If you’re an investing wonk that loves lessons in investing process or behavioral finance, billionaire hedge-fund manager John Paulson is utterly......
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May 9 - Hedge Funds - Comments
After plunging first through $1,500 per ounce and then $1,400 per ounce, gold seems to have not only reversed, but begun to trend higher, rising seven......
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April 28 - News - Comments
With the SPDR Gold Trust (NYSEMKT:GLD) on the cusp of seeing the worst month of cash outflows since it began trading, central banks have increased their......
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April 26 - News - Comments
LONDON — Last week’s gold price slump convinced many investors to sell their shares in gold funds and miners. However, the fall seems to have......
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April 24 - News - Comments
The sharp fall in the price of gold in recent days took many investors and analysts by surprise. I’ll admit that the plunge in the prices for precious......
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April 24 - News - Comments
It appears that yesterday’s rebound wasn’t enough for investors to shake Monday’s jitters, as the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX:GSPC) and the......
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April 23 - News - Comments
With everyone talking about how the great gold boom is over, that with the price of gold tumbling to $1,400 an ounce the back of the yellow metal as a......
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April 21 - News - Comments
The budget proposal President Obama recently submitted had several provisions designed to increase government tax revenue. But one provision concerning......
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April 21 - News - Comments
Last week, the gold price dropped below a psychologically important barrier at $1,500. Since mid-2011, the SPDR Gold Shares ETF (NYSEMKT:GLD) has lost......
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April 19 - News - Comments
The price of gold, and the broader commodities market, plummeted on Monday morning. At one point SPDR Gold Trust (ETF) (NYSEARCA:GLD), was down over 8......
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April 19 - News - Comments
Yesterday, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares briefly fell below the $400 mark, dropping to their lowest levels since late 2011. Yet before you fall prey......
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April 19 - News - Comments
A month ago, in an article published in this blog, I warned about gold being expensive. Despite this, I never thought that the fall would be so violent......
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April 18 - News - Comments
Gold’s foray deep into bear market territory Monday is claiming a predictable batch of victims, namely popular ETFs such as the SPDR Gold Trust (......
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April 16 - Stock Analysis - Comments
In August 2011, a Gallup poll asked Americans what they thought would be the best long-term investment: 34% said gold, 17% said stocks. It’s too......
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April 16 - News - Comments
All too often, I hear an investing conversation that goes something like this: Person A: “I think I want to get into the stock market.” Person......
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April 16 - News - Comments
There’s little denying the fact that it was a brutal week for anyone who owns physical gold bullion or gold mining companies. Gold has been under......
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April 16 - News - Comments
I’m not much of a gold investor; however, as someone that likes a good value, the recent sell off in gold has caught my eye. I’ve never really......
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April 15 - News - Comments
When Warren Buffett speaks, the investment world tends to listen, and for good reason. Likewise, when Buffett’s second in command, Berkshire Hathaway......
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April 14 - News - Comments
For the second time this year, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) slashed its forecasts for gold prices for both 2013 and 2014, adding to the pressure......
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April 14 - News - Comments
