May
19
2011

Since 1971 What Has Been A Better Return – Stocks Or Gold And Which Will Have A Better Future Return?

By: Doug Eberhardt Category: Gold Tags: , , , , , ,

The math (according to MeasuringWorth.com): Dow 1/4/1971 – 830 Gold 1/4/1971 – $35 Dow today: $12,516 Gold today: $1,497 Dow percentage gain for that time-frame; approximately 1,500% Gold percentage gain for that time-frame; approximately 3,500% Gold outshines the Dow by a significant percentage to date, from the time that Nixon separated the relationship of gold and Federal Reserve Notes. Of …

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May
17
2011

Is Silver Money? And Why You Should Own It

By: Doug Eberhardt Category: Gold Tags: , , , , , , ,

Recently I had a discussion on the Seeking Alpha financial website with someone who claimed that “silver is not money.” I took issue with what he said and made this reply to him. I have left out names. Is Silver Money? First and foremost, it seems to me you are ignoring the historical reference of money and silver being used …

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May
12
2011

Buying The Dip In Silver and More Conversations With CFA’s And Bubble Forecasters

By: Doug Eberhardt Category: Gold Tags: , , , , , , ,

Is silver a bubble? Or did we just experience a blow-off top from the highs a few weeks ago? This article is derived from a conversation I had recently in replying to an article on the financial website Seeking Alpha written by CFA, Michael A. Gayed called Silver: From First to Worst. I always enjoy my conversations with Michael as …

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May
10
2011

CFA Claims 3 Myths That Will Pop the Gold Bubble But Does Not Reply To My Critique

By: Doug Eberhardt Category: Gold Tags: , , , ,

With the recent fall in gold and silver prices, those who have always hated gold and silver seem to come out of the woodwork in claiming the top is in. One advisor who continually wants to criticize gold as a viable investment, who also writes articles for a financial website, Seeking Alpha, is CFA Charles Lewis Sizemore. I have written …

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May
5
2011

2011 Gold and Silver Prices Falling Nothing To Panic About – Decline’s Always Occur

By: Doug Eberhardt Category: Gold Tags: , , , , , , ,

The Quick Answer As To Why Gold and Silver Prices Are Falling (for those of us who just want a quick synopsis and don’t have time or care about the details) For those that want quick answers as to what is going on with the price of gold and especially silver right now, know this; I have zero people calling …

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Apr
22
2011

Morningstar Joins The Anti-Gold Crowd

By: Doug Eberhardt Category: Gold Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Morningstar, a company that specializes in the analysis of Mutual Funds, has come out with an article that is critical of the long term outlook for gold. Please see:  Why We See Gold Going Lower Long-Term When you see companies that specialize in plugging non-gold alternatives, one has to take their advice for what it is; biased. I commented on …

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Apr
21
2011

NY Times Says The Precious Metals Bubble Looks Set To Be Pricked

By: Doug Eberhardt Category: Gold Tags: , , , ,

Sooner or later one of the magazine’s, financial guru’s, CNBC correspondents and others who say gold is a bubble will claim victory. Not everything goes straight up. Thus far however, they have all been wrong. The NY Times is the latest to join the crowd calling gold a bubble. Every time someone does, I am right there to refute their …

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Apr
15
2011

4 Reasons There Will Be Future QE And A Higher Price For Gold and Silver

By: Doug Eberhardt Category: Gold Tags: , , , , , , , ,

There has been talk of late that the Fed could put end to quantitative easing (QE) early. This article will address the probability of future QE and list four problem areas where the Fed may have to return to their hat and see just how many quantitative easing rabbit’s are left in it that can fool the investing public into …

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Apr
5
2011

Current Thoughts On Gold and Silver Prices and Kiplinger’s Seven Ways Not To Buy Gold

By: Doug Eberhardt Category: Gold Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

  There was a recent article on buying gold that Free Money Finance brought my attention to recently. I suggest you take a look at it. It was from Kiplinger and called; “Seven Ways Not To Buy Gold.” I agree with all seven reasons. It’s as if the author from Kiplinger read my book, “Buy Gold and Silver Safely” as …

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Mar
29
2011

Does Real Estate Or Gold Have A Bright Future?

By: Doug Eberhardt Category: Gold Tags: , , , , ,

  Every once in awhile, I keep tabs on what’s going on with real estate. I have friends and clients who will ask me my thoughts and I try to analyze what’s going on in real estate with a non-biased approach, say as opposed to your typical real estate agent. I approach gold and silver the same way, sometimes giving …

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