The following commentary comes from an independent investor or market observer as part of TheStreet's guest contributor program, which is separate from the company's news coverage.
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- During the last week of the year, volume tends to be light, due to the fact that big-money traders are busy enjoying the holidays and waiting for their year-end bonuses.
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5 Best Trade Ideas for Oil, Gold, ETFs
Posted by qwerty52395 37 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)Barrick Gold, Siemens Will Shine, Says Fund Manager
Posted by NecroDrake 144 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
As investors focus on the European debt crisis, Paul Hechmer, portfolio manager for the del Rey Monarch Fund, is stepping up his investments in several defensive Japanese stocks as an alternative, holding stocks like Shiseido and Seven & I Holdings Co., owners of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain.
The $6 million fund, which was launched in June 2001, has lost 3% over the past month, better
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Taking Emotion Out of the Gold Trade
Posted by copeminster 167 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Gold has been on a wild ride the last couple of weeks. It went up $100 in a few days and then went down $100 in about 24 hours.
Early in the day on Tuesday we sold one-third of our clients' position in the SPDR Gold Trust based on sentiment indicators like the number of analysts that were calling for $3,000 as the actual price was approaching $2,000 and the fact that GLD
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Bullish Trend for Gold and Silver
Posted by Bladeultra7 231 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
The following commentary comes from an independent investor or market observer as part of TheStreet's guest contributor program, which is separate from the company's news coverage.
NEW YORK (TheLFB-Forex) -- Gold and silver trade has rebuilt a bullish overall trend following test of support recently that confirmed the markets are willing to buy-the-dips. The 4-hour trends are indicating that tr
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Obama vs. the GOP will be gold mine for Spanish TV
Posted by klipper444 236 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
Spanish-language television news is meeting a surge in Hispanic voting muscle and viewership with greatly expanded domestic coverage this year, just in time for the 2012 election season.
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Composer Andrew Gold dies at 59
Posted by LordKaien 246 days ago (http://www.thestar.com)
Andrew Gold, a singer, musician and composer whose songs included the 1977 hit "Lonely Boy," has died. He was 59.
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Gold, Silver Forming Base
Posted by NecroDrake 258 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
The following commentary comes from an independent investor or market observer as part of TheStreet's guest contributor program, which is separate from the company's news coverage.
NEW YORK (TheLFB-Forex) -- News wires are very quiet in regard to gold (1525) and silver (37.10) bullion-related issues, as price action indicates that a volatile period of price consolidation may be over and that bu
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Verizon iPhone vs. Gold: What's the Better Buy?
Posted by ShadowRoxas 367 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Buy a Verizon iPhone, and in two years you will have spent about $3,180. Or, you could spend that same amount on 2.3 ounces of gold.
Verizon sold out of its limited stock of Verizon iPhones at 8 p.m. ET Thursday as consumers rushed to get first dibs on the device. The iPhone will hit Verizon stores on Feb. 10 for those who missed out on pre-ordering.
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How to Invest in Gold
Posted by Killerbonz1 393 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
NEW YORK (TheStreet ) - It's never too late to invest in gold no matter what the gold price.
Whenever you buy gold, the first rule of thumb is dollar cost averaging, putting a fixed amount of money towards gold every month regardless of the price. For the average investor, this strategy spreads the risk out over time and lessens the downside.
Most money managers advocate anywhere from 3%-10% in
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Gold Prices Up, Closing Out Record 2010
Posted by underwood55 403 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
(Gold market story updated for settlement prices.)
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Gold prices posted strong gains on New Year's Eve, putting an appropriate cap on another year of record returns.
Gold for February delivery added $15.50 to $1,421.40 an ounce at the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The gold price settled at its high for the session. Earlier Friday, it traded as low as
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Opinion: The Impossibility of a Gold Bubble
Posted by Kelenloth 406 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
In an ocean of propaganda, there are few forms of disinformation as annoying as the endless "gold bubble" babble. Typically, precious metals commentators will refute such nonsense by pointing out that, compared to other commodity prices today, and compared to the gold price itself in 1980, gold is still unequivocally "cheap" and does not represent an asset bubble in any respect.
Despite the quint
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Stocks Beat Bonds, Gold, BBH Strategist Says
Posted by UltraPants 442 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Bonds are overvalued and gold is no protection from inflation, says Scott Clemons, chief investment strategist at Brown Brothers Harriman and contributor to the BBH Core Select Fund.
Better than both of those options are consumer-staples stocks such as Coca Cola and Johnson & Johnson, says Clemons.
The $368 million mutual fund, which garners four of five stars from Morn
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Revenge of the 'Gold Nuts'
Posted by Guardian560 462 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
Some activists argue they have legitimate concerns about price manipulation in precious metals.
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Strategy Shift Spurs Gold ETFs
Posted by Neopopulus2 537 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
Gold ETFs have seen a surge in inflow as portfolio managers have shifted their gold investing strategy from a tactical allocation to a strategic one.
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Great Gold Stocks, Blue Chips, Warning Signs
Posted by EbilPancake 551 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Guests include George Feiger, CEO of Contango Capital, Tom Winmill, portfolio manager for the Midas Perpetual Portfolio and Stephanie Link, director of research for Jim Cramer's Action Alerts Plus.
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5 Reasons Gold Will Keep Its Luster
Posted by ManThing 575 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
As market volatility and economic recovery concerns continue, gold has staying power.
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Black Gold Gets Support From Demand
Posted by qweasd170 602 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
Oil hit a wall on concerns over the global economic recovery and the Gulf of Mexico spill but supply and demand forces may enable an opportunity in black gold to prevail.
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How Safe Are Gold ETFs?
Posted by JMaster500 608 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
By understanding the risks associated with physically backed and futures-backed gold ETFs, investors can find the safest routes of access to this popular commodity.
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Guide to Precious Metals: Beyond Gold
Posted by Foster945 627 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
Investors have turned to silver as a source of support in recent times of market uncertainty. Like the yellow metal, a number of silver ETFs are currently available.
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Guide to Precious Metals: Gold
Posted by mewtwo158 628 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
ETF investors can choose among three funds to play physical gold. These funds seek to meet the same goal: track the price of gold bullion.
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New ETF Offers Triple the Return of Gold Miners
Posted by Spartan504 657 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
Products in the new ETF from Direxion are designed to provide leveraged exposure to specific slices of the market.
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Gaining Easy Gold Exposure Through ETFs
Posted by FireSyphon 667 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
Investing in gold, which history suggests is ready for a pullback, can be done through certain exchange-traded funds.
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ETF Plays Once Gold Regains Footing
Posted by qwerty52395 687 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
There are ways to play gold as analysts suggest the metal will hold a $1,000 floor and see upside.
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Gold medal winners for your Pocono garden
Posted by aaron4sho 703 days ago (http://www.poconorecord.com)
While The Flying Tomato, Shaun White, may be one of the most well-known gold medalists of the Olympic Games, did you know that there are gold-medal crops just waiting for you to plant in your garden?
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Fidelity Manager Picks Gold Miners Over Gold
Posted by Doodmeister 726 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
Fidelity manager Joe Wickwire says investors looking to take advantage of the bull market in commodities should own shares of gold producers instead of gold.
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