Seasonality refers to particular time frames when stocks/sectors/indices are subjected to and influenced by recurring tendencies that produce patterns that are apparent in the investment valuation.   Tendencies can range from weather events (temperature in winter vs. summer, probability of inclement conditions, etc.) to calendar events (quarterly reporting expectations, announcements, etc.).   The key is that the tendency is recurring and provides a sustainable probability of performing in a manner consistent to previous results.

Identified below are the periods of seasonal strength for each market segment, as identified by Brooke Thackray.   Each bar will indicate a buy and sell date based upon the optimal holding period for each market sector/index.

Faber views China’s huge credit bubble, one that had been growing rapidly since 2008, as the next global financial crisis hot spot.

“The inflation in China is much higher than it seems. Credit growth in China will slow down. It is very much depends on whether they’re going into hard landing or soft landing, but this will inevitably lead to economic slowdown in emerging markets,” he said.

He sees the colossal credit bubble in China that had been expanding rapidly since 2008 as the next biggest risk to global economic growth.

….read it all HERE

Gold has not been a very good Investment over longer periods of time

We have to be aware that over longer periods of time, gold has not been a very good investment, since it does not generate new businesses, it does not generate dividends or cash flow. I would suggest some money ought to be in gold, as a replacement for having money on deposits with banks, for the risks in the banking system. 

Protecting Yourself in the Coming Economic Collapse

Ed Note: Marc begins talking about Protecting Yourself in the Coming Economic Collapse @ the 3:38 mark in this 9:12 video

Financial circles in Hong Kong are buzzing today on the new Goldman Sachs projection that gold may drop below $1,000 an ounce.

And in merely suggesting such a death sentence for the metal, Goldman’s pronouncement pushed the paper price of gold contracts down $20+.

Many technical indicators underscore Goldman’s views. There’s very little floor for gold prices below $1,200, signaling that gold could gap down quickly.

….read it all HERE

I can, without a shadow of a doubt, declare that the technology paradigm shift whose precipice we now teeter, is by far and large the most significant event of the last 8 years. Now, considering the events of the last 8 years, that’s saying an awful lot. So what makes this event so much more important than the event of the last 13 years?

It’s the advent of truly usable Contextual Computing!

The prospects for this tech are outrageous. I have already started putting my mind into intense problem solving mode, and the medical, real estate and hospitality industries are on tap to witness some dramatic changes in the way business is done. 

….read & view it all HERE