2012 February | W&W Wealth Management

Weekly Audio Commentary by Bill Wermine – 27 Feb 2012

February 26th, 2012 | Add a Comment

Quote of the Week: “A Guru not busy being born, is busy dying” There are very few authentic gurus in this world of investments. I have seen almost all of them come and go for nearly 30 years now. Their moment in spotlight is rarely longer than the proverbial 15 mins. Listen to only a few chosen experts and then with the knowledge that they are fallible and made of plaster, not marble. - Bill Gross … Read entire article »

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No Gold, No Wedding for Indian Wedding in India (India’s Gold)…..

February 23rd, 2012 | Add a Comment

This 60 mins CBS News video show the importance of gold in Indian society, this piece of advice goes a long way towards putting into perspective just how major the role of gold is in the India and our Indian community in this country . … Read entire article »

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Bullish on the Shanghai Stock Market Index – Why ???? PBOC cuts RR…

February 20th, 2012 | Add a Comment

Shanghai Index is below 200MA @ 2529 and we have a gap that will be filled – another 120 pts to move higher. Here is the reason why :…. China cut the amount of cash that banks must set aside as reserves for the second time in three months to spur lending as Europe’s debt crisis curbs exports and the housing market cools.Reserve ratios will fall 50 basis points, effective Feb. 24, the People’s Bank of China … Read entire article »

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Weekly Audio Commentary by Bill Wermine – 20 Feb 2012

February 19th, 2012 | Add a Comment

Quote of the Week: “Find good investments should not be easy” The world is becoming more competitive. More competition means that there are fewer good investments. Anthony Cross … Read entire article »

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Global Gold Demand All Time High and yet the Prices are not…..

February 17th, 2012 | Add a Comment

Global demand for gold hit 4,067.1 tonnes last year, the highest since 1997. Click here for link. The increase came in large part from a 5% increase in investment demand (largely from Asia). And as global central banks continue losing faith in paper money, they’ve continued to stockpile gold. Central banks were net buyers of gold in 2011… They bought 439.7 tonnes (a sixfold increase in demand year over year)… That’s the most gold since the … Read entire article »

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US Politicians: Say One thing, Do another thing !

February 14th, 2012 | Add a Comment

New York US Fed President Dudley owned shares of insurer American International Group (NYSE: AIG) and General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) while they negotiated massive emergency funding bailouts for the insurance and finance companies. Here is a good one – Dallas US Fed President Richard Fisher (see picture), one of the richest of the 12 US Fed presidents. He’s well known figure of the financial industry, having worked as a banker, broker, and hedge fund manager, … Read entire article »

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Weekly Audio Commentary by Bill Wermine – 13 Feb 2012

February 12th, 2012 | Add a Comment

Quote of the Week: “Buying on fundamentals is fine, but you need to be patient. The long term normally wins in the end. Always remember that fundamentals are bad for selling. Charts will get you out much faster.” David Linton. … Read entire article »

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Our Weekly Closing Bell – the “Fear & Greed” VIX indicator

February 9th, 2012 | Add a Comment

The market’s “fear gauge,” the Volatility Index (VIX), has been in a downtrend decline since October, when it was above 45. It sits below 18 last week as reported in our closing bell video presentation. The stock market has priced in the Greece Crisis and US ZIRP (zero interest rate policy) until 2014. The market is getting complacent and investors are getting greedy. Despite how much the market thinks it knows, it can always be shocked … Read entire article »

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Weekly Audio Commentary by Bill Wermine – 8 Feb 2012

February 7th, 2012 | Add a Comment

Quote of the Week: “All things in moderation, especially greed.” Don’t try too hard to buy at the bottom and sell at the top. Either be a long term investor, holding through ups and downs, or be prepared to sell out when you have made a reasonable profit, even if you subsequently find you could have done better by holding on. A short term investor is a gambler, so he or she should be ready to leave something … Read entire article »

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