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Total Global Financial Assets Are About $200 Trillion - Will The U.S. Federal Reserve Printing $2 Trillion Dent This Regarding Global Deflation Risks? In other words...will an increase in the global money supply of 1%, create global hyperinflation?

This website believes that a worldwide real\financial asset class crash is coming (deflationary depression) and indebted governments, banks (holding bad debt), many businesses & many households will default.

This would mean that holding cash in a safe deposit box is an option - At least you will not lose it.


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 Indian household investors prefer gold and real estate to financial assets, the report said the government holds more than a quarter of all financial assets. 

Chinese TV Host Says Regime Nearly Bankrupt

"the regime’s officially published GDP of 9 percent is also fabricated. According to Lang’s data, China’s GDP has decreased 10 percent."

Davos 2012: Where are the investment hot spots?
 
 

Developer expresses concern as China house prices tumble
19 January 2012 14:36 
 
World Bank Warns of Global Growth Slowdown

Greece Could Default [March 20th 2012] causing markets to slide.
Read More:

Skyscrapers 'linked with impending financial crashes'

  IBM creates 'world's smallest' magnetic computer memory bit

http://source.theengineer.co.uk/software-and-communications/ibm-creates-worlds-smallest-magnetic-computer-memory-bit/2008020.article?cmpid=TE16 


What happened to all the Woolworths shops?

http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/happened-woolworths-shops-055618442.html 


 
  

Update:
Regardless Of What Other Hopeful, More Optimistic Information Is On This Site - The More One Studies The Data & Listens To The Opinion Of Independent Economists The Global Economic Situation Suggests Stuffing Cash Under The Bed Or A Safe, Growing Fruit & Veg & Buying Guard Dogs/Ammo/Boarding Up/Metal Bars Over Windows Etc...
 
Seriously Though:
 
Approach All Investments With Caution
 

Careful Analysis Of The Chart Above Suggests A Possible Recovery in September 2013

Assets should be invested with several brokers/agents (because of fraudsters hurriedly plying their trade in these uncertain times - this prevents great losses in case one broker/agent goes bankrupt or flees with assets)

 

One or more of these assets may be a wise addition to an already existing portfolio: Please seek independent financial advice before commiting to any assets suggested on this website
 
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Gold commodity price 'to reach $2000 an ounce' in 2012

"Terry Hanlon, president of US-based bullion dealer Dillon Gage Metals, noted that gold prices were inflated this year as traders rushed into gold in the spring during unrest in the Middle East and North Africa and the natural disaster in Japan. The metal reached a record $1,895 an ounce in early September as investors evaluated Standard & Poor's US credit downgrading. But from there, gold set back again, dropping $100 in one late-September day as nervous investors fled many assets."
http://www.procurementleaders.com/news/latestnews/5008-gold-commodity-price/

What really caused the eurozone crisis?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16290598

Very Interesting: Ian Cooper of Wealth Daily predictions for 2012:

Here: http://www.wealthdaily.com/articles/q1-2012-the-safest-places-to-invest/3344

 


 


Dividend Stocks Are Beloved By Great Investors i.e. Warren Buffet, But There Is A Very Real Possibility The World Economy Will Collapse In 2012 Bringing Even The Largest Companies To Their Knees.


Read On...

We live in a time when anything could happen - Hell, Germany could return to the Deutschmark causing Bunds to be attractive, or Greece returning to drachma boosting their export market:  All this as against the eurozone being a very unattractive investment (to put it mildly) at the moment. As always, diversity (spreading risk) is paramount.
 
However:
 
Traditional safe havens (gold, defensive stocks, gold mining, Utilities, & now U.S. discount stores) - Although not greatly profitable, still seem to be holding up well - suggesting continued uncertainty in the markets. Also very cheap land & property is available if one looks hard enough.
A hedge against these safe haven assets falling could be going long on indexes (S&P500, Dow, FTSE etc)
 
A hedged portfolio might not make one rich quick but won't make one poor quick either! Although a portfolio should be hedged, it should be tilted towards safe havens as this is what fundamentals are suggesting.
 
Or one could just remain in cash and watch the value of currency falling as it has been doing for decades (i.e a bungalow back in the 1960's could be bought for £2500 then rose in value (£150,000 -  £250,000) which is upto 100x in some cases (up until 2007 crash that is), logic follows that 100k in cash now could buy just a set of expensive garden gates in 40 years from now - a nice heirloom, but that's all it would be. Think about it.
 
To elaborate further: People have been saving for generations but few actually receive large cash inheritences:
 
Q. Why is that?
A. Simple: Money (currency) becomes worthless over time. 
 
This is why the rich get richer & the poor stay poor. The rich do not hold cash but hold assets: land, shares, art, antiques, gold & silver etc. They do NOT hold large cash reserves in the bank.
 
