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Get Ready For A Weak Dollar World

Stocks officially entered a bear market last week, at least as measured by the MSCI World index. But then that […]

Where does the world’s food grow?

By John McArthur and Krista Rasmussen, Brookings Institute, Developing countries are home to roughly 80 percent of the world’s population, […]

Gold Stocks Upside Targets

The gold miners’ stocks are rocketing higher again, multiplying wealth for smart contrarian traders who bought them low in recent […]

The world has discovered a $1 trillion ocean

As chairman of investments at Guggenheim Partners, Scott Minerd thought he had a realistic view on how big an economic […]

The Big Picture

By John Mauldin, By Neil Howe, I’ve been a bit slow in bringing good friend Neil Howe’s predictions for 2016 […]

Gold’s Latest Correlations with 21 Major Assets/Economic Indicators

By NIA, NIA has just calculated gold’s latest correlations for the past decade with 21 major assets/economic indicators including other […]

Emerging Markets 2016 Outlook

By Mark Mobius, Franklin Templeton Blog, In many respects, 2015 was a challenging year for investors in emerging markets. However, […]

How To Add Real Assets To Your Portfolio

  As interior decorators love to explain to neophyte clients, yes, of course you can paint your walls white. But […]

Gold’s Artificial Price Lows

By: Zeal_LLC Gold’s latest slide to new secular lows has amplified the hyper-bearish sentiment long plaguing it.  More than ever, traders […]

Silicon Valley’s new power player: China

Backed by Beijing, deep-pocketed, globe-trotting Chinese venture capitalists are buying up U.S. companies to power China’s emerging clean-tech revolution–and getting […]