A few years ago I issued a gold price forecast of $5,000 an ounce. I still believe that's a realistic price target - and now prominent gold mining experts are following suit.
Rob McEwen, founder and former chair and CEO of GoldCorp, said in a recent interview, "I'm a long-term believer in gold and I see it ultimately getting to $5,000 an ounce."
Here's why gold prices are headed much higher...
So far this year, Tesla shares are up more than 80%, and the innovative company's Chinese expansion should propel the stock even further.
But that pales next to this Chinese auto e-commerce company that's up a whopping 220% just since February.
And this high-octane stock will tack on another 50% over the next couple of years...
Regardless of what the loudmouthed know-it-all in the locker room thinks, retail investors (that's code for you and me) don't have much of an impact on stock prices.
It might be fun to think that buying 100 shares of Apple Inc. is somehow part of some larger force of collective wisdom pushing stock prices higher - but with average liquidity of nearly $5 billion (in AAPL shares) the only players with enough might to make the stock move are the big boys - institutional buyers.
When I say institutional buyers, I'm referring to mutual funds, hedge funds, pension funds, and insurance companies.
It's nearly impossible for a stock to deliver a huge upside run without the deep-pocketed firepower of institutional buying - and that's why it's so important to look for clues indicating they're building positions and scooping shares.
After all, wouldn't you rather go sailing with the wind doing the work rather than paddling back to shore?
I know I sure would. And here's how we can...
It's maddening. Our economy is stagnating. The divide between haves and have-nots is widening every day. There are fewer and fewer good jobs and careers to be had. What the heck happened?
The U.S. Federal Reserve System is killing America. It has destroyed the economy. It has undermined savers and retirees. It is even responsible for the corruption in Congress.
We have to kill the Fed before it kills America for good.
Hedge fund filings for the second quarter show a spike in defensive positions, which many have interpreted as a sign that professional investors like George Soros are preparing for a stock market crash.
And yet these hedge fund managers don't seem to be bailing on stocks altogether. Some even increased their long positions.
But if you dig a little deeper it becomes clear exactly what Soros and his fellow hedge fund managers are up to - and it makes perfect sense.
Here's why you should follow their lead on this...
A number of recent high-profile data breaches have turned the spotlight on the growing threat of cyberattacks.
In the first three months of 2014, 254 data breaches occurred, resulting in more than 200 million data records lost or stolen.
That's a whopping 233% year-over-year increase. This growing threat is also an opportunity for cybersecurity companies.
A few recent examples make this all too clear...
More than three years have passed without a stock market correction, and this has investors, traders, analysts, and economists wondering when one will occur.
Even with interest rates sitting at rock-bottom levels and earning next to nothing for savers, right now, sitting on cash isn't a terrible thing.
As everyone remains focused on the price of crude, the wider energy market is headed for a serious shortfall.
In fact, in the course of my global work, it's impossible not to recognize there is a new energy crisis quickly developing in other parts of the world.
This is not a rising Armageddon, the end of the world as we know it, or some script for a survivalist thriller.
But it is another dramatic example of how the lack of energy shapes the world...
In this case, the supply of oil and gas is still adequate and trade is on the upswing. The rising problem has to do with energy availability.
In certain areas of the world, the generation and distribution of energy is beginning to morph into a bona fide crisis. In short, the infrastructure in place is simply not enough to reliably keep the lights on.
For investors, these shortfalls will provide significant opportunities to profit.
Let me explain...
On September 4, the European Central Bank lowered the interest rate on its main refinancing operations by 10 basis points to 0.05%. In addition, the interest rate on its marginal lending facility was reduced by 10 basis points to 0.30% and the interest rate on its deposit facility was reduced by 10 basis points as well to -0.20%.
These rate cuts came as a bit of a surprise to the markets since only three months ago the central bank cut interest rates and was waiting for these cuts to stimulate economic growth.
Unfortunately, growth has slowed rather than jumped since then...
Back in March I spoke about the precious metal palladium, and why this rare metal was headed higher.
At the time, it traded at $780/oz. Yesterday, it was trading at $886/oz. at mid-day, so the predicted upturn played out true to form.
Still, there's another rare precious metal that's set to do as well as - or better than - palladium, but that isn't on too many investors' radar yet.
Here's why it should be... Full Story
While many analysts debate over Twitter or Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) being the best social media company, they're missing the true winner...
Founded in March 2010 and launched initially as an invitation only website, Pinterest is like an online journal of sorts where you can electronically "pin" different pictures to different "boards" representing interests, hobbies, or something as esoteric as how to turn old shoes into really cool flower pots.
Here’s why it stands out from the rest…
The Alibaba IPO date is still at least two weeks away, but Alibaba's Chairman and co-founder Jack Ma is already feeling the impact of the massive IPO.
According to the Bloomberg's Billionaire Index, Ma's net worth has been calculated at $21.9 billion, making him China's wealthiest citizen - by a wide margin.
U.S. stock markets slipped this afternoon, erasing this morning's gains after new concerns about the U.S. labor force emerged just two days before the release of the August unemployment level. In addition, a major court ruling hammered the U.S. energy sector.
A crazy week for Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) ahead of its much-anticipated iPhone 6 announcement next Tuesday took a 4.22% bite out of the Apple stock price yesterday (Wednesday).
But long-term AAPL investors need not worry.
For all the commotion this week about hacked iCloud accounts, new products from rival Samsung, and negative comments from several Wall Street analysts, the fundamental reasons that the Apple stock price will continue to rise have not changed.
Here’s why these events are not the big deal the media has made them out to be…
Natural gas prices, like any commodity, are affected by supply and demand - but weather plays a main role in this energy's cost.
In order to forecast where natural gas prices will be trading in coming months, it's important to look at what's expected for this winter and how much temperatures will differ from region to region.
Here's what we know about how weather will move natural gas prices into 2015...
