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Gold’s Rally Suggests Silver Will Ride the Coattails

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:53:01 GMT

clipped by: jefflewis191

Clip Source: www.silver-coin-investor-info.com

Gold’s Rally Suggests Silver Will Ride the Coattails

As investors begin their shift away from currencies and into hard assets, gold has waltzed well past $1000 per ounce and has since pushed through $1100. Because precious metals have been long seen as an effective hedge against inflation, investors have been the biggest driver of demand.

Ireland- the emerald and grey isle

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:25:04 GMT

clipped by: tidbit2
clipper's remarks: all irish eyes aren;t smiling
but the world goes on the emerald and grey (clouds and concrete)

Clip Source: www.lonelyplanet.com

Fast Facts about Ireland

Irish adults who have satellite TV
25%
Mobile phone subscriptions in Ireland
4.3 million for 86% of the population
Number of visiting tourists per year
7.3 million (more than there are residents)
Territory size
70, 300 sq km
Annual earnings from tourism
€5 billion
Biggest no-no
Don’t say ‘begorrah’ – they’ll just laugh at you
Inflation
4.5%
Unemployment rate
4.3%
Population
4.2 million (Republic), 1.7 million (Northern Ireland)

At the heart of it all is the often breath�taking scenery, still gorgeous enough to make your jaw drop despite the best efforts of developers to scar some of the most beautiful bits with round�abouts, brutal suburbs and summer bungalows. From the lonely, wind-lashed wilderness of the Beara Peninsula to the awe-inspiring landscapes of County Derry, Ireland is one of the world’s most beautiful countries, and worth every effort you make to explore it.

US dollar loses 50% of its value against all the other world currencies

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:42:41 GMT

clipped by: crafty1
clipper's remarks: while lagging VERY far behind both the euro and gold. Since the end of 1999, the S&P 500 has delivered a total return after inflation of about MINUS 25%.

Clip Source: currencytradingpro.com

I would also suppose that even if someone never travels overseas, he would understand that if the US dollar loses 50% of its value against all the other world currencies (everything else being equal), it means the US is 50% poorer relative to the rest of the world. (Now, this is not entirely correct, since the US has overseas assets that would appreciate in value in USD terms).

Moreover, stock price movements become extremely volatile and erratic in countries with a depreciating currency. In the long run, the depreciation of the currency will usually more than eliminate the gains in local currency terms. So, whereas in 2007 both the Dow Jones and the S&P 500 exceeded their previous highs reached in 2000 in US dollar terms, these indices failed to make new highs in Euro terms. In addition, whereas the US economy expanded in US dollar terms between 2001 and 2007, in Euro terms it actually contracted!

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Brazil Accommodation, Best Accommodation, Brazilian Rooms

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:32:34 GMT

clipped by: mukesh2k16
clipper's remarks: Brazil Pousadas, Biggest selection of Pousadas in Brazil at the Best Prices, tons of Photos, Articles, Advice & Travel Info. Do a quick search now!!!

Clip Source: www.paraibahomes.com

Latest Brazilian Articles

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Travel And Tourism 2008 Growth Estimates

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Investing Real Estate | Asset Management

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:30:05 GMT

clipped by: champmark
clipper's remarks: High returns for your money using prime realestate properties. Seasoned Investor buys, fixes and flips properties at low risk.

Clip Source: www.muchbetterinterest.com

MuchBetterInterest.com

If you’re like most people, you don’t really ask that much from your investments: You want a solid return on your money, and you’re not interested in "betting the farm" in order to get it.
But most people have such limited investment choices: They can invest in a money-market fund or a CD, and get a return that usually doesn’t even keep up with inflation.

Where can you get a decent investment these days?

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Investing Real Estate | Asset Management

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:15:52 GMT

clipped by: champmark
clipper's remarks:
High returns for your money using prime realestate properties. Seasoned Investor buys, fixes and flips properties at low risk.

Clip Source: www.muchbetterinterest.com

MuchBetterInterest.com

Where can you get a decent investment these days?

A better way to invest

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Drowning in Debt

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:12:41 GMT

clipped by: sahara
clipper's remarks: This is from Ross Perot's site (remember him?). One of the comments at the site that I thought was really good:
"Our dollar is backed by faith, how much faith is left? Sheesh, they’re going to run out of paper, granted it’s all electronic transfer so maybe not. But man, I just don’t see how catastrophic inflation isn’t a forgone conclusion at this point."

Clip Source: perotcharts.com

Between September and October 2008, the Total U.S. National Debt increased by nearly one trillion dollars, or about 10% of the outstanding debt. Most of this increase is due to public borrowing to finance the Wall Street Bailout plan. The additional borrowing on top of the mandatory increases in programs such as Social Security (which will increase payout by 5.8% in January of 2009) represents a significant loss in financial flexibility which makes the problem of persistent deficit spending even more difficult to solve.

Clip Source: www.treasurydirect.gov

The Debt to the Penny and Who Holds It

Current

11/05/2009

Debt Held by the Public

7,588,138,019,547.78

Intragovernmental Holdings

4,402,423,425,281.70

Total Public Debt Outstanding

11,990,561,444,829.48

Clip Source: perotcharts.com

¹ The U.S. Treasury Department publishes the debt to the penny daily at Treasury Direct around 11:30am ET. The most recent number is shown here.

Total Debt Outstanding¹

$11,990,561,444,829.50

Medien, die das Geld nicht wert sind

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:56:58 GMT

clipped by: nachrichten
clipper's remarks: Die Zustände in Deutschland: Hoffnungslosigkeit und Resignation in der Bevölkerung. Immer mehr bekommen es mit der Angst vor der Zukunft zu tun.

