Posts by Raymond Vaughn8

Unfortunately, all those songs and vocals are going to end up sounding completely robotic. If you have an ear for this sort of thing, you'll catch on immediately.

Look, the gentleman is asking about retirement planning. Honestly, if someone actually suggested life insurance as a primary solution for that, they’re either completely clueless or just looking to line their own pockets.

Life insurance is the ultimate scam; run the other way as fast as you can.

Sforza's people say:
NYSE New York Stock Exchange/New York City Stock Exchange

On the US Army profile on Twitter, a certain piece of information popped up: "..The Israeli Air Force is bombing Syrian airfields to block the delivery of Soviet weaponry...".

Even though this info actually refers back to 1973—marking the anniversary of the Yom Kippur War (that conflict between Syria and Egypt against Israel)—and the US Army just wanted to commemorate it on their feed, the algorithms over at the NYSE went into a total tailspin.

Essentially, the trading bots flagged those high-tension keywords: "Syria... Israel... Bombing..." and triggered a massive panic, sparking an unprecedented wave of automated buying in oil derivatives.

As a result, the price per barrel shot from $101 up to $103, showing a clear upward trend until the "human factor" finally stepped in to calm the madness down.

A rather fascinating bit of trivia, though perhaps one you'd rather not know...

Hmm, I don't know. I'm not seeing any major volatility here.
http://www.nasdaq.com/markets/crude-oil.aspx

So, if you gold bugs claim to have no idea what tomorrow holds, why aren't you picking up something like this instead?
http://johnnyforever.files.wordpress...-u-sumi-59.jpg. Or frankly, any piece of fine art from a recognized master. That’s
actual protection against inflation, currency fluctuations, or shifts in the monetary system—not just some shiny, colored pebble.

Here’s how I’ve personally split my investments and speculative plays. My capital is relatively small, but I’ve managed to see about a 20% annual growth so far.

1. 25% is sitting in high-yield savings accounts.
2. 25% is a mix of money market funds and USD, playing the seasonal cycles.
3. 25% is tucked away in US equities. I won't touch domestic small-caps with a ten-foot pole; I've been burned way too many times there.
I stick to blue chips with steady dividends—specifically IBM. Honestly, they might be the last company left standing when everything else
goes south, given how incredibly diversified their business model is.
4. The rest goes into speculation (more US stocks, obviously).

Bottom line? I’ve made significantly more through speculation than I ever would have by dumping it all into gold.
To me, gold feels like pure manipulation, much like this nonsense here: http://www.kitco.com/charts/rhodium.html 😂

quiettrucker12 said:Five years?

On March 1, 2008, gold was $985; today it's $1580—that's up 60%.
On March 1, 2008, the S&P 500 was at 1330; today it's 1515—only up 14%.

Look at my post again. There won't be any massive stock market crashes like we saw back in '08/'09 because Ben learned his lesson.

I’ve mostly been bullish on the stock market, but not because of fundamentals (the market is actually in a massive secular bear phase). It's purely because I trust Ben's willingness to print money.

You really think the market wouldn't have tanked already if they weren't printing? We're addicted to the stimulus. How long can they keep printing without things like oil prices spiking?

An incredible 12 percent.😂
And take a look at this guyfinance.yahoo.com/q?s=BRK-A
He’s pulling in nearly 30 percent annually.😉

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7usCHnZ-8c

For all you precious metal enthusiasts out there.😂

Spot on. Just don't forget to actually lock in those profits... personally, I’ve never been one for shorting gold. When things get volatile like this, I’d much rather ride the wave of what’s actually climbing. In the States, that meant betting on stocks—everything except the miners, which I’m still holding onto. I’m talking about names like JASO, LDK, SPWR, or RNF, where I managed to pull in upwards of 10-15% gains.

That said, hats off to anyone who walked away with a win, regardless of their strategy. This market has been a total beast lately.
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I suspect the miners are heading for a rough patch. Extraction costs are skyrocketing while gold prices seem stuck in neutral. You only have to look at NUGT (that gold miner bull ETF) to see how hard it's cratering. Some of these mining companies might just fold under that kind of pressure.

Gold is dropping faster than a lead weight from a plane 😁