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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. I was not planning on do Read More »
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 Read More »
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 Read More »
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 Read More »
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. Read More »
Andrew Gold, a singer, musician and composer whose songs included the 1977 hit "Lonely Boy," has died. He was 59. Read More »
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 Read More »
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. For the complete pim Read More »
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 Read More »
(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 Read More »
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 Read More »
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 Read More »
Some activists argue they have legitimate concerns about price manipulation in precious metals. Read More »
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. Read More »
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. Read More »
As market volatility and economic recovery concerns continue, gold has staying power. Read More »
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. Read More »
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. Read More »
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. Read More »
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. Read More »
Products in the new ETF from Direxion are designed to provide leveraged exposure to specific slices of the market. Read More »
Investing in gold, which history suggests is ready for a pullback, can be done through certain exchange-traded funds. Read More »
There are ways to play gold as analysts suggest the metal will hold a $1,000 floor and see upside. Read More »
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? Read More »
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. Read More »

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