Archives for 2011

11
Nov

“…if I had to buy one today I would buy silver” – Jim Rogers

10 Nov 2011 – THE DOLLAR Gold Price is set to reach $2400 per ounce, according to legendary investor Jim Rogers, cofounder of the Quantum Fund with George Soros in 1973. Despite his prediction, Rogers says he is more interested in Buying Silver.


^ Jim Rogers suggests buying real asset

The Gold Price “will easily go to $2000, but it will reach $2400 over the course of the bull run, which has years to run,” Rogers told CNBC this week.

Rogers also predicts the Gold Price will enter bubble territory – though he says this may be some way off yet.
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5
Nov

Herd Mentality on Silver: Six Tips on How to Avoid

Herd mentality describes how people are influenced by their peers to adopt certain behaviors, follow trends, and/or purchase items. Examples of the herd mentality include stock market trends, fashions in apparel, cars, taste in music, home décor, etc. – Wikipedia


^ Don’t be among the sheep. Meehhh…

If you have not heard about herd mentality, you may want to stop your world for a second and read up a bit on it. Chances are if you are making decisions based upon the actions of others, you may be among the sheep.

Investors with herd mentality are usually at the bottom of the food chain when it comes to investment. Because they rely mainly on grapevines, they usually buy during uptrend and sells during a downtrend.

Here are six tips on how to avoid being a sheep.

1) DYODD – Do your own due diligence.

Everybody is a guru of their own league. Without a solid understanding on the fundamental, you will be swing left and right by all these so-called investment gurus.

Some may predicts silver will dunked down to $25/oz and that would be the best time to buy. Another guy you barely known will say it is now or never! Dig out all your cash today and buy as much as possible today! Price will start shooting up tomorrow! Target $65/oz!


^ Mike Myers is the silver guru. He foresees silver will go uptrend forever.

You should start by understanding the primary fundamental of silver before diving into it. Having your own point of view is crucial. Bear in mind that sheep does not have the ability to think, they just follow.

Unlike gold, silver is a hybrid with two major usages. Almost all silver ever unearthed are channeled into industrial usages. Merely 5% of silver are used for store-of-value or monetary purposes. Silver is traded just like any commodity in COMEX and is subject to volatility. Unless you are able to tolerate the yo-yo like prices, you may want to consider alternative investment.

Do your own research sufficiently on the nature of silver.

DYODD and be your own guru.
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1
Nov

Quick Bite: UOB Back in Stock

Here is a quick one. I previously blogged about UOB running out of stock for their gold bullion product. UOB is finally out from the Gold Bullion dry spell. They have now replenished their bullion silo with the new 2012 Australian Kangaroo Nugget. Only Australian Kangaroo are available though. I confirmed this as I have paid Jalan Raja Laut’s UOB a visit last Friday. Get it while it lasts!

On another end, a Maybank representative updated me that Kijang Emas will only be in stock from next year onwards.

31
Oct

Mahathir: Quantitative Easing is Printing Money

Tun Mahathir Mohamad recently blogged on Quantitative Easing under his entry entitled – QE II. In his first sentence, he explained that QE II is not the short for Queen Elizabeth II or does it has any relationship with the retired QE II Cruise.


^ Tun Mahathir Mohamad is Chedet

“3. What is quantitative easing? It is about printing and issuing money to overcome a financial problem. Lately Britain has printed 75 billion pounds to help distressed banks and others.”

He sarcastically commented that Malaysian would be damned if Malaysia were to adopt QE for our economic problems.
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28
Oct

Gold and Silver Spot Price Calculator

A few days back, I decided to write my own calculator that calculates margins for Gold and Silver. I hit my key board hard, coding like how I used to code 10 years ago.

With that, tailor-made for Malaysian, exclusively from InvestSilverMalaysia.com – The ISM Gold/Silver Spot Calculator!

Silver Spot Price Calculator

How to use ISM Gold/Silver Spot Calculator

I have designed the calculator to be as simple as possible. You will need to fill in the current spot price – be it Gold or Silver, current MYR exchange rate with USD, retail price and the weight of purchase. As simple as that! You can also key in other cost if you like to have it included in the calculation.

The calculator is currently located on InvestSilverMalaysia.com’s right panel. You should be able to see it big and clear.
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