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Posts by Ben Mountifield:

• Austerity, What Austerity?

  10 May 2012 in Blog &Featured &Fundamental Analysis &Monetary Policy
  Here in Britain we hear a lot about austerity. We hear that without it we would be where Greece and the other PIG nations are. I.e. facing spiraling interest rates and the very real possibility of defaulting on our national debt. What is austerity? Austerity is all about reigning in profligate spending. As it applies ... Read article

• Eurozone Crisis: Hollande Is Right About Growth But Wrong About Everything Else

  08 May 2012 in Blog &Featured &Fundamental Analysis &Monetary Policy &News
  French President-elect, François Hollande, is right when he says that the EU fiscal pact needs to include measures to promote economic growth, but he is wrong about everything else. Apart from his intention to renegotiate the terms of the EU fiscal pact, an area in which he has already run into resistance, Mr Hollande’s policies ... Read article

• At This Rate It Will Be 22 Years Before UK Households Have Paid Off Their Debts

  04 May 2012 in Blog &Featured &Fundamental Analysis &Monetary Policy
  According to a report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) the typical UK household owes £7,900, which they are repaying at an average rate of £355 per year. At that rate it will be 22 years before these personal loans, overdrafts and credit card debts are repaid. Although households in the UK have begun the debt repayment process ... Read article

• Building The Perfect Portfolio Part II: Bargain Hunting In The Gold Sector

  03 May 2012 in Blog &Featured &Precious Metals &Stocks &Tips &Ways to bet
  Start with what’s cheap At any one time within the investment universe you will find some assets that are overvalued (think technology stocks in early 2000), some assets that are fairly valued, and some that are undervalued. When building a portfolio, it is my opinion that you should start by focusing on those asset classes ... Read article

• Building The Perfect Portfolio Part I: Bargain Hunting In The Uranium Sector What should I do with my money?

  02 May 2012 in Blog &Commodities &Featured &Stocks &Ways to bet
  What should I do with my money? I am often asked the question “what should I do with my money?” and for obvious reasons this is a very difficult question to answer. I typically start by saying that you shouldn’t do anything until you’ve done a massive amount of research and reading. Even if you ... Read article

• China Plans Oil Purchases From Iran Using Gold

  01 May 2012 in Blog &Energy &Featured &News &Precious Metals
  On 31 December last year the US attempted to curtail Iranian nuclear ambitions by imposing sanctions which penalize any country that buys oil from Iran, or does business with its central bank. These sanctions were approved by EU foreign ministers on 23 January, and shortly afterwards the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, or SWIFT, ... Read article

• We Are Back In Recession & We Will Stay That Way Until We Implement Radical Policy Reforms, Such As…

  26 Apr 2012 in Blog &Featured &Fundamental Analysis &Monetary Policy &News
  The Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed yesterday that the UK economy shrank by 0.2% in the first quarter of 2012. This puts us back in a technical recession, (defined as two consecutive quarters of economic contraction) and it’s the first time the UK has experienced a so-called “double-dip recession” since 1975. How long will ... Read article

• Notable Quote: Jim Rickards “I Wouldn’t Apply Buy & Hold To The Stock Market But I Would Apply It To The Gold Market”

  24 Apr 2012 in Blog &Featured &Interview &Tips
  Jim Rickards is Senior Managing Director at Tangent Capital where his clients include, private investment funds, banks and government directorates in national security and defense. Mr Rickards is also author of the bestselling book, Currency Wars: The Making of the Next Global Crisis. In an interview 18 April 2012, Mr Rickards drew attention to one ... Read article

• It Feels Like The Time To Sell Gold & Gold Stocks Which Is Precisely Why It’s Time To Buy

  20 Apr 2012 in Blog &Featured &Precious Metals &Tips &Ways to bet
  The fear in the gold market right now is palpable and to a contrarian investor that’s a sign of a bottom. Add to that the bullish long-term fundamentals, and now is likely a very good time to begin buying both the metal and the companies that bring it to market. The time to buy is ... Read article

• Ponzi Finance Part 2: Europe’s Leaders Will Do Whatever It Takes To Hold The Eurozone Together

  19 Apr 2012 in Blog &Bonds &Commodities &Currencies &Featured &Fundamental Analysis &Monetary Policy
  Europe’s leaders have proven that they will do whatever it takes to hold the Eurozone together. The European Central Bank (ECB), along with others around the world, has dramatically increased the size of its balance sheet in order to prevent a repeat of the 2008 credit crisis. By early March it’s estimated that the ECB ... Read article