Investing

9 rules for contrarian investing

Sol Palha
December 3, 2015
A true contrarian never opens a position unless blood is freely flowing on the streets or the investment in question is despised or being ignored by the masses.

How to invest when you're investing

Dudley Pierce Baker
March 12, 2015
Investing with limited funds can present many challenges.

Buffett successor?

Sam Forgione, Reuters
March 2, 2015
At 84, it's time for Warren Buffett to start looking for a successor. Who will it be?

Ditch the risk and embrace the upside

Kevin Michael Grace
January 31, 2014
Adrian Day likes to think long term, and historical trends persuade him that the bull market in gold should continue for years to come. Here, he explains why he expects a significant gold price recovery in the near future.

Gold crybabies are born to lose

Peter Byrne
January 30, 2014
Lawrence Roulston has little patience for investors without the nerves to hold onto a good thing during tough times. Gold has been the main embodiment of value for thousands of years, Roulston points out, so why should tomorrow be different?

The long and short of gold investing

Peter Schiff
January 3, 2014
There are two types of gold investors: Those trying to make money on short-term market timing and those looking for long-term asset preservation. It was the fear-driven trading of the former that helped gold break $1,900 in 2011, and for good reason -- stormy markets steer investors to safe havens

Investors seek rule-based indexes to beat stock gains, diversify

Kevin Dugan, Bloomberg
December 12, 2013
Indexes that sometimes use complex strategies are attracting more interest from U.S. structured note buyers.

Buffett’s $40 billion cash pile provides fuel for takeover

Noah Buhayar, Bloomberg
October 31, 2013
Warren Buffett, who aims to have $20 billion in cash at his Berkshire Hathaway Inc., isn’t investing fast enough to keep money from piling up.

Common gold & silver pitfalls to avoid

James Anderson
September 27, 2013
Investing in gold and silver may seem simple and straightforward, however it is not. Knowing what not to do when investing in gold and silver is just as important (if not more important ) than knowing what to do.

Taking a long-term view on commodities

Burton Rothberg
September 24, 2013
Some of the best opportunities in commodities are long-term. A simple model can forecast where you might find the most lucrative investments.