Thursday, April 28, 2011

Rosetta

Just got done reading this interesting projection for Rosetta Stone. Most people are extremely familiar with this software and the language learning it offers. For a long time this has been the most popular language learning program out there. I don't see marketing really pushing sales up that much because this is such an established brand and I know few people who have actually purchased this product. The main reason: $$$$$. It is very expensive and no one has that kind of money for a hobby, especially among my friends (maybe I just have cheap friends. Anyway, if you're feeling ambitious, give this one a shot.

Monday, April 25, 2011

NFL

If there was a way to invest in NFL Football without the billions it would cost to run a team, I would definitely do it. I know that this is kind of outside the investing spectrum, but there isn't a more sure bet than investing in pro football. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=6424084

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Marc Faber Explains Everying.

Seriously, you want to understand America watch this video.

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Jim Rogers on Silver and Gold

http://www.zerohedge.com/article/jim-rogers-comments-triple-digit-silver-and-issues-warning-parabolic-moves-always-collapse?

Basically if Silver goes to over 100 dollars an ounce this year, and the dollar is relatively stable, then it is time to sell as a parabolic move has been made. He also comments on The University of Texas taking delivery of gold they had ordered a long time ago, which is a huge shift from just trusting that it was in the vault.

Friday, April 22, 2011

Row Row Rhodium-Gently down the .....

So much has been written and discussed about the bullish trends of silver and gold. These two commodities provide safe harbors for those of us concerned about the strength of the Euro and Dollar. I for one don't know how the Euro continues to perform so well amidst Portugal and Greece's bankruptcy issues and other countries like Ireland and Spain in serious financial calamity. Markets always stretch and contract and right now we are seeing some serious stretching. Stocks continue to perform well in the United States, although data suggests that the housing market is not half of what is needed for a healthy economy.
Although gold and silver are relatively safe bets for the time being, I'd like to draw attention to another commodity that has fallen upon some hard times. Rhodium was nearing $3,000 a year ago and was a popular commodity option. A year later we are seeing a different story. Rhodium is now under $2.300 as Kitco so nicely illustrates for you graph lovers (http://www.kitco.com/charts/popup/rh0365lnb.html). Hopefully nothing will happen like this to the gold market and we'll see a 25% decrease in price, but anything can happen in the market.