SLV leads monday commodities rally; also couple of updated articles - LIP

johnN

* SLV leads monday commodities rally
http://www.etftrends.com/2011/04/silver-etf-leads-monday’s-precious-metals-rally/


* bedrock of a gold bull rally
http://www.stockhouse.com/Columnists/2011/Apr/4/Bedrock-of-the-gold-bull-rally


* Kiplinger's Stock Market Madness 2011: The Road to the Finals
http://www.kiplinger.com/columns/picks/archive/kiplingers-stock-market-madness-2011-finals.html


* Franklin Templeton Survey Finds Investors Still Wary Of Foreign Funds
http://blogs.barrons.com/focusonfunds/2011/04/04/online-survey-by-franklin-templeton-finds-investors-still-wary-of-foreign-funds/?mod=BOLBlog


* Columbia Management Launches Absolute Return Funds- Multi-strategy funds seek to limit market risk and reduce volatility over the long term
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110404006284/en/Columbia-Management-Launches-Absolute-Return-Funds


* Stock Rally Still Hasn't Lured Average Investors Off Sidelines
http://www.cnbc.com/id/42417137


* Investors Flee Actively Managed Funds
http://www.mfwire.com/article.asp?template=article&storyID=36447&wire=MFWire&wireID=2&bhcp=1


* Next big move for S&P 500 is down, Sierra's Wright says [at least this is what bill = Wright said]
http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20110404/FREE/110409988


* 6 chinese stocks favored by US investors
http://www.thestreet.com/story/11069817/1/6-chinese-stocks-favored-by-us-investors.html

PopTart

Thanks for the silver etf article John : )

johnN

http://money.msn.com/mutual-fund/5-battle-tested-funds-for-401ks-investorplace.aspx

5 battle-tested funds for 401k's

rono

Yeppers, there are a lot of sweet spots right now including silver. I'm riding SLV, SIL and SLW and FVI.

I'm looking at small cap canada and australia - CNDA and KROO. Pure play countries with a pot full of natural resources.

peace,

rono