This is the third in a series of articles on living to 100 and beyond. This post was originally published on June 1, 2010. In my last post on this series, I took a look into a possible future where lifespans extend out to one hundred and beyond, and the possible changes that will affect [...]
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Living to 100 and Beyond: Building Your Portfolio
19 Comments Kevin on Jun 1st 2010
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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 [...]
9 Comments Kevin on May 19th 2010
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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 [...]
10 Comments Kevin on May 18th 2010
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 [...]
26 Comments Kevin on May 12th 2010
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Gold as an Investment: Performance over Time
Last week, I introduced gold and talked about the allure of this precious metal. Due to gold’s spectacular rise in recent years, interest in the yellow metal has been increasing. Ever since the 2008 financial crisis and the subsequent efforts of governments to stimulate their economies, people have been increasingly taking a hard look at [...]
44 Comments Kevin on Apr 12th 2010
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The Beauty of Gold
Gold is a metal which has captivated the hearts of men over the centuries; it is a metal that has been admired for its beauty. It is a metal which men have fought for… and even have died for. Gold has been known to humans for thousands of years, and was used in the ancient [...]
12 Comments Kevin on Apr 6th 2010
