Commodities
Rising Gas Prices: Why It Isn’t Going To Let Up…
My family and I took a road trip to the Los Angeles area to visit family last week. The drive was a nice get-away from the dry desert landscape of Phoenix to the California coast. I made a startling discovery during my little road trip… Driving in the LA area is a nightmare. I used […]
Construction In China Fuels Commodities Investing
2010 has been quite the year for commodities. No doubt you’ve seen the various headlines about soaring gold prices. You may have even seen how higher wheat and corn prices are impacting the price of groceries. From a big picture perspective, the iPath Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index ETN (DJP) is up almost 13% year to […]
Weather And Commodities
Harsh weather conditions appear to be commonplace this year. In fact, 2010 is turning out to be a historic year for extreme weather conditions. It’s been nothing short of biblical… floods, drought, hail – you name it, we’ve seen it. And generally, harsh weather isn’t a good thing… unless you’re investing in commodities. If you think […]
Silver Market Manipulation
Silver investors are giddy with excitement… It seems each new day comes with new highs for the shiny metal. Investors are pushing prices higher as they jump on the silver bandwagon. Silver mining stocks, silver ETFs, silver coins… it doesn’t matter, they’re all getting bid up to the moon right now. The rise in silver […]
Cotton Subsidies – How To Save An Easy $4 Billion
Commodity prices are trading near all time highs… and some are setting records not seen in decades. Take cotton for example. Unless you’ve been hiding in a cave with Osama Bin Laden, you know cotton prices are near 40 year highs. I’ll show you a chart in a moment… but first, let me ask you […]
The US Military Is Making A Big Move…
Is alternative energy a pie in the sky idea? A lot of people believe solar, wind, and biofuels will remain a “just around the corner” idea… one that will never actually come to fruition. Many investors say renewable energy sources are a waste of time. I often hear, “It doesn’t produce enough energy to make […]
Cotton Futures Trading Up 80%
You’ve probably heard… commodities are on a tear. No doubt you’ve seen what gold has done this year… up over 20%. Or how about silver? It’s up a whopping 43%. You may have even heard about the run in agricultural commodities. For example, corn is up over 40% this year. Pretty impressive, right? But none […]
Did You Grab Your 43% Gains?
“Sure things” don’t exist in the equity markets. Let’s face it… there’s always a risk something crazy and unexpected is going to happen. And I’m not just talking about macro events. Sure, no one can predict pipeline explosions or natural disasters. But even at the micro level, there are often surprises. Individual companies might suffer […]
Lessons From Gordon Gekko
I can’t wait for this weekend. I’m going to see the new Wall Street movie. It’s the sequel to the 1987 classic starring Michael Douglas as corporate raider Gordon Gekko. The original Wall Street is one of my all time favorite films. It’s also one of the main reasons I started studying the stock market […]
