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Join me for drinks in London on May 21. Read on for the invitation. […]

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Richard Russell – “After the calm comes the storm”

By Prieur du Plessis, on May 1st, 2010 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money

I often quote Richard Russell, the 85-year-old writer of the Dow Theory Letters, in my blog posts. Although I may not necessarily always agree with his views, they are always stimulating and important to consider when piecing together the financial puzzle. This post shares the long-timer’s latest thinking. […]

Visualizing Obama’s budget cuts

By Prieur du Plessis, on May 1st, 2010 posted in: Economy, Investment

This video is a little dated, but still succeeds in getting a very important message regarding the U.S. budget deficit across. […]

Gold bullion – advancing in all currencies

By Prieur du Plessis, on May 1st, 2010 posted in: Gold, Investment

The gold price is not only making headway in US dollar terms, but also in most major (and minor) currencies as illustrated by the table and graph below. Bullion veterans will recognize this phenomenon as a manifestation of solid investment demand (and a vote of no confidence in fiat paper per se). […]

The week ahead

By Prieur du Plessis, on May 1st, 2010 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money

The video clips in this post provide a handy summary of the reports expected on the economic, financial and corporate front around the globe during the week ahead. […]

Don Coxe webcast – updated (April 30, 2010)

By Prieur du Plessis, on May 1st, 2010 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money

Don Coxe has updated his popular webcast on Friday, April 30. Follow the link from this post. […]