Repeat: The rich do NOT hold large cash reserves in the bank because money becomes worthless over time BUT assets do increase in value over time.
 
In case of confusion: In times past when money was gold & silver coins then money kept its intrinsic value - but todays paper money loses value unless a gold standard is introduced (which is unlikely)
 
Also consider that Quantative Easing (QE: Money Printing) is increasing at a faster rate making currencies devaluate at a faster rate. Read about Weimer Republic (where people ended up pushing wheelbarrows full of cash to buy a loaf of bread).
 
Or one could watch cash evapourate immediately in total bank/government implosion across the world (in the worst case scenario)
 
Example:
 
In other words, if one has 100k in cash then 70-80k should be invested in at least 6 assets with different brokers/agents (because of fraudsters hurriedly plying their trade in these uncertain times - this prevents great losses in case one broker/agent goes bankrupt or flees with assets) 
 
Repeat: NOT all of the 100k should be held as cash.
 
The remaining 20-30k cash should be put in a vault or one of the (click link) --- >> safe(ish) banks <<< ---- !
 
Suggested Asset Proportions (Approx):
 
10-20% Gold bullion, Oil, Natural Gas, Commodities
10% Defensives Stocks: (Johnson & Johnson etc.),
10-20% cash (living expenses)
 
*However there are as yet previously unknown asset classes, companies & other investments that appear to be prospering, adapting & benefiting to the new economic realities that the world now faces.
 
Remaining Positive:
 
The economy could be said not getting worse so much as it is painfully adapting/adjusting/reconfiguring to the demands of the 21st century.
 
*More information about these investments coming soon
 
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Gold & Silver Mines Back With A Vengeance? (Click Here)


 Warning:

 

The Western Stock Markets & Real Estate Markets May Never Recover

Japan & Taiwan Are Good Examples

 


 
12 Economies That Will Get Smashed If Commodity Prices Fall

Read more: 
http://www.businessinsider.com/countries-commodity-export-exposure-2011-11#12-malaysia-1#ixzz1feYOkCag

Gas-Powered-Vehicle-Technology Looks One Of The More Interesting Trades Of The 21st Century. Also, Keep An Eye On Developments In Robotics & Artificial Intelligence. 



 
(Or At Least A Prolonged Slump - Don't Be Fooled By Market Rallies Caused By Speculation - What Really Matters Are The Underlying Fundamentals Of The World Economy) 

 
 
Q1.Why Is This? 
 
A1.
 
- Chinese Companies Are Starting To Go Under.
- USDCAD Exchange Rates At 30 Year Low.
- Banks Are In Debt Bailed Out By Indebted Governments
- Major Indices Are Topping
- Unemployment Is Rising
- Massive Speculation By Financial Institutions Trying To Claw Money Back & Bank Service Charges (Desperation)
- Baby boomers Reaching Retirement
- Price Of Oil
- Recapitalisation Of Banks (Funny Money) Causing Inflation
 

The List Just Goes On & On, However: (See Menu On The Left For Many Interesting, Optimistic & Diverse Investments In These Difficult Times), But For A More Cautious Strategy, Read On...

 
 
Q2. What Can You Do About It?
 
A2.
 
More Complicated...
 
Considerations..
 
Commodities Fluctuating
Metals Fluctuating
Oil Fluctuating
Gas Is Cheap But So Is Demand???
Shares Fluctuating
 
Safe Havens?
 
Maybe One Or Two
 
First,
 
Unsafe Havens...
 
Almost Everything
 
(Except Maybe Growing Your Own Fruit & Veg & Stuffing Cash Under The Bed) 
 
Real Estate Rental Companies & Trusts May Be An Interesting Investment Considering Mortgages Are So Hard To Come By & More People Need To Rent, Also Buy To Let Properties (If You Can Get Required Capital)
 


The Above Information May Be A Contrarian Position So May Not Be To Everyones Tastes


Investment Philosophy:
 
Investing is not rocket science - think of the housewife buying garden seeds for the season - it is a purchase (investment) of what plants/flowers are likely to thrive at any given time of the year.
 
Financial Instruments (With Risk Attached)
 
Options (for example) are just a bet that the markets will go up or down - How much of your household  budget & income would you want to spend at the bookies or on the lottery?
 
Put Options are of current particular relevance because speculators are buying them - These mature at a certain date, basically they give you the "option" of selling in the "future".
 
2 Types Of Options
 
 
Put Option (betting market will go down)
 
Call Option (betting market will go up)
 
Instead of betting on individual shares, one can bet on overall market going up or down i.e S&P500, FTSE100, DAX Etc.
 
