Four Ways to Profit if Bernanke’s ‘Exit Strategy’ Backfires

Posted on July 24th, 2009 in BASE, Ben Bernanke, Bernanke, Commercial Paper, ECB, ETF, European Central Bank, FOMC, GLD, OIL, RBS, SPDR Gold, St. Louis Adjusted Monetary Base, TALF, UGA, USO, inflation , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

After more than a year of lax monetary policy and direct capital infusions, U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke has finally outlined an “exit strategy” that he says will lead to the “smooth and timely” withdrawal of monetary stimulus and keep inflation at bay. Hmm…. the proverbial “soft-landing” that is never soft. But how does one exploit the hard-landing if Bernanke were to not succeed?

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Gold as a currency is dead. [Rehash of an older article].

Posted on July 16th, 2009 in DJIA, GLD, Gold, S&P, investment, platinum, silver , , , , , ,

With the global economy on the mend, could gold be gearing up for another record-setting run? Not a chance says Bapcha. His bottom-line is – wear it, enjoy it, buy it for fun, but do not invest in gold. It is NOT an investment now, nor is it in the future.

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With Inflation on the Horizon, Gold Prices are Ready to Rally

Posted on July 16th, 2009 in CBO, Congressional Budget Office, GDX, GLD, Geithner, Gold, JP Morgan, JPM, TALF, Timothy Geithner , , , , , , , , ,

With the global economy on the mend, could gold be gearing up for another record-setting run? While Jason Simpkins of Money Morning thinks so, we respectfully disagree.

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