The Daily Reckoning:
Okay! We’ll say what we’ve been thinking……that our children are going to spit on our graves!First, Americans made a colossal mistake in the ’90s and the ’00s. They partied…they spent…they borrowed…running up huge debts in the (Read More)
ETF Trends:
Poland may be one of the lucky few economies that has evaded the recession this year. A major exchange traded fund (ETF) provider has also taken notice and a Poland-specific ETF could be coming out soon.The International Mone (Read More)
MSN Money Investing Ideas:
In the greatest trade ever, a New York hedge fund manager scored big betting on the housing collapse. Even average investors can learn from his tactics. (Read More)
WSJ.com: PJ Main:
Not putting all your eggs in one basket is the most basic principle of investing. It also may be the hardest to get right. (Read More)
The Daily Reckoning:
Today the House Finance Committee approved the Ron Paul and Jim DeMint amendment to audit the Federal Reserve. It’s a step in the right direction, but the amendment still has some way to go before it sees the light of day. To (Read More)
SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page:
Joe Eqcome submits:Having the privilege to have met Sir John Templeton, the founder of The Templeton Funds, I was stuck not only by his crushing intellect but also by his sense of optimism regarding investing. Warren Buffett, (Read More)
The Daily Reckoning:
It’s pretty clear that without tungsten, a lot of things in this world will — literally — grind to a halt.Now let’s ask, where’s the world’s tungsten? Here’s a recent pie chart of world tungsten reserves.In addition to its la (Read More)
The Guardian:
Despite the downturn, it is an investment that has been as safe as houses, rising by an average of 111% over the decade, reports Rupert JonesForget the stockmarket and high-interest savings accounts – the best place for your (Read More)
The Guardian:
Commodities soared and emerging markets took off, but the average small investor missed out, says Patrick CollinsonIt invests in goldmines – and it became a goldmine. Every £1,000 invested in BlackRock Gold & General at the b (Read More)
The Daily Reckoning:
What happened yesterday? The Dow sold off 93 points. Investors had been hesitating. There’s supposed to be a recovery going on. But the latest news is unsettling. Housing and employment numbers are weak. What’s going on? Mayb (Read More)
The Daily Reckoning:
Last month, a Hong Kong apartment set a record. It sold for $56.6 million, which works out to $11,350 per square foot – the highest price ever paid for a pad in China. The buyer may have just needed a roof over his head. More (Read More)
The Daily Reckoning:
It’s another sunny day of Indian summer here in Baltimore… here’s some fitting news: The “audit the Fed” bill is alive and kicking.As we reported earlier this month, Ron Paul’s popular proposal of HR 1207 was gutted by Mel Wa (Read More)
The Daily Reckoning:
The expensive stimulus procedure intended to save the economy from its depths has hardly worked. Perhaps it seemed at first like a simple nip and tuck… the rising market has at least made things look a little better.However, (Read More)
SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page:
Dobromir Stoyanov submits:Consolidated Edison, Inc. (ED), through its subsidiaries, provides electric, gas and steam utility services in the United States. It provides electric service to approximately 3.3 million customers a (Read More)
ETF Trends:
Will the economy ever return to “normal”? Whatever your definition of normal may be, many don’t think the markets will be returning to it. The new market climate requires a more tactical approach to exchange traded fund (ETF) (Read More)
WalletPop Blog:
Filed under: Borrowing, Budgets, Debt, Real Estate, Saving Money, Wealth, Investing, Personal loans, MortgagesWho doesn't have an unmarried friend who lost the house, or at least their investment in the condo, when the relati (Read More)
The Daily Reckoning:
As I checked the currencies throughout the day yesterday, I noticed that as the day went on, the non-dollar currencies were stronger, led by the Big Dog, euro (EUR)… But then late last night, and I mean late last night, I che (Read More)
The Guardian:
Financial crisis beckons as public spending cuts loom and universities face intense competition from overseasUniversities are facing a new funding crisis with looming public spending cuts and intense competition from overseas (Read More)