 

 
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This website takes no responsibility for any losses the website visitor incurs either in income or capital for investment decisions you the visitor undertake based on the information or advice contained on this website or any investment advice or information provided by third parties that this website links to


The number of North Dakotans reporting seven-figure incomes is swelling and incomes across the state are rising, spurred largely by wealth gained from the state's oil patch, the state Tax Department said.

http://www.canadianbusiness.com/article/58687--number-of-nd-income-millionaires-jumps-by-148


2012 May See the 'Death of Europe,' Says Shugg

http://www.bloomberg.com/video/81442070/


Frac Boom Has Triggered A Huge Sand Boom: Demand For Frac Sand Is Jumping Through The Roof: http://www.dailymarkets.com/economy/2011/11/24/frac-boom-has-triggered-a-huge-sand-boom-demand-for-frac-sand-is-jumping-through-the-roof/

Interesting Private Equity:US Silica Holdings

Ticker Watch: Coming Soon



Eurozone debt web: Who owes what to whom?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15748696



"Traders see little chance that Azumi will have the same success as Swiss National Bank President Philipp Hildebrand, 48, who successfully weakened the franc by pegging it eight weeks ago at 1.20 to the euro after it strengthened to 1.0075. That’s because Japan’s economy is more than 10 times bigger than Switzerland’s. The franc fell 1.3 percent to 1.2358 per euro as of 10:50 a.m. in London...Japan has $1.1 trillion in currency reserves, second in the world to China’s $3.2 trillion."

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-11-08/yen-intervention-losing-its-momentum-as-azumi-no-hildebrand.html

 

Could Shale Gas Reignite the U.S. Economy?

Unlocking vast reserves of shale gas could solve the energy crisis, the jobs crisis, and the deficit. Now, about fracking’s safety ...

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/could-shale-gas-reignite-the-us-economy-11032011.html


Annaly CEO Prepares 'War Chest' As Banks, Hedge Funds Shed Risk

Read more: http://www.foxbusiness.com/industries/2011/11/02/annaly-ceo-prepares-war-chest-as-banks-hedge-funds-shed-risk/#ixzz1cg34BCCJ


OECD's forecasts on GDP growth

Country20112012

US

1.7%

1.8%

Euro area

1.6%

0.3%

Japan

-0.5%

2.1%

China

9.3%

8.6%

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15519699


Warning: China MAY be near an economic crisis

"The more you go out and look around, and listen to your gut, the more worried you become. Something’s happening here, what it is ain’t exactly clear … but it feels bad, very bad."

http://cij.inspiriting.com/?p=1577


New Rules For Global Investment Video:

http://www.reuters.com/video/2011/10/25/investing-new-rules-for-a-new-world?videoId=223887057&videoChannel=5


Obama Promotes Mortgage Plan Amid High Foreclosures

President Barack Obama traveled to Nevada, which has the highest foreclosure rate in the U.S., to promote new rules that will help refinance homes no matter how much they have fallen in value.


Japan’s Exports Increase Despite Global Slump

Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi said today that the yen’s climb to a new postwar high was “extremely unfortunate.” Azumi signaled that Japan is ready to intervene to stem the gains, telling reporters in Tokyo he will take “decisive” action in the market, and saying that the yen’s moves are “clearly speculative and don’t reflect economic fundamentals at all.”

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-23/japan-s-exports-increase-despite-global-slump.html


The Coming Derivatives Crisis That Could Destroy The Entire Global Financial System

http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/the-coming-derivatives-crisis-that-could-destroy-the-entire-global-financial-system


"learn the lesson of the orang-utan"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15351754


Banks in Georgia, Florida, Colorado Shut Down by Regulators:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-22/banks-in-georgia-florida-colorado-shut-down-by-regulators.html 


New Research Suggests Banks Rule The World

(But It's Not Goldman Sachs)

http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2011-10/tightly-knit-network-companies-runs-world-economy-say-swiss-researchers


Great Video

"Harry Dent, founder of economic advisory firm HS Dent and author of "The Great Crash Ahead," talks about the outlook for the U.S. economy."

"[U.S.] State and local municipal finances are a mess and going to get worse...the cracking of state and local municipalities is coming." Jim Chanos

 
Now is not the time to let yourself be suckered into getting back into stocks.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204138204576605300915458740.html

More than two-thirds of traders at leading asset management firms around the world are concerned about the impact of high frequency trading (HFT) on the equities market, according to a survey by Liquidnet, an international institutional equities trader.

“The tendency for individual hedge funds or anybody is to sell winners before they sell losers. What’s been one of the few winners this year? It’s been gold,” Mr. Gayed added.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/23/business/economy/after-huge-gains-in-gold-hedge-funds-sell.html?_r=1


Study finds that smaller hedge funds outperform their larger peers

Small hedge funds outperform mid-size and large funds, and young funds outperform older ones, according to PerTrac’s latest report "Impact of Fund Size and Age on Hedge Fund Performance," which found that funds with less than $100m in assets under management (AUM) returned +13.04% in 2010, compared to +11.14% posted by mid-size funds ($100m to $500m AUM) and 10.99% gains achieved by large funds (over $500mAUM).