Clip Source: www.radio-utopie.de

Die Lügen und die Desinformation die unsere Medien propagieren!

* Wir haben eine Entwürdigung und Verelendung breiter Massen durch Arbeitslosigkeit.
* Verfehlter Familienpolitik.
* Bildungsmiserien.
* Zukunfts- und Orientierungslosigkeit unserer Jugend.
* Volksverdummung und Konditionierung, Sprach, Kultur und Werteverfall.
* Ausverkauf der Industrie.
* Plünderungen der Steuerkassen.
* Privatisierungen der Krankenhäusern, Energiewerke, Verkehrsbetriebe, Wasserwerke auch gegen den erklärten Willen des Volkes.
* Bauernhofsterben.
* Staatsverschuldung

Eklatante Demokratiedefizite.
* Korruption und Inflation auf höchster Ebene.
* Militärische Auslandseinsätze für fremde Interessen mit eigenen Verlusten unter dem Deckmantel der Humanität.

Völkerrechtsbrüche im Kosovo, Afghanistan

auch mit versteckter Unterstützung im Irak

* Gesundheitsverfall.
* Abbau sozialer Leistungen.
* Einführen von Bildungshindernissen durch Studiengebühren
* Bankenrettungspakete

proshres ultrashort

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:20:09 GMT

clipped by: surfdocsteve

Clip Source: www.marketwatch.com

I am recommending ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury ETF /quotes/comstock/13*!tbt/quotes/nls/tbt (TBT 45.66, -1.36, -2.89%) and ProShares UltraShort 7-10 Year Treasury /quotes/comstock/13*!pst/quotes/nls/pst (PST 52.16, -0.75, -1.42%) for this. These are ETFs that will increase if Treasury bonds decline. In addition, I expect higher levels of inflation to accompany the increases in interest rates, and I believe gold is an excellent hedge. In fact, but this is left for another discussion, I believe the U.S. government wants inflation to come. SPDR Gold Trust /quotes/comstock/13*!gld/quotes/nls/gld (GLD 102.53, -0.16, -0.15%) can be used for this.

The Stimulus Jobs Inflation Index

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:40:08 GMT

clipped by: WhatAreWeDoing

Clip Source: michellemalkin.com

The Stimulus Jobs Inflation Index

By Michelle Malkin • October 30, 2009 10:50 AM

Old metric: Jobs created or saved.

New metric: Jobs inflated or craved.

The White House put out its new fuzzy porkulus math report — and then patted itself on the back for “transparency:”

Why the middle class is struggling

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:13:08 GMT

clipped by: jasonkelly

Clip Source: www.washingtonpost.com

When we compare middle-class families today with their parents a generation ago ¿ we have basically flat earnings-a fully employed male today earns on average about $800 less, adjusted for inflation- than a fully employed male earned a generation ago. The only way that houses could increase or families could increase their household income was to put a second earner into the workforce, and, of course that's now flattened out because there aren't any more people to put into the workforce. So you've got, effectively, flat income in this time period ¿ with rising core expenses; housing; health insurance; child care; transportation, now that it takes two cars to get everywhere, two jobs to support; and taxes, because you've got two people in the workforce and we have a somewhat progressive taxation system. So that families are spending a lot more on

the basic nut.

The third leg to the triangle, and that is families, to deal with this, stopped saving and started going into debt.

Tags: society, economy

PanaMoney.net

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:04:12 GMT

clipped by: stfmonitor
clipper's remarks: PanaMoney.net
http://www.stfmonitor.com/?a=details&lid=1486

Clip Source: www.panamoney.net

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How to Invest During Inflation

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:16:57 GMT

clipped by: lifestyle1
clipper's remarks: The monetary phenomenon of inflation where the demand for goods and services exceeds their supply can affect the investment scenario.

Clip Source: ayushveda.com

The investment scenario during periods of inflation

Tags: direct investment, inflation, inflation tares, invest in commodities

The Rigged American Economy

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:54:08 GMT

clipped by: jasonkelly

Clip Source: www.dailyfinance.com

When we compare middle class families today with their parents a generation ago, we have basically flat earnings -- a fully employed male today earns on average about $800 less, adjusted for inflation, than a fully employed male earned a generation ago.

Today, the top one percent now takes in 16 percent of national income, up from eight percent in 1980. The top 20 percent receive over 50 percent of all income.

Seduced by cheap, easy credit, middle class households filled the gap between their flat wages and rising bills with borrowed money. While housing was rising, this debt could be offset with rising equity. But once housing popped, then assets receded, leaving only the debt.

It now takes $486 to equal $100 in 1973. A dollar bought over 300 Japanese yen in 1973; now it buys about 90 yen. The net result of this stealth depreciation of the dollar is that purchasing power has declined even as nominal wages and wealth have increased.

Tags: economy, politics, finance

What? No Inflation?

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 06:07:48 GMT

clipped by: robm47
clipper's remarks: I love this alternative view. Dr. Enzio has had a great track record. Of course, this doesn't mean the economy is going to get better. Maybe just a long slow grind to the bottom.

Clip Source: www.enziosclock.com

- Do you think inflation is currently a worry?

· Absolutely not

· The Economic Clock® suggests that the global Economic Time® is characterized by an

1. excess supply of goods, and an

2. excess demand for money (in the sense that banks won’t lend)

· This suggests that unemployment has to rise and then stay stuck on a plateau

· These lacking “green shoots” suggest that “demand pull” inflation will simply not be a concern

· This, in turn, suggests that Central Banks in the major economies won’t tighten

Dr. Enzio von Pfeil, in Hong Kong since 1990

Enzio:
up over 140% since 30th April 1999. Learn more about Enzio and The Economic Clock®.