Why I Like Two Tech Companies and Why Cash is Still King
- Written by Marc Courtenay
- Saturday, 14 November 2009
DOW's 10 Year Performance:
Many thanks to our friends at PricedinGold.com (http://pricedingold.com) for allowing us to share this with you. They have many other great charts to show both the stock market's and commodities' "true value" when priced in gold.
That's why I've said for years everyone should have purchased at least a gold ETF like GLD at some point and held on to most of it. Is it too late? Probably not in the long-run, but that's for another story and another day. Add a comment
Petrobas Strives to be Socially Responsible
- Written by Marc Courtenay
- Thursday, 05 November 2009
Proper brand use is essential for every profitable company. Petrobras (NYSE:PBR) is no essential, and they are using it to create the kind of positive image and healthy "social capital" that sets it apart from its competitors and makes it one of the most positive representatives for the nation of Brazil.
Add a commentThe Technology That Will Replace 148 Billion Barrels of Oil
- Written by Marc Courtenay
- Monday, 26 October 2009
The lithium-ion powered, all-electric Tesla Roadster. (Photo courtesy of Tesla Motors)
Not many investors noticed in September 2008 when Warren Buffet took a 10% stake in Hong Kong-based battery maker BYD Co. Ltd. for $230 million. They should be noticing now. Add a commentThe Mayan Calendar, Precious Metals & Inflation
- Written by Marc Courtenay
- Friday, 23 October 2009
Will the "2012 Problem" be a cataclysm or a Mayan Y2K? A event or a nonevent? The number comes from the Julian calendar year, 2012 A.D., and results from a confluence within Mayan timekeeping. The question may therefore hinge on the accuracy of the calendar itself.
The Maya Calendar is properly called the Mesoamerican calendar system, since it does not originate solely with the Maya, nor is it a single calendar. The Maya are most frequently associated with it perhaps because of their gift for astrometric precision, and the closeness of their mythological traditions to the practice of timekeeping.
But does the Mayan Calendar have something to do with the fate of planet earth? Can it be linked to coming ecological catastrophes? Might it foretell economic disasters that portend the coming of inflation and the value of precious metals?
Add a commentSilver Baron Loves Geothermal
- Written by Marc Courtenay
- Thursday, 22 October 2009
Grand Prismatic Spring (left) and Excelsior Geyser (right). Grand Prismatic Spring displays a stunning rainbow of colors created by species of thermophilac (heat-loving) bacteria that thrive in narrow temperature ranges. The blue water in the center is too hot to support any bacterial life, while the outer orange rings are the coolest water. Grand Prismatic Spring is the largest spring in the United States and the third-largest in the world. Midway Geyser Basin. Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA
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