 

http://www.opalesque.com/638755/Study_finds_that_smaller_hedge_funds_outperform875.html


 


A recent survey conducted by Bloomberg revealed that investors believe the Eurozone debt crises will derail the world economy and that a financial meltdown will ensue. Further, they believe that there will be at least one member country which will leave the single currency Eurozone over the course of the next year, with most expecting that it will be Greece. With such fear continuously being imposed on the financial markets there is still scope for support in all of the safe haven assets.
http://www.etoro.net/forex-news/commodities/gold/global-meltdown-could-support-gold-prices-37124.html

Goldman's Jim O'Neill: Don't Even Think About The Words "Safe Haven"


Read more: 
http://www.businessinsider.com/goldman-jim-oneill-safe-havens-2011-9#ixzz1YwD7jYHu

"Film maker Martin Durkin explains the full extent of the financial mess we are in: an estimated £4.8 trillion of national debt and counting. It's so big that even if every home in the UK was sold it wouldn't raise enough cash to pay it off."
 

The 10 Fastest Growing Economies Of The Next 40 Years

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/fastest-growing-economies-2011-2?op=1#ixzz1Yur6DcS1
Germany Has 5 Trillion Euros of Hidden Debt, Handelsblatt Says
 
http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2011-09-23/germany-has-5-trillion-euros-of-hidden-debt-handelsblatt-says?category=%2Fnews%2Fmostread%2F
 

"China's government is so sensitive to the country's appetite that it maintains a strategic reserve of 200,000 tons of frozen pork. It has tapped that secret stash in recent weeks to increase supply. But analysts said it will make little difference in a nation that consumes 100,000 tons of pork daily."
 
 

A trial of a new cancer drug, which accurately targets tumours,
 
has been so successful it has been stopped early.
 

UK Planning rules in England need to change if the economy is to

recover, Chancellor George Osborne has said. Simplifying the

planning rules would help boost house-building and businesses,

according to ministers.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14792768

 

"Broad support' for planning reforms in England"

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14776349


Gold Still Climbing?...

"The price of gold, a safe-haven asset when all other asset classes decline, made further modest gains on Friday following the release of the US jobs data.

"We would not be surprised to see gold revisit fresh all-time highs in the next few weeks," London bullion broker Sharps Pixley said.

This was because the "gold-buying season" had begun, including Eid for Muslims, to be followed by Diwali and the wedding season in India."

http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/Aust-stocks-set-to-sink-after-US-jobs-data-LD5PB?OpenDocument&src=hp1 
Some Experts Are Declaring A Massive Shortage Of Silver In The World And Any Silver That Is Not Already Held In The Form Of Bullion Will Takes Years To Come To Market (i.e A Mine Can Take Upto 10 Years To Start Producing)


Gold prices set to hit $2,500/oz as buying season kicks in

 

Beginning with Eid, gold buying to heat up with Indian wedding season, Diwali, Christmas and Chinese New Year

http://www.emirates247.com/markets/gold-prices-set-to-hit-2-500-oz-as-buying-season-kicks-in-2011-09-01-1.416060


Important Question

How Does Online Trading Affect The Markets? 

http://business.missouri.edu/yanx/research/OnlineTrading.pdf 

 

http://finance.wharton.upenn.edu/~rlwctr/papers/0114.pdf

 

 

The 21st Century Is Just Getting Started - New Realities Require New Strategies & New Approaches



 
"The Average Bull Run Lasts 18-20 Years"
Are Commodities The Superstars of The Next Decade To?
 
42
Years to the end of oil
166
Years to the end of gas
416
Years to the end of coal


 

“The people who are arguing that gold is overvalued are not looking at the right numbers. They ought to be looking at Europe’s banks. They ought to be looking at the amount of short-term obligations that are sitting on the US Treasury’s books.

“The price of gold is reflecting the likelihood that the world’s sovereign nations decide to bail out Europe’s banks and paper over the US Treasury debt.”



Read more: http://dailyreckoning.com/hurricane-irene-overshadows-bernankes-wyoming-speech/
 


"Leaders are also trying to convince Japanese businesses and consumers to accept a stronger yen, another sign that Japan may be throwing in the towel on their attempts to weaken their currency."

Read more:
http://dailyreckoning.com/hurricane-irene-overshadows-bernankes-wyoming-speech/


In the stock market, when you hear news before everyone else it is illegal. In the forex market, it's called FAIR GAME!

The earlier you hear or see the news, the better it is for your trading, and there is absolutely no penalty for it!



