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Storing gold is a huge question and most don't have a good way of storing it. You would have to invest in a good safe or other means of keeping it.
I thought the ETFs were paper gold only. The one exception was Sprotts (?) gold which was backed up…
I have been reading several articles recently regarding inflows at major fund companies. It would seem many companies are being rewarded with large inflows. The big names get the headlines.
There was a story going around that Ballmer, after he bought the LA Clippers, told them to ditch the iPads for Surface pros. People still call them iPads.
I think it will be perceptions rather than actual actions. Republicans tend to favor less regulation on business for example. We won't know for a while if there are any benefits if at all. The next two years will be a political kabuki theater as I l…
I was just thinking on the Whitebox thread that market neutral funds have been pretty dismal this year. But, in general they don't participate in rallies.
It sounds like the best you can do now is buy into a fund that that a good percentage of healthcare in it. Matthews has some. Thinking on the subject a bit more, healthcare here would be mostly a volume issue as more and more people can afford it. A…
It looks like this ETF does not invest in stocks but in other ETFs. Maybe a fine line there. From the Fact Sheet;
"The Cambria Global Momentum ETF (the "Fund") seeks to preserve and grow capital from investments in the U.S. and foreign equity, fix…
@heezsafe, Thanks for posting this. One paragraph of the Sept. speech caught my eye.
"Although alternative mutual funds only accounted for 2.3% of the mutual fund market as of December 2013, the inflows into these funds in 2013 represented 32.4%…
What Ted says is true. The NRA or your local gun store might have some classes you can go to for defense and safety and to learn the local laws. 9mm is the way to go. Keep it simple. If you have never had a gun before, a revolver is a good choice.
"I listen to the crunching of acorns underfoot and to the anxious scouring of black squirrels. I look at the architecture of the houses, some well more than a century old but still sound and beautiful. I breathe, sniffing for the hint of a hardwood …
Something like MBLY I can see as it is a forward thinking company. Restaurant stocks are another thing altogether.
I haven't watched CNBC for a few months so I didn't know they were pushing MBLY.
Thanks Charles for the graphics. Despite all the doom stories about bonds, they have done well indeed.
@Old_Skeet, anytime you can book profits that's a win. On whether it's luck or skill, it takes a bit of both in my experiences.
Confidence may not be the right word here. For all we know his wife might have zero knowledge of investing. So why is he putting her into a set it and forget it portfolio?
If he had confidence in his wife then he would leave the money and let her i…
I don't count on mine to save me in a downturn as it uses the short side as a leverage for higher returns. I'm sure it will make for exciting downdrafts too. I bought it for other reasons.
I do agree, I don't see the true L/S funds being able to t…
"I need to rethink this. Maybe an alternative fund in IRA is good for a slice of what would be the bond side of the portfolio. Maybe taxable portfolio does not need L/S funds."
I think that would be prudent. The turnover rates on L/S funds must be…
Thanks for that @msf. I would bet that most people making $115,800. don't consider themselves wealthy. Then again it was AlGore who said a millionaire is someone who makes $250k a year because 250k X 4 = 1million.
Then again I could say that a mi…
@LLJB,
Another thing to consider, while the US demographic is top heavy on older people and growing further in that direction because of the boomers, much of Asia, especially the EM side is a much younger demographic. Philippines, Indonesia, Malays…
I agree on the Abbott play. They are dominant in nutrition for both babies/young children and adults. Their brand recognition is a good strategy here with Ensure and Pediasure. Nestle is another company in the same sector.
