http://www.contrarian-investor.com Information for people who wants learn contrarian investing and get an edge! Learn original investing strategies, ideas, and concepts. Invest in gold, commodities, emerging markets… en-us Contrarian investing Sat, 6 Apr 2013 22:27:05 -0400 Sat, 6 Apr 2013 22:27:05 -0400 contrarian-investor.com http://www.contrarian-investor.com/investment-blog.htmle4a2394c025cd16b22e510858b00c14eThis investment blog contains a wide variety of investment advice, facts, and figures that are made to help you make better decisions and improve returns. Wed, 30 Jan 2013 01:23:59 -0500 http://www.contrarian-investor.com/blog-archives.html2745752164fb22df57a1923aa29cb2efThis is a blog archive of all blog posts. It does not include any of the pages on the main site or the article section. Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:57:29 -0500 http://www.contrarian-investor.com/companies-that-pay-high-dividends.html3b274bd99b8080ebe5208c5d22459b678 rules for investing in companies that pay high dividends Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:49:47 -0500 http://www.contrarian-investor.com/elliot-wave-analysis.html33f620eea70facffca4744b0a6981d1aElliot Wave analysis is a form of technical analysis that is using market cycles and predicts market trends identified by investor’s psychology. Sat, 26 Jan 2013 00:01:50 -0500 http://www.contrarian-investor.com/investing-in-3D-printing.html9b6c51244db916f6cc7347df3b3810c0The 3D printing is a relatively new technology with huge potential. Investing in 3D printing may prove to be very profitable. Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:39:20 -0500 http://www.contrarian-investor.com/investment-blog-archive-page-2.html975669f12417076ea5d2a6bd23a65dbaThis investment blog contains a wide variety of investment advice, facts, and figures that are made to help you make better decisions and improve returns. Sun, 6 Jan 2013 22:54:08 -0500 http://www.contrarian-investor.com/gold-in-2013.htmle4f5d1af030c64a209b65bf57519da78What’s ahead for gold in 2013? Gold has now been up for 12 years in a row and the outlook is better than ever. Sun, 6 Jan 2013 22:47:36 -0500 http://www.contrarian-investor.com/gold-speculators.htmlfbada1ad5dd7a1b8e6363a2617ba86b0Gold speculators have made a positive year over year for 11 years. Sun, 4 Nov 2012 01:33:32 -0400 http://www.contrarian-investor.com/economic-growth-in-china.htmlc74e7da9d3f8fa7173a2eb4b58c898d4What is the real economic growth in China? Sun, 4 Nov 2012 01:24:11 -0400 http://www.contrarian-investor.com/inflation-or-deflation.htmla90b7ea3b725b984d4050a2a6fc62e3eThere has been an ongoing debate between economists about whether we will have inflation or deflation. And as funny as it may sound I think that they are both right – I believe that we will have both. The key for investors is timing. Sat, 4 Aug 2012 23:46:47 -0400 http://www.contrarian-investor.com/real-estate-deal.html13526ffe824592b693ad6bad37615dafReal estate investing is one of the most common ways for people to accumulate long term wealth. The most important thing to remember when it comes to real estate is that everything is negotiable and there are a lot of different ways to structure a real estate deal. Sun, 15 Jul 2012 02:31:03 -0400 http://www.contrarian-investor.com/real-estate-cycle.html7841eeb26628b268b26a1ec5fddb5050Understanding the real estate cycle and being able to identify what stage the market is in is vital for any serious real estate investor. There are opportunities in both booming and busing markets. Sun, 17 Jun 2012 02:56:05 -0400 http://www.contrarian-investor.com/top-gold-stocks.html0a512a259ec51b61018f6acb1631bdbdBargains can be found among the top gold stocks as stock valuations are suppressed and do not represent anything resembling fundamental value. Sat, 26 May 2012 13:01:00 -0400 http://www.contrarian-investor.com/bond-vigilantes.htmlfc54db2bafad4193cbc0b4154451528cThe Bond Vigilantes Next Target Sat, 19 May 2012 02:05:28 -0400 http://www.contrarian-investor.com/silver-in-2012.html65e1edf3c83b22644b227f5c0171f3e7What’s ahead for Silver in 2012 Sat, 12 May 2012 00:59:26 -0400 http://www.contrarian-investor.com/articles.htmla7058265a292864497bb80005cf9e8ffThis archive lists articles that I have published on this site and other investment sites. The articles are sorted by date. Wed, 9 May 2012 01:20:21 -0400 http://www.contrarian-investor.com/investing-in-emerging-markets.htmldc63c48b7ab42ce1066b4838adb396afInvesting in emerging markets has become more important than ever as western economies are in stagnation Mon, 7 May 2012 00:59:17 -0400 http://www.contrarian-investor.com/credit-bubble.html20bdcd085ce94fcca2d6a2639c957defOver the past 20 years we have had two major asset booms infused by easy credit and we are now in the process of creating a third credit bubble. Sun, 29 Apr 2012 23:56:21 -0400 http://www.contrarian-investor.com/frontier-markets.html65571fad3ef004d286cc97c0e8988453Frontier markets are typically defined as less developed than emerging Markets but different from the so called “failed states”. Most of these places have not yet been saturated with foreign investors and they offer retail investor the advantage of coming in early. Sun, 22 Apr 2012 22:51:12 -0400 http://www.contrarian-investor.com/gas-prices-rising.htmla7ec4858e0a54df4eb4f8bf9c0d3a8a1Why are gas prices rising? Is it because of shortages in production or are there other reasons. Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:46:04 -0400 http://www.contrarian-investor.com/invest-in-mongolia.htmlbe17f630bfa7dd00deac3b3d20c8dda2Why Invest in Mongolia? The days of the Wild West in the United States are long gone, but Mongolia is as close to the Wild West as an entrepreneur can hope for these days. It has a red hot economy with a GDP that grew 15% last year and the outlook for 2012 looks just as good. Fri, 13 Apr 2012 02:13:06 -0400 http://www.contrarian-investor.com/conversation-about-mongolia.htmla4342685b4aa753e55b03ef6acc6e97bLast week we talked about investment opportunities in Mongolia. To follow up on that topic; here is a conversation about Mongolia with hedge fund manager Harris Kupperman. Tue, 10 Apr 2012 01:26:03 -0400 http://www.contrarian-investor.com/how-much-is-a-trillion.html09676cf1f0071b568f8851bb65d996c2We often hear numbers like trillions of dollars mention by the media, but how much is a trillion? Mon, 9 Apr 2012 02:05:30 -0400 http://www.contrarian-investor.com/correction-in-gold.htmlec259c6ccaee28b6e5fffc7dc93929b7How long will the correction in gold last, has been a questions that on the mind of most gold bugs. Historical data suggests that it typically takes 68 to 78 weeks for gold to make a new high and stay above the old high after a similar magnitude correction. Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:46:16 -0400 http://www.contrarian-investor.com/electronic-currency.html6180d11f2a65bc6c8550eefc27244f5eBitcoins are a decentralized electronic currency system using peer-to-peer networking that is convenient, untraceable, decentralized, and not controlled by a central authority. Mon, 26 Mar 2012 01:17:58 -0400 http://www.contrarian-investor.com/index-of-economic-freedom.htmla74841a51570754b30639397b9a7f07fThe index of economic freedom measures the economic freedom of each country and gives it a cumulative score. Sun, 18 Mar 2012 15:21:31 -0400 http://www.contrarian-investor.com/peer-to-peer-lending.htmlc4ccd395bef04fa2940286c52b6bb264peer-to-peer lending is win-win for both the lender and the borrower – based same concept that allows internet companies like Amazon and eBay to flourish Sat, 17 Mar 2012 03:47:43 -0400 http://www.contrarian-investor.com/inflation-hedge.html5321f7c7b40029e00697220f79b0204eTime and time again gold has proven to be the best inflation hedge. It has been used as money for over 5000 years and it fits Aristotle’s definition of money better than any other asset; it is durable, divisible, consistent, convenient, and intrinsically valuable. Mon, 12 Mar 2012 01:15:34 -0400 http://www.contrarian-investor.com/technology-investor.htmla57d23b0ab6f33d13889747515ef4835For the Technology investor; the promise of accelerating growth in technology Mon, 5 Mar 2012 00:36:02 -0500 http://www.contrarian-investor.com/silver-raid.html2b0cb1d04fde1293e21aee992b7a7f29Today we witnessed what appeared to be another gold and silver raid by the Cartel. Massive selling started to take hold at exactly 10:00 and within 30 minutes 225 million ounces of paper silver had been dumped onto the market. Thu, 1 Mar 2012 00:41:47 -0500 http://www.contrarian-investor.com/baltic-dry-index.htmld1547cd658fb893614d81aad269c4325The Baltic Dry Index measures the costs of shipping commodities around the world and has served as an early warning sign of economic troubles. Wed, 29 Feb 2012 02:03:13 -0500 http://www.contrarian-investor.com/facts-about-silver.html6a6e385096d3f3dbfc84201fe3226dadThis article illustrates some interesting facts about silver and the silver market; showing why silver might be “the investment of this decade” to quote Eric Sprott. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 02:05:37 -0500 http://www.contrarian-investor.com/federal-reserve-printing.html52a1b47073598ecfceec335d0eadda8aThe problem with the federal reserve printing money and keeping ultra low interest rates is that the undesirable effects of inflation occurs with a time lag, making it difficult to know when its gone too far. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:49:15 -0500 http://www.contrarian-investor.com/hype-cycle.htmlc51cdfa83d8b38a5b6c607cf01e28e05How the Hype Cycle applies to the gold mining industry Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:36:16 -0500 http://www.contrarian-investor.com/world-reserve-currency.html417533065f54ff1e6fb153016af8d37fWith ongoing money printing, and skyrocketing debts, the US dollar is in jeopardy of losing its status as the world reserve currency. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:44:26 -0500 http://www.contrarian-investor.com/labor-force-participation-rate.html2a2c513e04f5daefab66aa74b8992390The Labor Force Participation Rate offer more realistic unemployment numbers than the official numbers published by the labor department. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 00:55:43 -0500 http://www.contrarian-investor.com/silver-investors.htmlc75b52f13b4711b9fbed7b1adcda3f1eThis fiasco with MF global has hurt the futures market price discovery mechanism and a preference of physical silver over paper derivatives seems to appear among silver investors as a result. Sun, 5 Feb 2012 23:59:10 -0500 http://www.contrarian-investor.com/direct-registration.html17de9f1ea3e22914398f5a386412e103Use direct registration to safeguard your shares against the increasing threat of systemic risk, fraud or even theft. Wed, 1 Feb 2012 00:42:25 -0500 http://www.contrarian-investor.com/black-swan-event.html6b971c0250ff3bb3ed02aa4726d32542A black swan event is described as an event that is both unexpected and has a major negative impact on the world. They often come as a surprise to most people but these events are not always unpredictable. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:09:19 -0500 http://www.contrarian-investor.com/news-feed.html8ea4f073d9eeb984e45df75d4fc697a2Find alternative investment news and find out what is really going on in the financial world. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:06:08 -0500 http://www.contrarian-investor.com/gold-expensive.htmld8e574e317fa57d305da253dcce7c266Is Gold Expensive or is Money Becoming Cheap? Despite a substantial increase in the price of gold it appears that it is still not expensive on a historical basis when you compare it against the amount of money in circulation. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:03:31 -0500 http://www.contrarian-investor.com/gold-ira.html64ccf6d27f14e09af2cdf82c9c1151a7Many good folks may not be aware that you can setup a gold IRA and allocate your retirement money in physical gold and silver. A gold IRA is an excellent vehicle for protecting your hard earned retirement money from devaluation, loss and theft. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:06:14 -0500 http://www.contrarian-investor.com/archived-news.html52e8f4318a3fe964e85b7bbe683bbe28Find alternative investment news and find out what is really going on in the financial world. Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:53:15 -0500 http://www.contrarian-investor.com/physical-silver.html8733db071d214bde44b0ba55c7dee61fDemand for physical silver is rising sharply and we should expect to see higher prices as a result in the near future. Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:58:14 -0500 http://www.contrarian-investor.com/dollar-depreciation.html48e5d9a4e8b25c83e1387ea950b5acadWe have seen a long trend of dollar depreciation but the US dollar has recently been hitting a 52 week high and outperformed most other currencies. Does this mean that the financial problems in the US have been solved and a new trend towards a stronger dollar is emerging? Fri, 13 Jan 2012 02:34:15 -0500 http://www.contrarian-investor.com/gold-price-prediction.html42f53a62f53f69028eb388cb9fecf944Gold was up for the 11th year in a row last year and silver finished slightly lower, and based on current trends we can make a silver and gold price prediction for 2012 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:56:24 -0500 http://www.contrarian-investor.com/interesting-facts-about-gold.html6860e8323db031bec0d43fb7150d43abGold has been in a decade long up trending bull market and there are some interesting facts about gold investors should be aware of to avoid being shaken out of the bull market on a down day. Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:49:44 -0500 http://www.contrarian-investor.com/market-outlook-2012.html1c32f5786c89bf0d4f73bfc702c35e0c2011 was an interesting year for investors. Gold was up for the 11th year in a row and silver finished slightly lower. The Precious metals were soaring early in the year but they ended the year without any noteworthy gains. Mon, 9 Jan 2012 02:20:50 -0500 http://www.contrarian-investor.com/another-recession.htmla2b005760ede2fae884085ca8005ecc8The world economy has remained weak and there is talk about another recession. Thu, 5 Jan 2012 00:51:33 -0500 http://www.contrarian-investor.com/gold-and-silver-mining.html30909b6419abb78885c096cec2b21f80According to historical data gold and silver mining stocks have not always outperformed the metal itself. Given the inherent risks associated with mining shares, the easiest and safest way to participate in the ongoing bull market is simply by owning the metal itself. Mon, 2 Jan 2012 02:47:42 -0500