Timber beats stocks and bonds. Managed timber has actually beaten the stock market - with less risk - over the long run. From 1987-2010, managed timber returned roughly 14% annually, according to T....

Bonds about to plunge? And if so, what are the implications for stocks, gold, silver and other precious metals?....

If bullion or any hard asset were to be compared to a debt security there is no reason it wouldn’t be triple-A. Consider that a bet on bullion is essentially a bet on a future payoff. This fu....

The outlook for the remainder of the year remains positive. Trading in December is traditionally quite lacklustre and we would expect gold to simply edge into the mid $1800's before trading activit....