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Warren Buffett Misses Mark on Gold Investment at Meeting

18 May

Far be it from me to disagree with the “Oracle of Omaha,” but I think Warren Buffett may have been a bit simplistic when he “proved” to attendees of Berkshire Hathaway’s recent annual shareholder meeting that stocks – rather than gold – are always the way to invest. Let me explain… As reported by a recent article at Yahoo! Finance, Buffett used the occasion to relate an anecdote about just how much better off everyone is by investing in American business through the equities markets and not in gol...

Weekly Touchpoint: Putin Asks Nations to Break Free of America’s “Dangerous Dollar Monopoly”

16 May

Russia is not alone in this plea. Higher interest rates could be the most immediate threat to the stock market, but other dangers to America’s economic well-being could be even more perilous. Respected economic experts are saying one of the biggest threats may be the globally growing effort to supplant the U.S. dollar as the official currency of international trade, a change that could potentially bring about the very collapse of the dollar as we know it. • Russian President Vladimir Putin used his recent inaug...

Weakness in Consumer Staples Stocks Points to Financial Crisis

11 May

An article at Investopedia suggests recent weakness in a key equities sector that is usually considered “defensive” and thus “safe.” This is one more sign among many recent indications that investors should be prepared for a financial crisis. The article noted the performance of consumer staples stocks during the trading week of April 16 to April 20. In those five days, the sector fell roughly 4 percent, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the same week in a slight up position. It was a decidedly...