Read more: http://www.babypips.com/school/importance-of-news.html#ixzz1WIRw9Qpq


Is Switzerland Still A Tax Haven?:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/

consumertips/tax/8721113/Chancellor-George-Osborne-launches-5bn-tax-raid-on-Swiss-bank-accounts.html#dsq-content


Robert Kiyosaki : There is more Gold on planet earth than Silver:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY7U8WAHNf4


"...Even banks that survived the crisis without government capital injections tapped the Fed through programs that promised confidentiality. London-based Barclays Plc (BARC) borrowed $64.9 billion and Frankfurt-based Deutsche Bank AG (DBK) got $66 billion. Sarah MacDonald, a spokeswoman for Barclays, and John Gallagher, a spokesman for Deutsche Bank, declined to comment...JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), the New York-based lender that touted its “fortress balance sheet” at least 16 times in press releases and conference calls from October 2007 through February 2010, took as much as $48 billion in February 2009 from TAF. The facility, set up in December 2007, was a temporary alternative to the discount window, the central bank’s 97-year-old primary lending program to help banks in a cash squeeze...While Morgan Stanley’s Fed demands were the most acute, Citigroup was the most chronic borrower among the largest U.S. banks. The New York-based company borrowed $10 million from the TAF on the program’s first day in December 2007 and had more than $25 billion outstanding under all programs by May 2008, according to Bloomberg data. "

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-21/wall-street-aristocracy-got-1-2-trillion-in-fed-s-secret-loans.html


Honda Motor Co., Japan’s third-largest automaker, said on Aug. 12 it plans to build an $800 million factory in the central Mexican city of Celaya.
Frightening Statistic:

46% of Young Spaniards Are Unemployed 

How LED lights could speed up the internet

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/9566689.stm


 
 
 
IBM: World's First Brain Chip

 


 
Hugo Chavez has announced that he will nationalise Venezuela's
 
gold industry to boost the country's reserves.
 

Hermitage Capital Management's Bill Browder outlines his belief

that UK citizens are "not safe to invest or do business" in Russia.

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9398000/9398195.stm

 

 
 
The Safest State In The U.S When The Next Economic Bust
Comes Seems To Be Utah (Based On Debt Levels)
 This Is Relevent Because Those States That Cannot Afford To Employ Police Services
Will Be More Dangerous To Live. Possibly The Same Scenarios Could Be Applied
To Other Countries.
 
Moving Away From Cities Is Advised - Applies To All Western Countries.
 
 
 
 

If an investor had invested $10 in US large cap stocks on 1 January 1926, at the end of April 2011 that investment would have been valued at slightly over $30,000; if the same investor had placed $10 into US small caps, he or she would have owned more than $100,000 at the end of the same period

 

small-cap companies tending to perform better when economies are growing, and large caps being more stable during economic contraction, investors should always be aware of the economic cycle when considering allocation strategies.

Read more: http://www.professionalpensions.com/professional-pensions/news/2100761/efts-worlds#ixzz1Umu6SPLh 
Professional Pensions - News and analysis from the pensions market. 
Subscribe now.


 

 

Jim Rogers Says:
 

"Stocks are going to be, at best, in a trading range for years to come...

 

....There is no such thing as a safe haven investment. I wish they were. Gold went down something like 70% from its top during the 1980s and 1990s, even silver went down over 90% during its bear market in 1980s and 1990s. There is no such thing in the investment world as a safe haven. I would rather own silver than many currencies these days and would rather own gold in many currencies. But I do not want to buy gold when it is going straight up. I would rather buy something that is down rather than things that are going straight up."

Investment Philosophy

 

Some Investors May Think There Is No God, No Karma And Greed Is Good "Get Rich Quick!". Seriously, Come On...Global Growth Is 5% Compound Growth - And A Diverse Portfolio Although Not Always Going To Beat The Market Benchmarks By That Much Will Insure Against Losses (Provided The Right Assets Are Carefully Chosen).

 

Besides, Why Should Anybody, "Suck The System Dry" Without Having Made Serious Investments In The Potential Growth Of Those Investments To The Benefit Of The Economy As Well As Getting A Return On Those Investments? (Not That Anybody Should Want To Or Try To "Suck The System Dry")

 

Look At The Great Entrepreneurs Of Our Time; Richard Branson, Bill Gates, Donald Trump & The Great Investor Warren Buffet Who Has Donated Much Of His Wealth...They Put More In Than They Ever Took Out. Didn't They?

 

Look At All The Greedy Barons Of History - Where Are They Now?

