Articles in Basics

The Trade Everyone Should Make Before the Fiscal Cliff Deadline

11/16/2012, 7:00 am from StreetAuthority in Investing, Basics, ETFs

The markets still are largely digesting the big post-election sell-off, but it's not so much the reelection of President Barack Obama that's got everyone onWall Street nervous. Rather,... Read >>

5 Moves Every Investor Should Make to Prepare for the Fiscal Cliff

11/14/2012, 12:30 pm from StreetAuthority in Investing, Basics

The presidential election is over, but another day of reckoning approaches. A "fiscal cliff" consisting of major tax increases and spending cuts is quickly approaching. And with it, a... Read >>

The Best Way to Hedge Against "Inflation Run Amok"

11/14/2012, 9:30 am from StreetAuthority in Investing, Basics, Commodities, ETFs

Jim Rogers, legendary commodities investor and co-founder of the Quantum Fund along with George Soros (a legend in his own right), has been looking at the pace of money printing in the... Read >>

Now May be The Best Opportunity in a Generation to Buy Real Estate

11/13/2012, 8:30 am from Nathan Slaughter in Investing, Basics

For centuries, land has been the status symbol for wealth and power. In fact, it wasn't that long ago that you couldn't even vote without being a property owner. Of course in those days, just... Read >>

The Shocking Stakes of the Fiscal Cliff

11/12/2012, 8:30 am from David Sterman in Investing, Basics

With every passing day, the risks are rising that Washington will soon create real havoc in the U.S.economy . The "fiscal cliff" set of measures that was agreed upon many months ago is... Read >>

Warning: The Economy in 2015 Might Shock You

11/9/2012, 3:30 pm from StreetAuthority in Investing, Basics

In the summer of 2015, either one or both political parties will begin the search for their next presidential. By that time, the whole tenor of political positions will have sharply changed. At... Read >>

Warning: The Economy in 2015 Might Shock You

11/9/2012, 2:30 pm from David Sterman in Investing, Basics

In the summer of 2015, either one or both political parties will begin the search for their next presidential. By that time, the whole tenor of political positions will have sharply changed. At... Read >>

What Obama's Win Means For Your Wallet

11/9/2012, 11:30 am from David Sterman in Investing, Basics

Thanks to aneconomy that is a bit healthier than it was a few years ago, voters handed President Barack Obama the keys to the White House for four more years. As a re-elected incumbent who... Read >>

5 Common Mistakes Investors Should Avoid

11/9/2012, 9:30 am from StreetAuthority in Investing, Basics

While modern-day investing can't be considered easy, it's not necessarily difficult either. The secret to success is usually just avoiding the small mistakes that end up costing big bucks.  ... Read >>

What We Can Learn from One of the Greatest Investments in History

11/8/2012, 2:00 pm from StreetAuthority in Investing, Basics

On December 20, 1922, a surveyor -- J.G. Tierney -- made his way along the Colorado River by barge. Tierney, who worked for the U.S. government, was surveying a remotespot in the Mojave Desert... Read >>