Monthly Archives: December 2009

'Peak gold' arguments should trip alarms

Great piece from the WSJ's Liam Denning today: Gold Trades on Luster and Bluster reminding gold bugs and the rest of the world that unlike food, water or oil, gold is not consumed, it is mostly just hoarded. Lately gold … Continue reading

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Surving and thriving tip: play to the market hand we are dealt

Upset you missed out on this year's mega stock market rally? Don't be. John Mauldin of Millennium Wave Investments says long-term investors should ignore the temptation to get a piece of the action. In his view, there's only one metric … Continue reading

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Greenback making a run for it?

The past couple of days the US $ is bouncing, up more than 1% so far. At 75.85 this afternoon, if the US dollar index can close through 76.10 over the next little while that would be significant. Meanwhile the … Continue reading

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