Let’s begin this commentary by asking exactly what specific “Lehman Bros” type crisis recently occurred or will occur which justifies this nasty global equities decline and its continuation, which would then be called the 2011-2012 crisis? We can quickly dismiss the idea that it was S&P’s credit downgrade of the U.S. I mean... Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Inflation’
Financial Crisis Or Delusional Circus?
August 14 | Posted by Mario Cavolo | Inside Asia, Top Story Tags: 2011 Financial Crisis, Ben Bernanke, Credit Downgrade, Hyperinflation, Inflation, Interest Rates, Quantitive Easing, S&P Downgrade, United States, USD
One Food Stock Likely To Survive Food Price Inflation
July 18 | Posted by Andrew Burchett | Top Story Tags: Commodities, Debt Crisis, Dividends, Food Inflation, Greece, Hershey's, Inflation, Portugal, United StatesAs the Greek/Portugal/USA debt problems continue to wreak havoc on the markets and Moody’s wagging its finger like a disapproving mother swaying prices like a pendulum, picking an industry that shows long term stability such as the food stocks segment, is a wise choice. One stock we particularly like in the food sector... Read more
How To Safeguard Your Portfolio From The Next Market Crash
June 16 | Posted by Matthew Clark | Top Story Tags: Bonds, Currency, Diversification, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Fed, Greece, Greece Protests, Inflation, Mutual Funds, Precious Metals, QE1, QE2, Quantitive Easing, United States, United States EconomyHere we go again! Markets took a massive hit today primarily due to the growing protests in Greece. Although this is only 1 of many protests that have occurred in recent months, this one was entirely too close to home. The United States economy is fragile enough without the distractions of collapsing European... Read more
Fight Food Inflation With These Grocery Store Stocks
May 10 | Posted by Kevin Monaghan | Inside Trader Highlights Tags: Chlorox, CLX, Coca Cola, Food Inflation, Hershey, HJ Heinz, HNZ, HSY, Inflation, KFT, KO, Kraft, MCD, McDonalds, PEP, Pepsi, PG, Proctor & Gamble, US Dollar, USD, WFM, Whole FoodsNothing erodes your savings over time more than inflation. Statistics show that cash usually loses half of its purchasing power over 20 year periods, and with the US Dollar losing its strength globally over the last decade, that pace is set to accelerate. With almost ZERO percent interest at the bank, the value... Read more
BRIC Countries Continue To Underperform On Inflation Concerns
May 3 | Posted by Kevin Monaghan | Top Story Tags: Brazil, BRIC, China, India, Inflation, Russia, US DollarOver the past six months many of the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India China) countries, with the exception of Russia, have seemed to have dropped the ball with performance in the markets severely lacking. Although these countries have all had an incredible bounce back from their 2009 lows, the last few months however haven’t... Read more
