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  • Investing: How to Make Money on the Industrialization of Brazil, Russia, India and China

     In October 2003, Goldman Sacks published a research paper titled, “Dreaming with BRICs: the Path to 2050." The paper states that Brazil, Russia, India and China, commonly referred to as BRIC, may rank among the world’s most dominant economies by mid century. By 2041, China’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) could possibly be greater that the United States and larger than everyone else except Japan by 2016.More

  • Dollar Cost Averaging – Automatically

     Dollar cost averaging (DCA) is a technique designed to reduce market risk through systematic purchase of securities at predetermined intervals and set amounts. If you participate in your company’s 401K plan, knowingly or unknowingly, you are practicing dollar cost averaging. Each pay period your company deducts a specified dollar amount from your paycheck; the plan administrator then purchases stocks or bonds, on your behalf, in your chosen funds.More

  • Why Invest in Gold?

     I am often asked - why do I invest in gold and gold stocks? There are many reasons why gold prices are increasing and will continue to increase, but the simplest answer is the basic principles of supply and demand. In the early 80s, Cabbage Patch dolls were selling 100 times retail price due to lack of supply.More

  • Dollar Cost Averaging Your Way to Double Digit Returns

     This has been a painful month in commodity land especially for anyone who bought around May 12, the peak of the most current gold rally. Since then, gold investors have lost 20% from its high of $730/oz to Friday’s (6/8) close of $608/oz. However, those that bought on the last day of this past year have a slightly differently perspective.More

  • A Simple Relationship to Put Money in Your Pocket

     Every US based worker that has attended a 401K planning seminar has heard the same lecture. Diversify your money between US based Large, Mid and Small Cap stocks then mix in some International Stocks and Bonds. Your percent allocation to each sector will vary depending on your age.More

  • Wealth Building - Through Commodity Investing

     In my recent article, The No-brainer Investment Strategy to Double Digit Returns, I opined that there is a 34 year cycle in the stock market. A 17 year bull market is followed by a 17 year bear market and that equities and commodities are inversely correlated. Based on this premise, a strategy could be devised in which equities and commodities are alternately invested during its appropriate time during the cycle.More

  • Financial Freedom: Saying Goodbye to the Time for Money Swap

     Before we address the issue at hand, let’s make sure that we are clear on the definition of financial freedom. Up until 4 or 5 years ago, I had a warped perception of financial freedom. I pictured it as a life of leisure with a couple million dollars in the bank.More

  • Will A Bigger Paycheck Solve Your Financial Problems?

     Do any of the following thoughts ever cross your mind as you are preparing the monthly bills? How did your friend get a new job with a 20% pay raise? Wasn’t she almost fired last year?More

  • The Trump Way to Building Wealth

     My wife and I attended the Donald Trump Wealth Building Seminar a couple of weeks ago. Actually it wasn’t a seminar, but a 2 1/2 hour promotion for his upcoming weekend seminar. I have attended sales pitches for seminars before, but I must admit that this was one of the better ones.More

  • Debt Reduction: The Weed-Out Course on the Road to Financial Freedom

     A few weeks ago I posted an article on my website on debt reduction that generated an interesting conversation. It was a fairly standard article on what I thought was a commonly accepted principle. Here is the scenario:Joe has two credit card balances.More