Posted on December 4th, 2011 by Elijah Burgess and
filed under Financial Planning
| Tags: Silver, Silver Squeeze
Eric Sprott knows a thing or two about making money in the stock market. He’s bought silver in size, a logical defensive investment. He’s banging the drum loudly on one of his biggest positions this week.
If silver miners were therefore to reinvest 25% of their 2011 earnings back into physical silver, they could potentially account for 21% of the approximate 300 million ounces (~$9 billion) available for investment in 2011. If they were to reinvest all their earnings back into silver, it would shrink available 2011 investment supply by 82%. This is a purely hypothetical exercise of course, but can you imagine the impact this practice would have on silver prices? Read more info…
Posted on December 2nd, 2011 by Flynn Best and
filed under Financial Topics
| Tags: Factor Job, Investment
Investment planning involves a self-assessment of your goals, time horizon and risk tolerance. But financial planners say career choice should also be factored into the equation.
To maximize your income security, your investment plan needs to be in sync with your occupational outlook. If your employment position is shaky, “that dictates a more conservative asset allocation,” says Paula Nangle, a CFP with The Marshall Financial Group, based in Doylestown, Pa.
Yet, Mark Heller, vice president of investments at UBS Financial Services in New Orleans, says, “People who are in risky professions are also big risk takers,” while those in stable jobs may be more risk-averse investors.
Take the tenured university professor, for example. Read more info…
Posted on December 2nd, 2011 by Elijah Burgess and
filed under Financial Planning
| Tags: Holiday Shopping, Shopping
We do almost all of our holiday shopping online. There are plenty of good deals, and we don’t have to venture out into the cold, deal with the crowds, or wait on line for long periods of time.
And, we’re not alone. This year’s Cyber Monday broke new records for single-day online shopping. Holiday bargain hunters are likely to be out in full force, scouring the Internet this entire shopping season. However, there are down sides to shopping online. One o
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Posted on November 29th, 2011 by Connor Head and
filed under Financial News
| Tags: America Cd, America Cd Rates, Cd Rates, Rates
Bank of America CD rates: with Bank of America, you actually have two options. You have the Risk Free CD and then you have the Featured CD. These two CDs will have different rates and different rules so you are going to want to learn about them both. If you are serious about opening a CD, you have to have all of the information available to you in order to make the best decision possible for your needs.
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Posted on November 23rd, 2011 by Flynn Best and
filed under Financial Topics
| Tags: 2011, Attracting Significant Capital, Institutional Investors, Significant Capital
Savings Accounts and Money Market Rates provided by 15 November 2011 Hedge funds have been attracting significant capital from institutional investors in 2011, with current funding levels on track to make this the second-best year since 2004.
Institutional investors have been allocating massive amounts of money to hedge funds, with $39.9 billion in net inflows and pending searches happening from the beginning of the year through November 10, according to Pensions and Investments.
The media outlet reports that if the current rate of investment is maintained for the rest of the year – as many market experts predict – 2011 will be the biggest year for inflows into hedge funds since 2007, and the second largest since 2004. Read more info…