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Investors need to take a second look at precious metals including platinum and palladium. World events have continued to make investments in a number of commodities lucrative. On March 21, 2014 this invest writer made a recommendation to buy platinum and palladium. At that time platinum was selling for $1436.00 USD (United States Dollars) per troy ounce. Palladium was selling for $772.00 USD per troy ounce. At the close of business on June 24, 2014 platinum had settled at the price of […]
If one is looking for a long term investment in the energy industry consider tidal power. Although at present, this form of energy is not widely used there is great potential for future electrical generation. The advantages for this type of energy is in addition to being renewable, it is predictable source of power and generally quite reliable. Recent technological developments and modifications of design indicate that tidal power has a much brighter future then once thought. Economic and environmental costs are […]
Investors might want to consider a stake in the gaming and tourist industries of Macao. The city known as the Las Vegas of the Far East is becoming a playground in Asia for the wealthy. This special administrative zone of China is projected to see a GDP (Gross Domestic Product) expansion of 13.5% in 2014. This follows a similar rate of growth in 2013. The rate of expansion was 9.9% in 2012 after an astounding rate of growth of 21.8% in 2011. […]
Santiago has gone live in a very low volume and have made very good decisions so far in his trading. I wanted to do a more in depth view of our fifth Colombian trader to showcase some of his trading. Overall, everyone in our training program is able to average roughly 2 points a day. Many of our Master Traders are able to average between 3-5 points a day. Below we will be updating the results of Santiago trades for the last […]
Should investors consider Turkmenistan? The country has one of the fastest expanding economies in the world. The economic growth rate is projected to be 9.2% for 2014. The country is mostly desert but contains huge gas and oil resources. Turkmenistan is ranked 4th or 5th in the world for the size of it’s natural gas reserves. As of 2013 it became China’s biggest supplier of natural gas. The country plans to provide more natural gas to Europe with the construction of a […]
We have now reached our fifth trader that is about to go live in Colombia. He has been working diligently and tirelessly to give himself a chance with a live account. The time has finally come! We wanted to capture these moments, as we try to do for the members of our training program (Go Griffin!) Listen to his own words below as he shares his thoughts on going live for the first time.
Investors might want to consider an investment in uranium. Financial analysts of the energy sector, need to consider what is going to supply the electrical needs of growing economies around the world. Oil is going to get prohibitively more expensive. Natural gas in the form of LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) will be in great demand. Given the rising expectations of hundreds of millions of people in Asia, it is uncertain that supplies will match the demand for more energy. Coal has environmental […]
Investors in oil are now wondering, how much higher the price of oil will climb? Although most of the recent $4.00 USD (United States Dollar) increase in price is purely speculative. Traders are pushing prices higher in fears of what might occur, rather than any real change in supply or demand. As a side note, sales of oil worldwide have been factored in United States dollars since the mid 1970’s. The International Energy Agency (IEA) has estimated that global demand in 2014 […]
Wondering how the World Cup affects the stock market? Unless something major happens with world events in the next few weeks the anticipation will be low volume in the stock market. Although the summer months are known for less activity a relatively small event is set to begin this week. I don’t know of you have heard about it in the United States. It is a game where players kick a ball to each other with the eventual goal of getting it […]
An investment in YY Inc. will allow the individual investor an entrance into the rapidly expanding social network market in China. The company allows users to communicate through text, voice and video. Participants can also play games, watch various shows and participate in meetings through conference calls. In addition, one can watch music concerts, fashion events, utilize E-learning, finance and other software applications. For some larger events, it can be considered a virtual stadium. Teachers, singers, actors and other people using the […]