Friday, November 20th, 2009

Posts Tagged ‘ Natural Resources ’

Old-fashioned commodities; old-fashioned strength

Nov 11th, 2009 | By Chris Mayer | Category: Featured, Financial News, International Investing

Chris Mayer (Penny Sleuth):
“If you can tell me something else where the fundamentals are so attractive…I’d be happy to put my money there,” said Jim Rogers, the famed investor and self-made billionaire in a recent interview. “But I don’t know of any other place.”



Sell Bonds, Buy Energy

Jun 19th, 2009 | By Dan Denning | Category: Featured

Prices of most natural resources will go up…a lot. That’s why lots of bears on the U.S. dollar suggest buying gold. We are sympathetic to this idea, but we’d suggest a slightly different strategy: Sell bonds. Buy energy.



Top 5 Small-Cap Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs)

Dec 15th, 2008 | By Jim Nelson | Category: Featured

Master Limited Partnerships are a useful investment for minimizing your tax bill says Jim Nelson. They are trusts mainly comprised of natural resource, financial services, and real estate assets. Jim picks five small-cap MLPs that should provide steady income without the burden of double taxation.



Financial ‘Armageddon’ Creates Historic Opportunity For Profits

Dec 11th, 2008 | By Puru Saxena | Category: Politics & Economics

Puru Saxena sees a historical opportunity for long-term gains amid the current financial meltdown. There is currently around $3.5 trillion sitting on the sidelines, waiting to be invested in strong sectors. Puru says natural resources and industrials still have strong fundamentals, meaning they may never again be as cheap as they are today.



China’s Emergence

Jun 3rd, 2008 | By Chris Mayer | Category: Emerging Markets

China is the new Germany. At the end of the Second World War, Germany was an “emerging market.” It was industrializing rapidly and producing brisk economic growth. Today, Germany is a mature “developed market” that grows slowly if it grows at all. Today, China is the new Germany.



High Steel Prices and ‘Peak Everything’

May 19th, 2008 | By Byron King | Category: Gold Market

Yes, we are on the cusp of Peak Everything…The rising cost of steel is at the heart of much capital cost inflation around the world.



Aussie Dollar Reflects Thunder Down Under

May 13th, 2008 | By Sally Limantour | Category: International Investing

Home to the kangaroo, the Sydney opera house, and one of the most beautiful harbors in the world, the “land down under” is getting rich.



With Their Situation, We Don’t Blame Them

Apr 11th, 2008 | By Brian Hunt | Category: Gold Market

The new story on China and commodities is a lot like the old story on China and commodities. The Australian reports China is eyeing a large stake in the world’s largest diversified commodity producer, BHP Billiton. It’s the latest in China’s enormous effort to lock up iron ore, copper, zinc, oil, and uranium deposits for the next few decades.