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Gold makes strong start to the year Gold has put on a great rally since the beginning of the year after having reached a most recent low at the beginning of December last year. Since its close on December 31st…
Gold has gained more than 15% to just over $1,200 an ounce since hitting multi-year lows in December. The Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX) has fared even better, rallying roughly 40% over the span. The question now, of course,…
A number of fixed-income markets have been on a tear in recent weeks. Treasurys, for example, have rallied sharply, pushing yields lower across the board. So, too, have some municipal and higher-rated corporate bonds. Does that mean what I argued…
The Federal Reserve has been getting us used to some sharp changes of heart from one meeting to the next. With talk taking a hawkish stance at one FOMC meeting being taken down by dovish talk as soon as the…
Eventually you had to figure some Wall Street investor types would catch on to the revolution that has been ongoing in Peer to Peer Lending and crowdfunding and jump on the proverbial bandwagon. That happened back in April 2010 with…
Precious metals are generally seen as a store of value, a hedge against inflation and a safe haven during times of trouble. As such, they are an important defense against threats that are known or seem imminent. However, gold, silver and platinum can also…
Gold price has had a bumpy ride down to its most recent lows in December last year. Many factors came into play that took away the lure of the shiny metal. Stock markets have had a particularly strong performance in…
Crowdfunding continues to grow in popularity and presence. The niche industry has expanded to the point that real estate crowd funding-investing has finally come of age. RealtyShares is such a company that permits you to invest in both residential and commercial…
The real estate sector’s solid performance in recent years has convinced many investors that it is an attractive alternative to traditional investments. For some, it seems, property is a safer haven than gold and other precious metals. However, there are reasons to believe this might not be the case going…
It’s tough being a contrarian. Prices may initially move in a direction that is opposite to what is expected. People will offer plenty of reasons why non-mainstream views are wrong, or at the very least, early. It can be difficult…
So far, 2016 is proving to be painful for those who were betting that some of last year’s popular trends would continue. A group that outpaced the broader equity market in 2015, the “FANG”s–Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Alphabet (Google)–has begun…
Until not so long ago when the US stock market sneezed the rest of the major markets around the globe got the shivers. That scenario has been reversed as we have seen recently after two Chinese stock market routs. The…
Peer to Peer Lending is no stranger to competition. Among the numerous companies popping up to make unsecured or real estate loans to individuals or businesses is Pave P2P Lending based in New York City, NY. What makes them different is…
Probably the most creatively named Peer to Peer Real Estate platform on the market is Patch of Land. This is a lending marketplace that puts together institutional and accredited investors with borrowers who are purchasing real estate. The investors are…
Two recent articles sum up how challenging the past 12 months have been for many investors. In “The Year Nothing Worked: Stocks, Bonds, Cash Go Nowhere,” Bloomberg cites data from Bianco Research that shows 2015 was “the worst year for asset allocation funds…
We are going to have a look at the best and worst performers of various asset classes from Stocks to Currencies and at their different sectors during 2015. I’m going to consider funds, at times, as they are a convenient…
Besides Peer to Peer Lending and Crowdfunding, another group of fundraising platforms that bring investors and those in need of funds together are the startup funding platforms. These platforms are populated in part by Venture Capitalists and Angel Investors, but…
Crowdfunding is a personal and small business financial revolution whose time has come at last. Though it began in earnest back in the 2006-2009 time period around the Great Recession and its immediate aftermath, these sites, companies, and platforms have really…
After the financial crisis got rolling along like an unstoppable steamroller in 2007, consumers and small businesses discovered a shocking and even terrifying new reality. The happy-go-lucky, carefree lenders that had cheerfully splashed liquidity in the form of loans around the…
From the beginning of recorded history practically, banks have been the middlemen in between people who had money to invest and lend, and people who wanted to borrow money. For the first time in recent history, this monopoly has been convincingly…
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