Apr

17

Gas, Oil and Gold: The tip of the Iceberg

April 17, 2006 | Leave a Comment

The following is posted with permission of the  Vigilant Investor site: 
News headlines today announce yet more reasons to throw the CPI number out the window:

UPDATE 1-Gold hits new 25-yr high over $604, silver surges
Gold storms to new 25-yr high, silver surges
Crude Oil Futures Briefly Touch $70
What U.S. Government Won’t Reveal About Inflation: John Wasik

Of course, [...]

Apr

15

5th and Forbes Redux

April 15, 2006 | Leave a Comment

If two guys you know who live in the same apartment building as you encouraged you to invest $10,000 in their company —Â for our purposes, just call it a pizza joint –, and that business failed to the point where each year it only produced losses, you’d hardly be excited to throw more [...]