06 « January « 2012 « Investment Postcards from Cape Town

Angst about the European debt malaise reappeared yesterday, with the Greek bailout being delayed and France seeing its debt costs rise at its first bond auction of the year. In order to gauge whether credit conditions in Europe are improving or worsening, I am keeping a close eye on the so-called TED spread, specifically the European TED Spread. Read on … [...]

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New Global Banking Regulations: Buying Opportunities in Europe (Investment U, 1/5/12)

EU Summit Produces a Long-Term Solution for a Short-Term Crisis (Investment U, 12/16/11)

The Fate of the Eurozone Hangs on Sunday's French Elections (Money Morning, 5/4/12)

Read more on European Union, TED Spread at Wikinvest

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Prieur on Radio: Launching “Investment Postcards Live!”

By Prieur du Plessis, on January 6th, 2012 posted in: Overseas Radio Network

With only three days to go, I am very excited about the launch of my new talk radio show “Investment Postcards Live!” on Overseas Radio Network. The show will be about global financial markets, covering the economy, stocks, bonds, currencies, commodities and gold. The content will be quite similar to my “Words from the Wise” blog posts that some veteran readers may still remember. [...]

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Why Most of the Investment Advice You’ve Heard is Wrong (Investment U, 1/20/12)

The Best Investment You Can Make In Four Minutes (Investment U, 2/6/12)

The Most Important Investment You Can Make Right Now (Money Morning, 3/1/12)

Equities to outperform in a volatile world

By Prieur du Plessis, on January 6th, 2012 posted in: Bonds, Investment, Stocks

Global equities should outperform bonds and deliver reasonable returns relative to alternatives over the medium-to-long run … [...]

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A 2012 Stock Market Volatility Forecast (Investment U, 1/5/12)

Does Low Volatility Put Your Portfolio At Risk? (Investment U, 1/27/12)

Bonds: The Most Important Asset Class (Expected Returns, 4/18/12)

Read more on Historical Volatility, Bond Investing at Wikinvest

Daily market update (Jan 5, 2012): Back to reality

By Prieur du Plessis, on January 6th, 2012 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money

Adam Hewison, charting strategist of INO/Market Club, brings you another edition of his invaluable service of daily technical market updates. These analyses give you an overall perspective of market conditions, highlight a few key movers, and discuss how current events are affecting investment strategy. Click through to hear Adam’s latest views on gold, silver, the US Dollar Index, the CRB Index, crude oil and the S&P 500 Index. [...]

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Gold Price Forecast for the Remainder of 2012 (Investment U, 5/18/12)

The Five Stocks You Have to Own in 2012 (Money Morning, 12/23/11)

Chart: 2012’s Fastest Growing Nations Will Be… (Investment U, 1/8/12)

Read more on HSBC HLDG, Chun YU Works at Wikinvest

Bull markets, past and present: Is the rally over?

By Prieur du Plessis, on January 6th, 2012 posted in: Investment, Stocks

Since March 2009, the Dow has surged about 90%. As MarketWatch columnist Mark Hulbert notes, the latest bull market arguably has run much longer than others in history. And that might suggest it’s run its course. [...]

Infograhic: All the world’s gold

By Prieur du Plessis, on January 6th, 2012 posted in: Gold, Investment

This post features a fascinating infographic on the world’s gold. [...]