 

The Wheels Of Justice Turn Slowly But Keep Turning They Do

 

 

Why Spending A Couple of Quid More On A Bottle Of  Wine Matters:

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9556000/9556872.stm

 

"Black(ish)" Thursday 4th August 2011

3 Stocks that made gains (whilst everyone else was losing)

 

Ata Inc Adr (ATAI)

(8.65%)
as of Aug 04, 3:00 PM EDT

http://www.wikinvest.com/stock/Ata_Inc_Adr_(ATAI) 

 

Randgold Resources (GOLD)

(2.49%)
as of Aug 04, 3:31 PM EDT

http://www.wikinvest.com/stock/Randgold_Resources_(GOLD)

 

Northern Technlgies Intl (NTIC)

(0.60%)
as of Aug 04, 10:53 AM EDT

http://www.wikinvest.com/stock/Northern_Technlgies_Intl_(NTIC)

 

 


" Gripped by fear of another recession, the financial markets suffered their worst day Thursday since the crisis of 2008. The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 500 points, its ninth-steepest decline ever. The sell-off wiped out the Dow's gains for 2011."http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iuJmGtlQQNy7EXGb4YxBN2HWbc0A?docId=197387ba1c2b457ea703b3743df60275

 

Randgold Resources (GOLD) Finished Friday 5th August Up 0.94%

 

Rio Tinto warns commodities could fall

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/industry/mining/8681012/Rio-Tinto-warning-on-commodity-market-spooks-investors.html


<< SEE TOP OF MENU FOR GLOBAL INVESTMENTS COMING UP ON

THE RADAR AT THE MOMENT

(Over 20 Asset Classes Worth Considering Except Everything Is Riskier At The Moment)


Strangely, Although The UK Maybe Badly Affected By The Looming World Economic Collapse It Was The Least Affected By The Great Depression Of The 1930's And Has A History Of Tenacity In The Face Of Adversity - The Global Economy Is In A Complete Mess & Life Could Get Much, Much Worse Than The 1930's For People Around The World - Basically Because Of The Debt Burdens Many Countries Have


 


http://www.presstv.ir/detail/191894.html


 

 

 


Noster, which is up 7.5 percent so far this year compared with an average hedge fund gain of 0.76 percent according to Hedge Fund Research, has bought credit default swaps on emerging markets and "five different European investment grade companies", and has no positions in banks.

http://advancedtrading.com/managingthedesk/231002079

 


Investments Referred To On This Website Are Based On Global Macroeconomic Research & Study (As Against Convertible Arbitrage Or Quantitative Software Analysis) And Avoids Completely Unnecessary Complex Mathematical Formulas.

 

Sharpe Ratio:

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharpe_ratio

 


 
(Remember The Present Time Is The Most Dangerous Time Known For Investors In The Modern Era, But These Opportunities Do Look More Interesting The More One Looks At Them - Please Consider All Research Into These Areas Is Ongoing & Reordering Or Possible Elimination Is Inevitable)
 

Investors Not Overly Concerned About U.S. Government Deadlines But More So The Overall State Of U.S Government Finances:

 

http://www.marketwatch.com/video/asset/marketwatch%20video/CDEDD854-731B-

4232-9081-D6C0C80F5775?siteid=nwhwk#!89FC1DF2-2F78-46B3-80EA-487EA8D2A786

 

 


Imagine if investors started pouring money into the U.S housing market where 5 bedroomed homes are now selling for $10,000? What would this do to the U.S. economy? It could mean that banks would start filling their coffers (on top of taxpayer bailouts) and eas(ier) credit may ensue - boosting small businesses. Also, consider if China allowed easy credit - then there is a massive consumer market.This could create a global see-saw economy with the economic drivers shifting backwards and forwards.
 

 
Other than the above information being realised...See you the other side of Doomsday....
Let's face it the developed world lives in a post-"industrial revolution" society - Industry has moved east. More likely; small business, innovation, service sectors, internet technologies - All brought about with the help of a highly educated population who will have to eat less food, drink less beer (less than a Irish navvy at the height of the Industrial Revolution or a team of builders working on a skyscraper), exercise more, live more healthy and operate as entrepreneurial individuals working from home where possible of which the accumulated sum of which might actually add up to something...one day...once governments run their budgets as the individual politicians involved would run their own households.  
 

Bombay Sensex Looks Like An Symmetrical Triangle Forming In An Uptrend Whilst Some Other Major Indexes Looking Like Triangles In Downtrends. German DAX Looks OK Though.
 
Top Tip: Look For Assets That Climbed Steadily North-East Throughout The 2008 Crash - Chances Are They Will Continue To Climb Steadily Through The Next Probable Crash (2011) - They Do Exist - It Is Just A Matter Of Tracking Them Down...
 
Brazil Looking Increasingly Like The Best Country (Along With Chile & Uraguay) To Invest In For The Long Term Starting 2011
Also, Russia & India Not To Be Dismissed Either, However Most Of These Countries Are Dogged By High Inflation. However, The Fundamentals Look Better Than Many Other Countries And Major Retailers Are Expanding Their Operations In Some Of These Countries...
 Thankyou For Taking The Time To Look Around This Website - Hopefully It Is Of
Some Use To You...

