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Making Investment Grade Is Only the Beginning for Turkey
It’s been a few months since I was in Istanbul and wrote about Turkey’s exciting cultural and economic transformation, and the country is still making headlines.... Read »
Three Reasons to Buy Gold Equities Today
A strong stomach and a tremendous amount of patience are required for gold stock investors these days, as miners have been exhibiting their typical volatility pattern. That’s... Read »
Gold Shows No Sign of a Bubble Compared to Tech and Oil Bubbles
Since gold’s bull run began a decade ago, many people have asked me whether the metal was in a bubble, despite the fact that there were many drivers in place for... Read »
You Can’t Print More Gold
When volatility prevails in the gold market, I love seeing so many different opinions because it promotes critical thinking and healthy markets. But because gold... Read »
A New Penalty for Playing by the Rules
Taxpayers who save and invest may soon be punished for doing the right thing and investing successfully. In President Barack Obama’s budget proposal, he wants... Read »
Every Gold Coin Has Two Sides
Just as every coin has two sides, every data point that doesn’t meet expectations usually has an upside somewhere. For instance, although the gold price has fallen... Read »
In Gold We Trust
Global investors had to muster the courage to keep calm this week, as news of Cyprus’ proposed partial theft of all bank deposits took Wall Street by surprise,... Read »
Stocks Going “Hungary” in Italy
A few months ago, I talked about how a financial transactions tax can have significant unintended consequences. Using Hungary as an example, I said that when the... Read »
The Dow Then and Now
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is making record highs, knocking the 2007 peak off its pedestal, but investors aren’t celebrating. Since the Dow hit its March... Read »
A New Chapter for Turkey?
As I travel around Turkey, I am reminded how vital good government policies are to the health of a nation. Following a decade of fiscally responsible actions, Turkey... Read »







