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Our buddy Drew Voros at Hard Assets Investor is on a roll! Drew, who recently caught up with Jim Rogers, just posted an exclusive with another favorite of ours, Marc Faber. Faber believes gold has longer to run from here: Marc Faber: People say the price of gold is in a bubble stage and it […]
Our friends at Hard Assets Investor, who I’ve penned a few guest articles for in the past, recently got Jim Rogers on the horn from his place in Singapore. Some highlights I found interesting: HAI: If you could buy one commodity right now, what would it be? Rogers: I guess it would probably be something […]
Analysts agree – they’re wildly bullish on gold! From Hard Assets Investor: The analyst community remains overwhelmingly bullish when it comes to gold in 2012. Respected precious metals consultant GFMS came out Tuesday with its call for $2000/oz gold within the next year. “Concern over nearly all currencies’ long-term value remains acute, and this includes […]
If you’ve studied Jim Rogers and are sold on the secular commodity bull market story, your next challenge is figuring out how you can invest in this trend. Buying commodities themselves is quite a bit more complex than buying individual stocks because you need to do it via the futures markets, rather than your standard […]
With cattle prices hitting all-time highs, I decided to take a look at the broader causes for the trend – both short term and long term. To read the full article, please hop over to Hard Assets Investor. *** Where’s the Beef? Cattle Prices Hit All-Time Highs Cattle prices are at all-time highs, thanks to […]
We’ve seen a lot of mustard on the price action in rough rice since we initiated our long May 2011 futures position – but for all that, we are just about where we started: Which, actually, is perfectly fine with me. Since I generally use a 15-day low as my stop on these trades, a […]
The protests and social unrest in Egypt have provided an additional tailwind to crude prices over the past week (and we should note that crude had already rallied to two-year highs before the demonstrations began). Even before the hysterics began in Egypt, the trend in oil was UP. (Source: StockCharts.com) Walk (and Protest) Like an Egyptian […]
Coffee’s been one of the hottest commodities on the board to date in 2010 (remember, the broader CRB Index peaked in early January) – can everyone’s favorite pick-me-up continue it’s run? The supply/demand fundamentals are very intriguing, writes Julian Murdoch for our friends at Hard Assets Investor. Coffee demand has doubled in the past 10 […]
Stumped about the inflation/deflation debate? Good news – you’re not alone! Hard Asset Investor’s Brad Zigler is also somewhat undecided on the subject. Though he leans toward inflation, he acknowledges that very strong deflationary forces are also in play. Though you know that I’m one of the lonely souls in the deflationary camp (along with […]
A few months back a friend mentioned an obscure trading book to me, citing it as one of the best trading books he’s ever read, despite the fact that very few people have ever heard of it. Since this guy is a top notch trader in his own right, I made a mental note to […]
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