 

 

Basically, if the political elites of the western economies don't sort out the debt crisis and get the economy moving again soon, they will have to face a hungry, angry & envious population.
Sadly, both politicians and populace have become disconnected from sound household budgeting that can & should be adopted on a national level, instead of resorting to some kind of complex, rocket-science economic formulae with seemingly, perceived magical properties by both sides of the political spectrum.

 
 
 
 

Top Investor Latest Analysis 

Jim Chanos:
 
China's Central government losing control of China's property bubble which is being worsened by local governments acting separately in partnership with property developers.
 

Jim Rogers:
 
“Everyone already knows that the U.S. has lost its AAA status....Anyone who knows what is going on, already knows that the U.S. is now the biggest debtor nation in the history of the world. It’s only S&P and Moody’s that haven’t figured out what is going on. The investment world knows that the U.S. is not AAA.”

Warren Buffet

 
 

Jeffrey Christian 

 

 

Marc Faber
 
 

The Straw That Broke The Camel's Back
 
The Global Economy Is Like A Camel Carrying A Large Burden - Slow Economies, National Debts, Looming Housing Bubbles, Possible Defaults (Greece, Spain & Portugal) With Other Countries Loaded With These Countries (PIIGS) Debts And Other Countries Loaded With The Other Creditor Countries Debts And High Inflation Countries (BRICS), And Geopolitical Problems & Upheavel Just To Top It Off!!! 
 
Talk About The Straw That Broke The Camel's Back!!!
 
The Question Is...When Will The Last Straw Be Placed On The Camels Back? Or Will Some Of The Straw Be Removed Before The Camel's Back Breaks?
 
Real Assets:
 
Even If Gold & Silver Prices Drop, Farms Made Losses, Mines Made Losses,
Property Remained Vacant - At Least If You Owned These Real Assets They Will
Still Be There In 10 Years Time.
 
 
 
Most Of The Gloomy Aspects Of This Website Are Based On The U.S Debt Crisis & Continued Money Printing. Also, There Is The Possibility Of A Housing Bubble In China, Canada & Australia As Well As A Properly Recognised Greek Default.
 
*       *       *
 
The Obama Administration May Prevent A Credit Default But The International Economy Looks On A Knife Edge. Careful Study Of International Index Charts Suggest A Head & Shoulders And Tops Are Forming But Will Not Be Confirmed Until The First Or Second Week Of August 2011.
 
*       *       *
 
On A Positive Note: China May Just Be Large Enough To Absorb A Real Estate Crash. Developments In Both Liquid Natural Gas, Oil Drilling & Shale Extraction May Help Suppress Oil Prices (Also Helped If Libya Oil Flows Again). Also, Demand For Oil May Slow Due To The Slowing Economies Of Most Of The World. Other Points To Bear In Mind Can Be Found Elsewhere On This Site.
 
*       *       *
 
However, All Things Considered, The International Economy Is Looking Very Precarious And Will Be Very Difficult For Several Years.
 
*       *       *
 
For A More Pessimistic Analysis Read On...
 
 
DOOMSDAY Is Coming, Where Everyone Has To Give An Account Of Themselves: Are YOU Prepared? 
 
 



 
 
Consider This:
 
If you have 100k to invest and you put 10k in 10 assets and you lose in 9 assets but make in 1 asset and it explodes you can still be in profit, equilibrium or lose just a small percentage. If you leave all your money in one asset such as fiat money and the world money system collapses you could lose all of it.
 
Or just imagine that all 10 assets take off - You could be a very rich person in a few years...
 
but more sensible expectation: 5/10 success rate?
 
Investors are recommended to spread their money across a diverse range of assets
 
However,
 
It is your money and you should know your assets...
 
Any more than say 6 assets (for example) and you will have a hard time getting a deep knowledge and understanding of those assets. Although you can hold dozens of assets in each asset class (preferably top 10 performers with a couple of chancers thrown in). Approximately 72 Assets.
 
Keywords: Tops, Bottoms & Trends
 
(You can still invest in growing/declining trends even if you missed the bottom or top)
 
Top Tip:
 
Keep an investment journal/diary - write all your tickers on back page, names, investment websites, advisors, tel.no etc (a pen & paper never brake down or stops working) - you can also draw simple charts of your favourite investments as you write your journal (takes 30 seconds). Always write date every time you start your journal - Good for when browsing the web, videos, TV, newspapers etc and write brief notes.
 
Read through it once per week.
 
(Important - Otherwise you will lose focus and get distracted - Drill those notes into your head)
 
 
It's Your Money Remember!
 

 
   

 

 What Is Ethical Investment? Should It Be On An Investors List Of Priorities?

 
 
 
 
 
 
An Investment Strategy That Takes Into Consideration The Possible Real Estate Crash In China May Not Be The Unwisest Move To Make...
 
