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Financial Musings

You may have heard of Warren Buffet.  He is considered by some to be one of the “genius” investors.  From what I hear, a thousand dollars invested in his investment vehicle (Berkshire Hathaway) when he...

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Investing in volatile 2009

Since last October, it seems a majority of investors have been just been sitting tight.  The down-drafts came fast and few investments were spared.  Cash and its proxies (treasury bonds and money market...

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Counting Sheep

Last night I woke up in the wee hours. Tossing and turning, I tried to relax and go back to sleep. However, sleep wouldn't come, so I thought that I needed to resort to a sleep-aid. Maybe that time proven...

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More money, higher gold prices

As I have made many comments on gold in my previous hubs, it may be appropriate to add some comments in light of yesterday's very large up-move in the prices of precious metals. The up-move of gold prices...

2 comments    finance money gold
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Bud Reports on the Hard Asset Investment Conference

The Hard Assets Investment Conference is a gathering of people who are interested in diversifying their investments with natural resource investments. This conference, held in Las Vegas on September 9th and...

1 comment    finance money investments
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Why Gold?

Several of the hubs which I have published discussed the precious metals market. The context of most of my hubs addressed price movements of gold and silver. The discussions did not address the whys of owning...

1 comment    finance gold iraq
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What's up with gold

During the past two months, we've experienced the price of gold decreasing at a relatively fast rate. So, what's up? - - Or should I say, what's down? As most who follow investments know, gold hit a high of...

2 comments    money gold finances
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US Dollar Purchasing Power

As is said, a picture is worth some hundreds of words or something like that. This pictorial chart (below) is the whole purpose of this hub; it simply makes the point that the US dollar has lost a lot of...

9 comments    finance money inflation
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Bud's market observations - June 27th, 2008

Are we there yet? Actually I don't know where "there" is, but no, we're not there yet. "There" could be a new era of growth and prosperity or could be the end of the financial world . . . or could even be a...

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Bud's Market Observations - June 6th, 2008

- - - - - - - - - Inflation attacks!In evaluating one's investments, it is useful to remember the market adage: "Bull markets climb a wall of worry, while bear markets flow down a river of hope". From where I...

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