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Current Thoughts on the Stock Market: Caveat Emptor!

Government surplus efforts are presently working. Some are calling an end to the recession. Green shoots are sprouting. The stock market is breaking 2009 highs. Life is back to normal. All is well. Or is it?

28Jul2009 | Doug Digger Eberhardt | Comments | Continued
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Gold and the EURO Connection; Another Nail in the U.S. Dollar Coffin?

Another story was developing at this time; the EURO had bounced off its lows and become a much stronger currency. As the dollar was sinking from its high in 2002, and the uncertainty of what affect Central Bank sales would have on the price of gold, the EURO became the only other “safe haven” in the mind of those who were looking to get out of the dollar.

14Jul2009 | Doug Digger Eberhardt | Comments | Continued
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Digger’s Friday Triple Play

Doug Digger Eberhardt’s Top 3 Articles and Posts of the Week – Click on headline for full article

3Jul2009 | Doug Digger Eberhardt | Comments | Continued
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Confused About Gold and the Dollar? Understand Their Relationship Before You Invest

It’s not known for sure where the concept that an ounce of gold could always buy a nice businessman’s suit came from, but the analogy is used today by many who want to paint a positive picture for gold.  The premise of the story is used to reveal the fact that the dollar has lost [...]

2Jun2009 | Doug Digger Eberhardt | Comments | Continued
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The Demise of GM and How the U.S. Is On the Same Course “As GM Goes, So Goes the Nation”

I truly believe a year from now we’ll have many of the answers we’ve all been waiting for. I choose a year from now because once this Presidential political distraction is over with, and we’ve had another year of the continued crack up from the sub-prime mess and more bank failures, and more fed [...]

22Oct2008 | Doug Digger Eberhardt | Comments | Continued
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The Fed’s Last Hurrah

Getting ready to watch the last debate with the topic of “economics,” which should be good for a laugh.
Just wanted to share my thoughts on what the Fed is up to….
Putting yourself into the Feds shoes, I mean literally diving into the crown of Bernanke’s head and becoming “The Fed,” you have to answer “what [...]

15Oct2008 | Doug Digger Eberhardt | Comments | Continued