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4 Jim Rogers-esque Commodities ETFs to Consider

what are some other good commodity ETFs? (not ETNs)

What's Going to Replace the Dollar?

I repeat: isnt owning land, with its inherent value (same cannot be said of gold, as gold cant be used for anything) and inflation-adjusted feature, a much safer and better bet long term???????

What's Going to Replace the Dollar?

Guys guys guys...

ok all of you relax and come to your senses.

I agree SOMETHING will happen to currencies worldwide - it is imminent. But to say what exactly is very very difficult. Whether its WC, usd collapse, the amero being created, etc etc - the possibilities are endless, but the point remains: how does one protect himself?

You mentioned buying gold. I agree in one sense as it has always been a standard since the time of the egyptians/romans. BUT, what value does gold intrinsically have? nothing! it's good for absolutely nothing, other than it's something shiny/pretty and people have put a poetic value to it. So what is the altenative? something that really shocks me that the writer nor any of the posts above mentioned: LAND ! if its in limited supply, world population is increasing, its inflation-adjusted, etc then why not park your money in land or real estate?? so much distressed opportunities out there!

U.S. Mint Actions Discourage Gold Ownership

Pat Fields: thanks for your comments. HAd a quick questions, if as you state "that gold and silver have a long way to go in proper valuation and the current 'premiums' are illusury" , what then be the next best place to park your money other than USD and Gold? thanks


On Jan 24 07:06 PM Pat Fields wrote:

> The problem with viewing precious metals as a commodity good to be
> exchanged for paper currency, is that the paper currency is inherently
> inflationary and so always doomed to eventual default.
>
> Even the most successful experiment with it under the iron fisted
> rule of the Chinese Emperors (for strictly internal use), failed
> and forced China to import silver for about three centuries in two
> huge waves.
>
> If governments (in their selfish desire to maintain excessive control
> over their constituents) withhold gold and silver from public hands,
> the implosion of the paper money scheme will be made all the worse
> for lack of real, broadly acceptable, money.
>
> In a near totally non-productive society like the US (and most of
> Europe), that will result in dramatically wild fluctuations in exchange
> ratios between precious metals, foodstuffs and finished goods. The
> repurcussions on societies will be profound, to say the least. <br/>
>
> Looking very carefully at world commerce, it isn't difficult to see
> that governments have all reverted back to Mercantilism so as to
> preserve their centralized control over their societies (true Free
> Market Capitalism renders government to a socially inferior, administrative
> functionality). While that shift has been masked by Mercantilism's
> resemblence to Capitalism, it necessitated restoration of Mercantilism's
> central feature ... the State Treasury.
>
> It's a long explanation, but succintly, fiat paper money reserves
> equity title to the issuer. Everything acquired with it becomes merely
> a collateral holding until extinguished with payment of gold or silver
> to the issuer. Put simply ... governments hold equity title to everything
> in their jurisdictions
>
> The point being ... that gold and silver have a long way to go in
> proper valuation and the current 'premiums' are illusury. They can
> vaporize as soon as the paper money system goes into hyperinflationary
> phase (which is just now starting to form up).
>
> On Jan 24 05:46 PM xb74 wrote:

U.S. Mint Actions Discourage Gold Ownership

Pat Fields: thanks for your comments. HAd a quick questions, if as you state "that gold and silver have a long way to go in proper valuation and the current 'premiums' are illusury" , what then be the next best place to park your money other than USD and Gold? thanks

The Double Case for Shorting Middle East ETFs

completely disagree with your analysis. Middle east stock markets have already got hit very hard, down 60-70%. The average P/E is only at about 6-8, whereas China (after its huge crash) is still at around 15. Therefore their valuation levels are currently fully reflective of whats going on. Furthermore, you forget that GCC economies have excess liquidity (as compared to the rest of the world's economies) and are investing heavily in their economies - therefore domestic growth will continue. Other, than oil which is a commodity, they dont rely on the rest of the world to maintain their economies - whereas China and India are much reliant on their exports. Last word on oil: maybe demand has recently slight dipped, but medium to long term, demand will continuously increase whereas as proven supply is pretty much fixed. There is only one direction for oil, and that's up. I would say that this is anything but a "no brainer, dont think twice" short.

Global P/E Ratios: How the U.S. Stacks Up

Lynn - that is an awesome site - thank you SO MUCH :)

Global P/E Ratios: How the U.S. Stacks Up

The ishares.com website seems to be listing trailing P/Es only - where can i find forward P/Es? Also, for some reason , Yahoo seems to be quoting different P/Es for the same ETFs....

Global P/E Ratios: How the U.S. Stacks Up

Thanks George - however are the P/Es of country ETFs accurate? What if an ETF is trading at a premium/discount on its underlying assets?? It seems like country/market P/Es get quoted quite often, I dont seem to ever get an accurate source...

Global P/E Ratios: How the U.S. Stacks Up

I have ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS wondered where on the WWW can we find foward and trailing P/Es of all (or most) of the exchanges of the world. I am looking for something reliable, accurate, dynamic (ie updates daily), and from a good source. I have googled this over and over, and can never find it.... Anyone has any ideas????????