Ah, emotions… the spice of life; they are the medium by which we experience joy and happiness, motivation, fulfillment, and self-actualization. They push us along toward our goals, and serve as a check and balance on our behavior. I see emotions as a sort of yin-yang relationship: when they are in balance, we can perform optimally…. [Read More]
What to do… what to do… when Mr. Market is grouchy?
I recently sold off a good chunk of my precious metals at the market peak, and with the recent market turmoil that doesn’t seem like it was such a bad decision. However, I am in a bit of a dilemma: I have a downpayment to pay, and I have a choice to draw on mutual… [Read More]
How Gold Can Provide Stratospheric Returns to Your Investment Portfolio… if You Can Avoid the Bubbles!
A while ago, I took a look at the performance of gold over the past few decades, and I recently looked at the hot activity in precious metals. There was a great discussion on that post on the merits of investing in gold versus the stock market, and fellow bloggers shared their views on the… [Read More]
Precious Metals Are on Fire!
Has anyone noticed the movements of gold, silver, etc… lately? As I write this, gold is almost at $1250. The gold price, silver prices, and the platinum price have all been going through the roof. Sovereign debt risk is the current topic of interest, and there is a tug of war going on between the… [Read More]
“When It’s Raining Gold… Reach for a Bucket”
… Or so a very famous investor once said. For anyone who’s been following the recent market turmoil, last week presented a great buying opportunity. Beating the Index has a great post up on why the market was in turmoil and what he sees ahead. It turns out that Chicken Little was wrong yet again,… [Read More]




