As a global investor you might be looking for an affordable penny stock in the mining industry. Our pick in this industry for the month of February is Minco Gold Corporation (MGH). The Canadian mining company is involved in the direct acquisition and development of high grade, advanced stage gold properties. The company is known to be engaged in exploration and evaluation of gold deposits in China. Minco Gold through it subsidiary Minco China holds 12 exploration permits in the Longnan region […]
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Government Economic Reports Misleading and Unreliable
Part 1 Unemployment As any day trader of stocks, currencies, commodities and other investment opportunities will tell you reports and statistics from the government of the United States will definitely have an impact on your trading for the day. Investors and traders are used to hearing about the unreliable information coming from a number of countries (Argentina for example). International organizations are increasingly seen suspect as well as they are reluctant to cause trouble with influential countries around the world. A newer […]
Our Stock Pick of the Month: Organovo
Our stock pick for the month of February is Organovo Holdings, Inc. (ONVO). This cutting edge company is using technology that is making functional human tissues using three dimensional bio-printing technology. The focus of the company combines medical research with therapeutic applications. Two years ago the stock was below 2 dollars a share. In the past year the stock has seen a low of $3.27 a share and a high of $13.65. As of the close of business on Friday February 07, […]
Invest in Land in South America For a More Balanced Portfolio
The objective for any savvy investor is a more balanced portfolio. One way to achieve this is purchasing land for agricultural, dairy, and timber purposes. Of course before one makes the investment there a few important points one needs to consider. The first consideration is to invest in a country that has a long tradition of respect for private property rights. This would need to include both domestic and international owners of property. It would also necessitate that the nation in question have […]
Helping to Put the Great Back in Britain by Investing There
Does an investment in Britain make sense? To Put the Great Back in Britain was the battle cry for the Conservatives under Margaret Thatcher during her tenure as Prime Minister in the 1980’s. Today with the Conservatives back in power, despite all the rhetoric, the way to prosperity for Britain is no great mystery. Growth needs to be driven through a revitalization of exports. This is easier said then done. As an open trading nation Britain has become complacent over the years […]
Cry For Argentina But Don’t Invest There
Thinking about investing in Argentina? Argentina has everything that is needed to be rich and prosperous except a government that respects and encourages private investment and development. The population of Argentina stands at over 42 million which means that it can sustain a strong internal consumer market as well as an export driven economy with sufficient investment. Although close to 1 out of 3 residents of the nation reside in the capital of Buenos Aires there is sufficient population spread throughout the […]
Weekly Investment Insights: Bring on 2014
One can expect a rebound in a range of commodities because of the rapid decline in price in the last quarter of 2013. Economic growth although smaller throughout major areas of the world will put an upward pressure on prices while over supply in many sectors will exert a downward pressure. So except for a few commodities; prices should be somewhat stable in 2014. 1) http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-11-14/2014-outlook-commodity-prices-per-citigroup-analyst-edward-morse So one of the great benefits is that markets are going to start taking over from politics […]
Weekly Investment Insights: Sept 21st – The FED Doesn’t Taper
The major news this week was the Fed announcement which stated that they were not going to taper and slow down the 85 billion dollar injections into the financial system. Currently the Fed is in between a rock and a hard place. If they taper the economy will continue to stagnate and is likely to collapse but if they continue with quantitative easing the dollar will being to collapse. (The sound issue is known in the video for some reason there was […]
Weekly Investment Insights: Sept 13th – Recovery of Global Markets & Middle East War Fears Declining
In this weeks investment insights the two main topics are the recovery of the global markets and the declining war fears. A tentative agreement was made that there will be an agreement to make a negotiated settlement that Syria will give up its chemical weapons. China economy is doing better as expected and helped European expectations of economic growth as China is a major trading partner of European Union. Remember that China is the second largest stand alone economy in the world. Together […]
Weekly Investing Insights: Week of Sept 6th – QE Tapering, The Fed Report, Silver A Good Buy
We plan on releasing these new weekly investing insight videos and notes either weekly or biweekly to keep you abreast of important investing news. It is getting harder and harder to read between the lines and it doesn’t help that the government is not reporting economic data correctly. At the bottom of the post under the video you will also find important links to news to stay informed. Be to check our Day Trading Academy Youtube Page for more videos as well. Important […]