by Jim Bach
The gold/silver ratio is another indication that silver is grossly underpriced.
By 2014 average prices, the gold/silver ratio was 66-to-1. That number has only climbed in 2015. As of yesterday's closing spot gold price and spot silver price, the ratio was about 72-to-1. It's not just that the gold-silver ratio is five times its historical average that indicates that it's underpriced. It's also that its scarcity in relation to gold doesn't justify such a high ratio.
Here's what that says about the price of silver today...
by Alex McGuire
Oil Price Forecast 2015: Crude oil futures for May delivery moved higher today (Tuesday) in the wake of bullish inventory data.
Although prices are coming off a bad first quarter, they're expected to have a strong rebound into the second quarter and beyond.
Here's our analysis on where oil prices are headed in 2015...
by David Zeiler
You don't have to invest in the top hedge funds to get the benefit of their stock-picking savvy.
By law, hedge funds must disclose their activity quarterly in 13-F filings. That gives retail investors a chance to pore over the holdings of the top hedge funds for ideas.
Hedge fund managers load up on their best ideas – typically their top five holdings.
This list of the top hedge funds and their top holdings should help get you started...
Larry Fink says the strong dollar is bad for the U.S. economy. That's no surprise. But the Blackrock boss didn't mention, in his April 6 interview with the Financial Times, that the skyrocketing dollar could trip up the biggest tech companies – those that thought themselves smart for parking squillions overseas to avoid U.S. taxes.
Corporate spin-offs have the potential to net investors huge amounts of cash. And we've got an attractive company looking for suitors within the $1.6 trillion payments industry, which is experiencing near-daily innovations.
After all, spin-off companies beat the S&P 500 by as much as 45% in their first two years as independent companies.
Here's the "legacy" tech firm you'll have the change to get in one before its IPO...
Dow futures for Tuesday, April 7, forecasted a 22-point gain from yesterday's strong close. As first-quarter earnings season kicks off, investors are keeping an eye on oil prices and statements from members of the Federal Reserve.
On Monday, the DJIA Index gained more than 144 points, fueled by a surge in oil prices and soft data that hints the Federal Reserve will likely avoid an interest rate hike in June. Friday's weak March employment report pushed PNC Financial Services to delay its expected target rate date back to September.
The IPO boom is exploding all around you. Problem is, most retail investors can't get anywhere near hot IPOs.
That's because there's a hefty premium to pay for the stock after it's already begun trading, and this seriously cuts into your profits.
Learn more about how you can side-step Wall Street and the hottest upcoming IPOs you should watch.
The top 10 cheap stocks to invest in so far this year offer plays in several different sectors, but they all have something in common. While the major benchmarks are basically flat for the year, there are some cheap stocks have logged meteoric gains.
Find out what stocks you should add to your watch list with this report.
When considering how to invest in stocks in today's markets, "buy and hold" doesn't work anymore. The investor of today needs to be nimble, open-minded, aware of their risk tolerances, and goals; aggressive and defensive as the situation demands.
Learn everything you need to know about how to invest in stocks…
The last time Shah Gilani recommended Microsoft to Private Briefing readers as a "New Buy," I asked him if he had a Windows-powered crystal ball – or a listening device planted in the software firm's Redmond, Wash., headquarters.
I was only kidding, of course. But Shah's timing was stunning...
