By Jared Dillian Pretend you are a corn trader. As such, you have two choices: have a position in corn futures or own physical corn. It may seem silly to even consider owning physical corn, because corn futures are easy to trade—just click a button on your screen. But assume you have a grain elevator, […]
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The Four Exploration Companies Bottomfisher John Kaiser Thinks Could Get Gold Investors Excited Again Source: JT Long of The Gold Report (12/31/14) The junior resource market is at a historic low point, but Kaiser Research Online author John Kaiser knows it just takes one big discovery to bring excitement—and investor dollars—back to the market. It has happened before. In
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By Mauldin Economics The 5 Phases of Bitcoin Adoption What will it take for Bitcoin to gain broad adoption and become the foundation of a new global financial system? Worth Wray sat down with Barry Silbert, founder of the Bitcoin Investment Trust, to discuss. As one the most active venture capitalists in the industry (with investments
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By Tony Sagami If you’re a longtime reader, you know that I spend most of the year in Asia. I have lived in Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, and the Philippines. Asia is wonderful, but I have to confess: it isn’t easy for me to get into the holiday spirit over here. It isn’t that
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Connecting the Dots: The Ticking Time Bomb of the Strong US Dollar By Tony Sagami Get used to the headlines like the one below. You’re going to hear hundreds of US multinational companies blame their profit shortfalls on the strong dollar. Revenue Miss #1: Lockheed Martin rose sharply after reporting better-than-expected quarterly profits. However, their $11.11
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Oliver Gross Says Peak Gold Is Here to Stay Source: Kevin Michael Grace of The Gold Report (10/27/14) The wave of zero-interest liquidity washing over the financial world could result in a short-term gold bottom of $1,000 per ounce, reports Oliver Gross of Der Rohstoff-Anleger (The Resource Investor). The good news is that Peak Gold is here to stay,
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Things That Make You Go Hmmm: This Little Piggy Bent The Market By Grant Williams About 18 months ago, I had a very pleasant chat with a gentleman by the name of Luzi Stamm.You may detect some measure of surprise in my words, and the reason for that is quite simple: Luzi Stamm is a
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