Here’s a review of my 2010 predictions, made in Dec 2009: – Upon Conservatives winning the General Election in the UK, the pound will strengthen * Partially right, we have a Conservative-led coalition instead – Housing markets in the UK and US will surprise to the up-side as mortgage lenders become more aggressive and competitive […]
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Some 2010 Performance Highlights DOW +11% GOLD +29% S&P 500 +13% SILVER +82% NASDAQ +17% PALLADIUM +94% CHIP STKS. +14% COPPER +32% EUR. STKS. +9% USD/CHF -10% CAT +64% USD/YEN -13% USD/EURO +7% AIG +93% OIL +15% NAT. GAS -20% It seems obvious from the above that the smart money was in Silver, Palladium and […]
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If you had some money you wanted to keep safe from forex movements and perhaps speculate on some inflation coming around the corner after all the quantitative easing going on, which would you buy? Gold or Silver ….
Continue readingSilver: The Elephant in the Room?
There has been a lot of hype surrounding Gold and its potential price performance going forward. Some are absolutely convinced that today’s record ever price of ~$1200 per oz. is nothing at it could reach $2000 due to hyper inflation and currency uncertainties. Being a natural contrarian, I’ve stayed away from investing in Gold. Unlike […]
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