently — should be a warning sign in itself to potential investors. But the latest argument for buying gold advanced by some of its staunchest proponents — that prices will skyrocket as central banks load up — is strikingly shoddy and investors would be wise to steer clear of the famously volatile metal. Continue reading As gold tanks, don’t expect central banks to come to the rescue As gold tanks, don’t expect central banks to come to the rescue originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Filed under: Economy , Investing All that glitters is not gold — platinum and palladium are on even hotter streaks — but who cares? The yellow metal hit another nominal record high Wednesday, briefly topping $1,217 an ounce before settling at $1,213, and it shows no sign of melting down anytime soon. The Incredible Shrinking Dollar is mostly to blame. The Federal Reserve wants a cheap dollar to help boost exports and create jobs, but so far it’s just made the buck the biggest geek at the currency prom. Central banks and institutional investors at home and abroad feel pretty stupid holding rapidly depreciating greenbacks, so they’re dumping dollars and hording gold. Continue reading Another day, another record: Gold closes at more than $1,200 an ounce Another day, another record: Gold closes at more than $1,200 an ounce originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Filed under: Economy , Investing U.S. stocks are set for a flat open Wednesday morning after the Dow closed at a 14-month high Tuesday. A jobs report of the private sector will be in focus as it comes two days before the highly anticipated non-farm payroll report on Friday. Also, investors will mull over the shakeup at General Motors and the continued record-breaking rally in gold prices. More here: Before the bell: Futures mixed ahead of employment report Stocks seen opening flat ahead of jobs data originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Filed under: Economy Newsweek’s current cover story puts forth a provocative thesis for those who own gold. It suggests the U.S. might have to raise interest rates dramatically to attract investors to its government bonds, which would make gold less attractive. And given the huge rise in U.S. indebtedness that began in 2001, such a boost in interest rates would squeeze so much cash from the U.S. Treasury that we wouldn’t have enough money to pay for our military — thus marking the end of our global empire. The author of this piece, Niall Ferguson, is a Harvard professor — but not all Harvard professors are right, to say the least. Witness former Harvard president Larry Summers, who The Boston Globe blames for a $1.8 billion plunge in Harvard’s endowment. Continue reading Will higher interest payments cost the U.S. its empire? Will higher interest payments cost the U.S. its empire? originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments

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