Salient to Investors: Pew Research Center said: The world population over 65 years old will triple by 2050, drastically altering some countries’ demographic make-up as more elderly people depend on working-age men and women. 87% of Japanese believe its ageing population poses a problem, but only 26% of Americans agree. Most
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: Jim Rogers said: Precious metals are overdue for a modest rally as everybody got negative and everybody got short. Won’t buy or sell the rally, but wait until later in the yearn when gold will fall and hopefully make a nice bottom around $900-$1100 so we can
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: Jim Rogers said: Prefers the Japanese market, down 60 or 70 percent from all time highs. to the US which is at all time highs. Abe has no constraints, can spend and print as much as he wants. Like Russia’s very depressed stock market. Russia is hated more
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: David Kelly at JPMorgan Funds said the Fed looks justified in continuing to taper given economic momentum and recent sharp declines in the unemployment rate. Kelly said assuming the volatility in emerging markets subsides, this economic report should bolster the case for both higher interest rates and
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: Paresh Upadhyaya at Pioneer Investment Mgmt said January was definitely a surprise for investors. Neil Azous agreed. Fixed-income assets worldwide posted their biggest January returns since 2008, while equity prices fell the most since 2010. Gold is rallying. Joseph Quinlan at US Trust Bank of America said this
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: Jeremy Siegel at Wharton said: No bull market rises in a straight line so this is a correction only and typical of a market climbing a wall of worry. Dow headed to 18000 by year-end. Fair market value is $18000 as the S&P 500 has sold for an
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: Kristin Forbes at MIT said Bernanke was incredibly creative in the different steps and programs he took to prevent a free fall of the global economy, and made decisions with highly imperfect information, necessary in a crisis. Vincent Reinhart at Morgan Stanley said the Fed legacy is
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: Jim Rogers said: The unknown wild card is what happens when central banks cut back. The Fed will cut back until markets around the world start falling, and get scared when they are down 15 or 20 percent and start printing money again. This will eventually lead
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: Jim Rogers said: Following others is very dangerous, like acting on a hot tip, and is nearly always a mistake. Read the full article at http://jimrogers-blog.blogspot.com/2014/01/investing-dont-follow-others.html Click here to receive free and immediate email alerts of the latest forecasts. Following each other is a very dangerous thing. Getting a
READ MORE... →Salient to Investors: Liz Ann Sonders at Charles Schwab said: The secular bull market is intact as valuation and sentiment are supportive – this bull market will be the best is our lifetime. US businesses are sitting on huge cash levels not seen since WWII and we will see
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