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How Much Gold DO You Need?

Posted by lcrigger 1091 days ago (http://www.hardassetsinvestor.com)
Category: Commodities | Tags: diversification gold volatility
Brad Zigler crunches the numbers to determine just how much of the yellow metal is needed to diversify a portfolio. read more »
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Gold - Chinese investors gobbling up gold bullion

Posted by SDW2009 1091 days ago (http://www.thedailycrux.com)
Category: Commodities | Tags: china commodities gold
Investors in China, the world's second-largest gold consuming country, are stepping up purchases of physical gold as a hedge against economic disast[...] read more »
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The Mighty Bean - Soybean, That Is

Posted by lcrigger 1092 days ago (http://www.hardassetsinvestor.com)
Category: Commodities | Tags: dba soybeans jjg
Soybean prices just hit their highest levels in almost 7 months. So what's behind the rally, and how can investors play it? read more »
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Silver Breaks Out, Aims For $17

Posted by lcrigger 1092 days ago (http://www.hardassetsinvestor.com)
Category: Commodities | Tags: breakout gold silver
Silver broke out last week, and now is poised to challenge the $17 level. Can it do it? Also, if the gold/silver ratio holds, could we see $1,020 gol[...] read more »
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General Motors Files For Bankruptcy

Posted by amabaie 1092 days ago, popular 1091 days ago (http://gm-volt.com)
Category: Business | Tags: bankruptcy general motors gm

Those five stark words have been long been in the making. Since late 2008, GM has been subsisting on government dollars. To this point, $19.4 billi[...] read more »
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May Commodities: Coffee Sweeter Than Sugar

Posted by lcrigger 1095 days ago (http://www.hardassetsinvestor.com)
Category: Commodities | Tags: coffee sugar moo dba
For the month of May, the real story was agriculture. Commodities stocks have the edge over commodities themselves, while coffee's emerged as a stro[...] read more »
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Oil’s Glut Being Mopped Up

Posted by lcrigger 1095 days ago (http://www.hardassetsinvestor.com)
Category: Commodities | Tags: gas oil distillates crack spreads
Yesterday, the U.S. Energy Information Administration stopped analysts cold in their tracks with the news that domestic oil supplies were drawn down [...] read more »
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MLPs for tax-deferred accounts

Posted by sagitarius84 1095 days ago (http://www.dividendgrowthinvestor.com)
Category: Stocks | Tags: kmp master limited partnerships mlp
Master Limited Partnerships are very good investment vehicles for individuals looking for high current dividend income. There are some tax issues wit[...] read more »
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Nusbaum: Buying Agriculture

Posted by lcrigger 1095 days ago (http://www.hardassetsinvestor.com)
Category: Commodities | Tags: commodities gold oil ag
Hard Asset Investor recently caught up with Roger Nusbaum (of Random Roger's blog) to discuss where he's finding opportunity in the commodities mar[...] read more »
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Peter Cardillo: End Of Recession In Sight

Posted by lcrigger 1097 days ago (http://www.hardassetsinvestor.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: economy stimulus
Peter Cardillo, Avalon Partners’ chief market economist, shares his thoughts on when the global market will rebound, and where we'll see improvement[...] read more »
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Oil’s Contango: Will The Music Stop?

Posted by lcrigger 1098 days ago (http://www.hardassetsinvestor.com)
Category: Commodities | Tags: contango crude oil uso usl
Contango in crude oil may be coming to an end. So where does that leave investors? Brad Zigler discusses. read more »
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Veni, Vidi, Vanadium: The Key To Steel

Posted by lcrigger 1098 days ago (http://www.hardassetsinvestor.com)
Category: Commodities | Tags: china commodities steel vanadium
Vanadium -- an alloy once used in the Model-T -- now faces increasing demand from a China-driven market. But what is vanadium, and how can you invest[...] read more »
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Gold hit by rising dollar, weak crude prices - MarketWatch

Posted by czarinacleopatra 1098 days ago (http://www.marketwatch.com)
Category: Commodities
Gold futures fell Tuesday for the first time in five sessions, pressured by a surge in the dollar and waning concerns about inflation. read more »
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The Incredible Shrinking Oil Contango

Posted by lcrigger 1104 days ago (http://www.hardassetsinvestor.com)
Category: Commodities | Tags: contango gas oil distillates
Crude oil has extended its rally, and the contango seems to be shrinking. Brad Zigler discusses this and more in the latest oil numbers. read more »
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Perez-Santalla: Gold To Fall $200/Ounce

Posted by lcrigger 1104 days ago (http://www.hardassetsinvestor.com)
Category: Commodities | Tags: gold silver speculation platinum
Precious metals guru Miguel Perez-Santella shares his thoughts on the future of gold, including why gold will drop as confidence returns, how the jew[...] read more »
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