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By Samuel Taube Past performance does not necessarily predict future results. Every investor has seen these words before. But not enough of us take them to heart. Morningstar, perhaps the world’s best-known fund research firm, gives mutual funds a rating out of five stars based on past performance. There’s nothing wrong with the rating system […]

By MN Gordon A Date with Dracula The gray hue of dawn quickly slipped to a bright clear sky as we set out last Saturday morning. The season’s autumn tinge abounded around us as the distant mountain peaks, and their mighty rifts, grew closer. The nighttime chill stubbornly lingered in the crisp air. “Who lives

By Cory It’s All Gold – Technical and Fundamental Outlooks Plus A Key Company Update Download audio file (1111-Full-Weekend-Show.mp3) First and foremost I hope all of our Canadian listeners are sporting a poppy and taking time to remember our soldiers this Remembrance Day. My Grandpa was in the Royal Canadian Air Force as a tail-gunner

By analyst By Frik Els Sean Roosen, Chairman and CEO of Osisko Gold Royalties Precious metal streaming and royalty companies are the envy of the industry. The relative share price performance over a 10-year period of the largest gold streaming and royalty companies vs the top gold miners is eye-popping (and for those who picked

By James Rickards This post Warnings From the “China Beige Book” appeared first on Daily Reckoning. Leland Miller, a good friend of mine, is the founder and proprietor of an economic research service called the “China Beige Book.” The name “beige book” was borrowed from the surveys conducted by regional Federal Reserve banks of economic

By Matthew Milner This post Become a “Marijuana Millionaire” — Without Risking a Dime in the Market appeared first on Daily Reckoning. The medical marijuana sector is on fire! It’s only been legal for a short period of time, but already it’s become a $7 billion market in the U.S. — and is soon expected

By Big Al Harlan Ullman provides a preview to our Weekend Radio Show discussing U.S. foreign policy and presidents from Jack Kennedy to Donald Trump Harlan Ullman, well know consultant and author, discusses his views, all based on personal knowledge concerning the executive branch going back to Jack Kennedy. Download audio file (Genesis-Segment-5-Sept-11-Harlan-Ullman-a-distingusihed-government-and-private-sector-consultant-discusses-his-views-all-based-on-personal-knowledge-of-the-players-on-the-executive-branch.mp3) …read more

By Nilus Mattive This post How to Retire Happy – 5 Tips Backed by Science appeared first on Daily Reckoning. In order to retire happy you need to have two boxes checked: 1) financial security 2) good health. These two categories are mutually dependent on one another. Without wealth, you’ll constantly be worried about maintaining

By Alexander Green “Is bitcoin a bubble?” I get asked that question with surprising frequency at investment conferences and seminars. I say “surprising” because I haven’t written much about the cryptocurrency and digital payment system – and don’t pretend to be an expert on it. Of course, neither are most of the people I hear

By Brian Maher This post America’s Silent Crisis: Silent No Longer appeared first on Daily Reckoning. America’s silent crisis grows audible… Pensions & Investments magazine — yes, a publication exists bearing that title — reports that Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) will soon introduce legislation allowing failing pension funds to borrow from the U.S. Treasury. The