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Money Magazine and a CFA Criticize Gold With Flawed Analysis

As is typical of those who try and criticize gold as a necessary ingredient of a well diversified portfolio, they use flawed analysis in coming to their conclusion. This article will go into depth as to why their analysis is flawed in my continued effort to bring the truth about gold to the public.

23Jan2010 | Doug Digger Eberhardt | View Comments | Continued
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Is Prechter’s “Conquer the Crash” Now Relevant? Maybe So… In a Perfect World

Ask yourself, how often in my lifetime have I seen the stock index of a country go up 50% to 100%? Then ask yourself, if I just inherited $100,000, would I blindly invest in these indexes today? Why? Hopefully this article puts things into perspective.

5Nov2009 | Doug Digger Eberhardt | View Comments | Continued
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Modern Portfolio Theory’s Biggest Flaw

Modern Portfolio Theory had one major flaw from the beginning. The assumption that there is such a thing as a “risk-free” asset. It is the same flaw that exists for most portfolios today.

4Aug2009 | Doug Digger Eberhardt | View Comments | Continued
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From Green Shoots to Drought? Making Economic Sense of Investing

But calling the exact top isn’t what’s important. Keeping and growing your wealth is. To do this, you must make sense of the economic data that are causing the green shoots and decipher for yourself whether they will blossom from here or wither and die from a potential drought.

3Aug2009 | Doug Digger Eberhardt | View Comments | Continued
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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 | View 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 | View Comments | Continued
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Gold Investment Bashers Won’t Respond to Critique

If financial advisor’s are willing to critique gold as an investment, then they should at least respond to my criticism of their understanding of how gold fits into a well diversified portfolio.

10Jul2009 | Doug Digger Eberhardt | View Comments | Continued
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Challenging Financial Advisors on the Need to Diversify Into Gold

What financial advisor’s need to do is prepare their clients for the coming inflation as a result of all this government spending. What financial advisor’s need to do is diversify their clients into gold.

8Jul2009 | Doug Digger Eberhardt | View 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 | View Comments | Continued
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The Pakistan Situation

The situation in Pakistan will get worse…and the U.S. is over-strained to do anything about it, both militarily and economically…
Even more reasons the dollar is on shaky grounds…and for that matter, the stock market to…. Got gold?
Pakistan expects 500,000 to flee Taliban fighting
and if the U.S. does interfere in Pakistan….good time for China to attack [...]

5May2009 | Doug Digger Eberhardt | View Comments | Continued
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