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Daily Reckoning

Why the World’s Unemployed Youth are Flocking to Brazi…

Man wasn’t supposed to labor like this. Not under these conditions…with a clear view of a clearer sea…a white sandy beach below his room…the sound of the crashing waves gently carrying through his window… …and his head stuck firmly in his computer screen. But we will soldier on, Fellow Reckoner. We will ignore the blissful [...]
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Penny Sleuth

3 Ways to Survive a Volatile Market

If you’re a long-term investor, you need to adapt your strategy to the market’s unforgiving conditions. If you don’t, you will probably lose money this summer. It’s as simple as that… After a furious four-month rally, traders are selling stocks again. It’s a buy-and-hold investor’s worst nightmare. No sooner do stocks begin to move higher [...]
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Daily Resource Hunter

America’s Energy Renaissance, Relies On What?

"As the use of the drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing has skyrocketed in the U.S. amid the shale boom" Bloomberg reports, "demand for so-called 'frac sand' has also increased dramatically." The energy boom here in the U.S. has created so much demand, "some large oil and gas producers, such as EOG Resources Inc. and Pioneer Natural Resources Co., have taken the unusual step of buying their own sand plants in order to secure long-term supplies and try to put a lid on high prices" the article says.
Fear and Greed Trader

Focus: Greece, Gold and Greed

The Greek crisis keeps ramping up, yet gold prices are falling. Abe uses sentiment analysis to show why gold isn't responding to conventional wisdom.
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5 Min. Forecast

“The Yemen Exception”

Watch your language: The unlikely offense that could get your bank account frozen. Plus... Greek bank run: Addison on how the entire euro experiment is "in jeopardy".
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Whiskey and Gunpowder

Why Greece Can’t Afford to Stay in the Euro

Sometime in the next few weeks we’re going to find out if Greece can afford to stay in the euro. We’re also going to find out if Spain and Italy can afford to leave the euro. Access to credit markets is the key issue. The stigma of default will lock a country out of capital [...]
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Agora Financial Newsroom

Why Water is Undervalued and How to Invest in Its Facilitati…

Water is the commodity which citizens of developed countries take for granted the most. Consider, for example, that the majority of your body is made up of water. If we acknowledge the unprecedented population growth at this point in history and the scarcity reflected in the fact that 3% of all water on earth is [...]
Penny Stock Fortunes

Why Older Cars on the Road Mean Profits for Your Portfolio

Normally, car buyers ask the dealers how much the cars on the lot cost. But now dealers are turning the tables, asking car shoppers what they'd be willing to take for the cars they drove in with - even if they're not looking to buy just yet..."Well, what are you looking to get for that Highlander?" asked the Toyota dealer... The question seemed normal enough; after all, car buyers want to get the most bang for their buck on trade-in values. But when you realize that my friend (the Toyota Highlander driver) was getting ready to head off and scope out the competition at Honda, the question seems a bit out of place. You got it right - out of the blue, the Toyota dealership was trying to buy a car from him!

Agora Financial Books & Featured Authors

Chris Mayer &

World Right Side Up: Investing Across Six Continents

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From Brazilian farmlands to Colombian gold fields, from Chinese shopping malls to Indian hotels, from South African wine country to the boom/bust souks of Dubai, Chris Mayer’s around-the-world investing field trip explores the nooks and crannies

Addison Wiggin & Samatha Buker

Little Book of the Shrinking Dollar: What You Can do to Protect Your Money …

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Every paper currency in the history of civilization has eventually lost its entire value. It’s a simple matter of supply and demand. Today’s U.S. dollar supply is way out of whack. And its value is going down—fast! Back in 1970, if you just stashed a dollar coin under the mattress,

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