Question:
 
Such A Crash (If It Were To Happen)...What Impact Would It Have On Rising Commodity Prices & Company Stocks Of Western Mining & Production, (Nevermind U.S, Western European & China Stocks)?
 
 
 
 
 
 

Top Tip: Gain Indirect Exposure To Potential Price Rises In Commodities By Investing In Companies That Produce Or Mine Those Commodities Without Risk Exposure To Sudden Price Fluctuations Of The Commodities Themselves.
 
 

 
Important : Please Do Not Waste Your Money On Inefficient Wind Farms - Look At Clean, Environment Friendly Natural Gas: The World Has Plenty Of Natural Gas...Coming To A Service Station Near You Soon...

Argentina Index Looking Good Though
 
 

 

No One Person, Group Or Organisation Can Be Right About Every 

Investment Opportunity All The Time, But What They Can Do Is Look At All The Information That Is Available And Then Make Considered Judgements. This Approach Makes It Essential To Have A Broad Portfolio In Most Areas, Equities, Land, Commodities, SME's Etc. Whether Going Long Or Short In Proportion To Risk Factor.

 

 Top Investors With No Affiliations With Obama Administration Or News Corporations Are Predicting The Worst Case Scenario For Western Economies:

5 Years At Best / 30 Years At Worst

Potentially Toxic Investments

  • Euro Currency
  • UK & US Property
  • UK & US Stocks & Shares
  • UK Bonds(Gilts)(3.7% Return)
  • FTSE 100
  • U.S Stocks
  • PIIGS 
  •  

 
  
 
"The Oracle Of Omaha" Warren Buffet suggests -  Not To Look At The Pips But What Is Behind The Pips.
  
World Energy Outlook 2010 Executive Report: http://www.worldenergyoutlook.org/docs/weo2010/WEO2010_ES_English.pdf "Unconventional sources of oil are thought to be huge – several times larger than conventional oil resources..."
 

Unconventional oil is set to play an increasingly important role in world oil supply through to 2035 regardless of what governments do to curb demand."

– International Energy Agency,
   2010 World Outlook

 
Q. What Is The Future Of Energy? 
 
1. Nuclear?<<<<<<<<?
2. Oil?
3. Coal?
4. Gas?<<<<<<<<<<<?
5. Shale?
6. Solar Power?
7. Wind Farms?
8. Wave Farms?
9. Dams?
10. Food Crops?
11. Silo Pellets?
10. Hydrogen Power?
 

 
 
 

Price List For Some Of The Investments

As Discussed On This Website

 

SymbolPriceChange% Chg
USDCHF0.920.010.62%
USDJPY76.45-0.31-0.40%
AMZN191.29-4.09-2.09%
EURUSD1.31-0.01-0.63%
GBPUSD1.570.00-0.22%
CSCO19.52-0.04-0.20%
GOOG578.49-1.49-0.26%
Quotes are by IDC Comstock and are delayed 20 minutes.
Fund prices are from Morningstar.
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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The Aden Forecast

 

What concerns us is that interest rates are now signaling a major trend reversal to the downside…If that proves to be true, it’ll be a very bearish sign for stocks. In other words, this interest rate change could well be providing an early warning that some sort of crisis, or another recession, lies ahead. If so, then stocks could be headed for a steep fall.”

 

 

All things considered, we feel this is a time to play it safe and lighten up on your stock holdings. Since the major stock trends are still up, we recommend keeping a smaller 15% position in the strongest stocks (down from 25%), but sell the weaker ones.”

The balance of the Adens’ recommended asset allocation:

  • 40% precious metals (physical, shares and exchange-traded funds);
  • 30% cash (Swiss francs, Canadian and U.S. dollars);
  • 15% energy and resource stocks.

 

 

Not too different to what Jim Rogers has been saying for a while (except for Japanese Yen & Crops - Anyone noticed food going up?) - To be included in assets to 

 

>>>>>>>>Upto 30% US Dollars in assets?

  

Also, Consider Italy has large Gold stock.


  
FTSE 100 http://www.moneyweek.com/news-and-charts/market-data/ftse 
  

 
 
Here Is A Suggestion: 
1. Convert Your Paper Money Into Swiss Francs, Brazillian Real, Gold & Silver & Keep Some For Spare Cash.
2. Store Money & Precious Metals in High Interest Banks & Vaults.
3. Move away from Cities
4. Then Wait....Wait For The Probable Global Default (August 14th 2011 - approx.) May Have To Wait Longer Though.
5. Afterwards You Can Buy Real Assets: Working Farms, Orchards, Vineyards, Build To Let Land or Resale Property. Also, U.S Properties & Southern European Properties Will Be Cheap To (& Already Are) But Civil Strife, Anarchy & High Crime Rates Possible.
 

 

 

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