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The Value of a Thief

Chris Mayer — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:54:37 +0000

“Every human problem is an investment opportunity if you can anticipate the solution,” the old gentleman told me. “If not for thieves, who would buy locks?” I just met this remarkable fellow, full of wisdom on investing, yet hardly known beyond a small group of fans. His name is Thomas Phelps, and he’s had quite [...]

The Value of a Thief originally appeared in the Daily Reckoning. The Daily Reckoning, published by Agora Financial provides over 400,000 global readers economic news, market analysis, and contrarian investment ideas.

Why Gold is Money Despite Changing Conditions

Bill Bonner — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:26:37 +0000

The price of gold shot up yesterday. Reports said investors were betting on another round of “quantitative easing,” aka money printing. But are gold buyers making a big mistake? Is history repeating itself? The New York Times suggests it is: As it was in 1980, could it be again in 2012? The 1980 presidential election [...]

Why Gold is Money Despite Changing Conditions originally appeared in the Daily Reckoning. The Daily Reckoning, published by Agora Financial provides over 400,000 global readers economic news, market analysis, and contrarian investment ideas.

When Emerging Markets Shape the Developed World

Bill Bonner — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:00:56 +0000

“America is back,” said the President of all the Americans, “Anyone who tells you America is in decline or that our influence has waned, doesn’t know what they’re talking about.” Well, Dear Reader, we’re here to tell you: America is in decline. We can give it to you straight because we’re not running for public [...]

When Emerging Markets Shape the Developed World originally appeared in the Daily Reckoning. The Daily Reckoning, published by Agora Financial provides over 400,000 global readers economic news, market analysis, and contrarian investment ideas.

The Federal Reserve and Other Crimes Against Capitalism

Eric Fry — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:15:15 +0000

New York Times writer, Steven M. Davidoff, recently dubbed the Federal Reserve, “the most successful hedge fund around.” After reading the article, we concluded that Mr. Davidoff is the most creative financial writer around. As such, Mr. Davidoff may be the perfect apologist for today’s dysfunctional monetary “system.” Certainly, he possesses the cerebral alacrity to [...]

The Federal Reserve and Other Crimes Against Capitalism originally appeared in the Daily Reckoning. The Daily Reckoning, published by Agora Financial provides over 400,000 global readers economic news, market analysis, and contrarian investment ideas.

Why Personal Privacy is Now Public Enemy #1

Joel Bowman — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:08:50 +0000

Yes…he’s probably listening… We’d prefer to invite you to a quieter place, Fellow Reckoner…somewhere we could talk in private. A speakeasy, perhaps. Somewhere off the radar. Alas, that’s becoming increasingly difficult. In fact, according to recruitment propaganda handed out by the FBI and the Department of Justice to Internet cafe owners across the country, a [...]

Why Personal Privacy is Now Public Enemy #1 originally appeared in the Daily Reckoning. The Daily Reckoning, published by Agora Financial provides over 400,000 global readers economic news, market analysis, and contrarian investment ideas.

The Problem with Contemporary Education

Bill Bonner — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:00:37 +0000

Several of the ‘Capitalism in Crisis’ thinkers — even those who should have known better — thought the government needed to invest more money in education. Kenneth Rogoff, for example, concludes that “improved education alone will not resolve the flaws inherent in today’s capitalism, but it [is an] essential first step down any path to [...]

The Problem with Contemporary Education originally appeared in the Daily Reckoning. The Daily Reckoning, published by Agora Financial provides over 400,000 global readers economic news, market analysis, and contrarian investment ideas.

Get Rich Slow

Patrick Cox — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:12:41 +0000

Get-rich-quick investment advice is a fantasy. Get-rich-slow is a validated strategy for real wealth. Today, it is more important than ever to keep the long-run perspective firmly in mind… Lest you’ve forgotten, world financial markets are in a state of unparalleled disorder. More capital has been drained from markets, thanks to the irresponsibility of politicians [...]

Get Rich Slow originally appeared in the Daily Reckoning. The Daily Reckoning, published by Agora Financial provides over 400,000 global readers economic news, market analysis, and contrarian investment ideas.

How to Prolong an Inevitable Market Correction

Bill Bonner — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:22:12 +0000

Last week came and went. As near as we could tell, nothing was settled. The trends in motion stayed in motion… No end in sight. On Friday, Americans were still convinced that they were never going broke. The Europeans were still squabbling about how they were going to keep from going broke And the Japanese [...]

How to Prolong an Inevitable Market Correction originally appeared in the Daily Reckoning. The Daily Reckoning, published by Agora Financial provides over 400,000 global readers economic news, market analysis, and contrarian investment ideas.

Banking on Your Phone

Patrick Cox — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:05:58 +0000

America has lagged behind much of the world in terms of digital wallets. Elsewhere, people routinely use phones instead of credit cards. There are several reasons for this. Partly, it is because North America saw mobile phones so early. When other regions finally rolled out mobile phones, infrastructures were more modern. The larger reason, however, [...]

Banking on Your Phone originally appeared in the Daily Reckoning. The Daily Reckoning, published by Agora Financial provides over 400,000 global readers economic news, market analysis, and contrarian investment ideas.

My Favorite Way to Own Silver

Byron King — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:11:13 +0000

My favorite way to own silver is the Sprott Physical Silver Trust (NYSE:PSLV). This is a product of the Eric Sprott group, of Toronto. Units of this trust were trading well above $20 a few months ago. But today, even after silver’s January rally, the units are trading below $15. That’s a 25% decline, which [...]

My Favorite Way to Own Silver originally appeared in the Daily Reckoning. The Daily Reckoning, published by Agora Financial provides over 400,000 global readers economic news, market analysis, and contrarian investment ideas.