Are You A Smart Money Investor?

We quite like the sound of these 7 indicators of smart money.  Learn what questions the “Smart Money” are likely asking themsleves now.  Read on to see if you make the “smart money” grade.  If not at least you’ll know what to work on…. By Jeff Clark, BIG GOLD You’ve probably heard the term “smart money” used by...

Where to for Interest Rates?

In today’s column, I will discuss the situation – both locally and internationally – as clearly and precisely as I can. As a trained data analyst with a Ph. D. in Pure Mathematics and an M.Sc. in Computation from the University of Oxford, I approach the markets from a somewhat different angle than many of my fellow commentators. As you will maybe...

Doug Casey: No way out

A bit of a rarity this.  Hearing from Doug Casey himself as he’s often busy flitting around the world checking out places weird and wonderful.  So he generally leaves it up to the rest of the Casey faculty to do most of the writing.  We have been lucky enough to have met him in person at informal gatherings for Casey Research subscribers here in...

Gold: The Safest Bet, Unlimited Demand, Vending Machines, and Price Projections

This week in our musings, we have some thoughts of our own – and thoughts of others that we have found interesting…. Looking around the economic landscape, it’s hard not to have a sense of foreboding. Despite the optimistic propaganda from our governments and financial centres, it is clear that things are not good out there on the ground. I have had talks...

Gold in Perspective – the 1970′s compared to today

In a similar vein to our recent article When will you know it’s time to sell gold?, David Galland of Casey Research ponders the “is gold overvalued?” question.  He has a couple of great charts comparing the 1970′s to today… By David Galland, Managing Director, Casey Research As the price of gold rises and the inevitable quacking...