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Goldcore Bullion and Wealth Management Company
Precious metals crept higher yesterday and closed with very slight gains for both gold and silver. Gold closed up 0.22% or $3.80 to $1698.00. Silver closed with a marginal gain of 0.12% - up 4 cents to...
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Gold Miners Can Leverage High Gold Prices Into High Stock Prices
Gazing into their crystal balls last week, Wall Street firms interpreted differing futures for gold next year.Morgan Stanley awarded gold the “best commodity for 2013” while Goldman Sachs called the...
View ArticleJEREMY SIEGEL: Jeremy Grantham Was Wrong 2 Years Ago, And He's Still Wrong Today
Jeremy Siegel is the Russell E. Palmer Professor of Finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a Senior Investment Strategy Advisor to Wisdom Tree Funds. His book, Stocks for...
View ArticleInflation vs. Deflation: Cui Bono?
In the days of ancient Rome when the republic was still a republic, Lucius Cassius, one of the city’s most venerated consuls, famously coined the phrase cui bono. It means As a benefit to whom?, and...
View ArticleGMI Ratings’ Investor Alert 12.18.12
Recent events have significantly affected the ESG risk profiles of the following companies:EnvironmentalChevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX)W&T Offshore, Inc. (NYSE:WTI)Walgreen (WAG:NYSE)Chevron: On...
View ArticleThe State is Doomed…and Other Reasons to be Optimistic, Part II
“You may say I’m a dreamer,But I’m not the only one.I hope someday you’ll join us,And the world will be as one.”— John Lennon, “Imagine”“Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.”— Dr. Emmett...
View ArticleWhy Can’t Schools Secure Themselves?
My inbox has been slammed with notes concerning the killings at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn. Given the accessibility of information, and the pace at which it travels, people have treated...
View ArticleThe Real Truth About the Fiscal Cliff
What exactly is going to happen when the fiscal cliff hits on January 1, 2013?The “fiscal cliff” is a package of expiring tax cuts and federal spending cuts passed by congress during the last budget...
View ArticleEuropean Currencies Rally, Dollar-Bloc Heavy
This week's pattern remains intact. The US dollar continues to trend lower against the European currencies, but is firmer within the dollar-bloc and against the yen. Spanish and Italian bond yields...
View ArticleEURO Strength Falls Under BoJ Spell
The single currency or EUR has surged to a new seven-month high after S&P’s upgraded Greece five-notches to B-minus from selective default. The credit agency seems to be trying to send a signal...
View ArticleETFs Then And Now
As the calendars get ready to flip to 2013, another chapter in the relatively short history of ETFs will be written. Next year will mark the official 20th birthday for ETFs, as SPY will enter its third...
View ArticleSocial security cuts offered...why? Irresistible to Obama.
There is no crisis with Social Security. Social Security is not going broke. Social Security adds NOTHING to the deficit. Social Security is not welfare. There are many options to address issues for...
View ArticleGreat Graphic: Fical Cliff Negotiations--Must See
This is one of the most revealing graphs we have posted. This Great Graphic comes from the Washington Post's Wonk blog. First, it shows that a step toward fiscal adjustment is coming to the US....
View ArticleDirector dealings – Can insider share trading influence returns?
In brief Many investors take an active interest in the buying and selling of shares by company directors. While insider share dealing is governed by very strict rules related to how and when trades can...
View ArticleInvesting In The U.S. — Still The Best Of The Bunch…
Lakshmi Mittal is the head of the largest steelmaker in the world, ArcelorMittal. It is a company he built up through many savvy acquisitions. As a result, Mittal is one of the richest men in the...
View Article13 Rapid Fire ETF Ideas For 2013
This past year shaped out to be quite the roller coaster ride for many investors; equity markets persevered through tumultuous, and seemingly never-ending, eurozone debt drama, while the economic...
View ArticleForex: Euro Eyes April Highs On Greek Hopes- Pound Set For New High
The Euro extended the advance from earlier this week as amid the positive developments surrounding Greece, but the single currency looks poised for a short-term correction as the rebound from 1.2659...
View ArticleAs Amgen Pleads Guilty, Supervisors Remain Overextended
Amgen Inc. (AMGN) pleaded guilty Tuesday to illegally marketing its anemia drug Aranesp, and agreed to pay $762 million in criminal penalties and settlements of whistle-blower lawsuits, media such as...
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Our Public Policy Is Suffocating American Entrepreneurs And Start-Up Culture
There are nearly 5 million small businesses in America, firms with less than 500 employees.On average, they employ 11 workers each and produce $1 million of output annually.They account for 60% of job...
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The Best-Performing Sectors Outperform From The Beginning Through The End Of...
One of our accounts asked us to run some charts comparing the performances of the S&P 500 and its 10 sectors since the start of the bull market during March 2009. We used monthly data because the...
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