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THERE’S GOLD IN THEM THAR HILLS! A CLOSER LOOK AT GOLD …

America's got gold fever. There’s no doubt that in recent history, the performance of gold is startling. Across the 2000s, gold gained 278.52% on the COMEX while the S&P 500 lost 24.10%. So given these numbers, why doesn’t everyone put every dollar they have into gold? Recent price returns don’t tell the whole story.
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Financial Advisors Hunting Yield in 2010

The widespread economic shocks engulfing the developed world for the last two years have had far-reaching effects. Some are known and some as yet unknown. But one thing is for certain – interest rates are at historic lows … still. Low interest rates have varying consequences, but perhaps one unintended consequence of our prolonged low-interest [...]
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