| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
By Neels van Schaik When days are dark friends are few Currently there is a very intense focus on the downswing in the domestic economy – how deep and how protracted will this be? Just as no-one believed that there could be a turning point in the upswing we experienced over the [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Are You Making These “Rookie” Silver Mistakes? (Learn Mining News, 1/30/12) One Thing Silver Lovers Won’t Tell You (Learn Mining News, 1/4/12) Special Report: How to Buy Silver (Money Morning, 1/5/12)
By Kevin Lings In May, new passenger vehicle sales (as reported by NAAMSA) plummeted by a very significant 28.1% y/y. This is the largest annual decline in passenger car sales in around 14 years, and a grave concern given the already high interest rates, record-high debt level, the cash-flow squeeze most consumers [...] More on this topic (What's this?) The Secret to Gold Prices: Real Interest Rates (Wealth Daily, 1/20/12) A Misconception about the Value of Bonds (Michael James on Money, 1/18/12) The High Cost of Low Interest Rates (REIT Wrecks, 10/4/11) 
Although humorous, this Zimbabwean restaurant slip illustrates the harsh reality of a country in a huge mess and with an inflation rate going ballistic.
Did you enjoy this posting? If so, click here to subscribe to updates to Investment Postcards from Cape Town by e-mail.
[...]  By Prieur du Plessis, on June 4th, 2008 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money  3 people had their say - chime in!
Donald Coxe, Global Portfolio Strategist of BMO Financial Group, has established a great “big picture” track record and built a large following over the years. His eloquently phrased investment recommendations are particularly insightful and are repeated in this post in an attempt to make sense of the troubled times encountered by financial markets. [...] |
![[Most Recent Charts from www.kitco.com]](http://www.kitconet.com/charts/metals/gold/t24_au_en_usoz_4.gif)
 (requires Windows Media Player) 
|      
   | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Copyright © 2012 Investment Postcards from Cape Town - All Rights Reserved Performance Optimization WordPress Plugins by W3 EDGE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Email
ECRI Leading Indicator: Turning for the better?
Roach on U.S. economy, Fed policy, China, Europe
Prieur’s Readings (Jan 30, 2012)
European choices
Recent Comments