Options have many advantages, including reducing cost and risk while potentially increasing investment return. But how do you know the best strategy to use for your needs? Lucky for you, there’s a simple way to help you objectively contemplate and compare…
Whether you already own precious metals and have decided to add to your holdings, or you have decided to start building a precious metals portfolio, getting the best deals on silver coins is a great way to maximize your wealth generating strategy. Want…
There is so much white noise blaring from so many financial television channels that it’s hard to tell which one of the many tidbits of data is actually useful. Well lucky for you, there’s an iPad app to help distill…
Trading Places, a movie about a commodities trader and a homeless man switching places, was one of the first VHS tapes that I personally owned (says a lot about me I’m sure) and had a major impact on my formative…
Gold has been under pressure for some time now. As the first interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve is upon us; the gold market may potentially carve out another low before finding more solid footing. The notion of the…
Like New York is the global focus for the stock market, Chicago is the center of the commodities world. Legends and lore need to be passed on as the new generation of electronic traders so they do not lose sight…
I feel it… but don’t see it?? Inflation remains a mathematical mystery though felt by many of us in different ways. The classic government definition excludes food and energy which in reality make up most of our cost concerns. The…
One of the primary reasons that financial markets exist is to shift price risk. Hedging to protect positions comes in many forms. The most common price protection comes in the form of insurance. Buying a put can put in a…
