If you look more closely at gold, you discover that there is hardly any compelling investment thesis at all. In fact, it appears that gold is among the most useless things on the planet.
Ellen Whitehurst | Posted 11.18.2009 | Living
First, clean up the clutter in your bedroom. All the clutter in your bedroom. Period. No ifs, ands or boxers that recently came off your butt about it.
Reyne Haines | Posted 11.08.2009 | Style
A German firm, TG-Gold Supr Markt, installed vending machines in the Frankfurt Airport. What does it dispense? You guessed it: gold bars!
Diane Francis | Posted 09.18.2009 | World
All enlightened governments, including Canada's, which just signed an investment agreement, should deem Venezuela a "no-go" zone.
Daily Mail | Posted 08.08.2009 | Style
A life-long passion for panning for gold helped Daisy Thurkettle-Roper save some cash when it came to getting wedding rings. The 25-year-old has been...
ABC News | Posted 07.31.2009 | World
Canadian officials have not been able to explain the disappearance of more than $16 million in gold from the Royal Canadian Mint, leaving open the pos...
Nathan Lewis | Posted 07.27.2009 | New York
The Comex warehouse is one of the most secure forms of gold investment in the world. If they can't be trusted, what does that say about ETFs, pooled accounts, futures, forwards, options?
Dan Dorfman | Posted 07.09.2009 | Business
The precious metal, many gold traders gripe, is not getting the respect it deserves. A surge to new highs is just around the corner.
Diane Francis | Posted 06.06.2009 | Business
In a G2 world (the US and China), he who is the piper calls the tune and China holds a US$2-trillion mortgage on the U.S. and is not happy.
Larry Gellman | Posted 05.04.2009 | Business
Those of you who are waiting for the economy to get "back" to normal will probably be waiting for the rest of your lives.
Diane Francis | Posted 05.01.2009 | Business
The future is always a matter of opinion, as is political competency, which is why it's a good idea to own a little gold.
Huffington Post via ABC | Julie Satow | Posted 04.20.2009 | Business
Ever wonder about the veracity of those "Cash For Gold" commercials? Good Morning America did too, and so they decided to investigate. They found tha...
Dr. Brent Ridge | Posted 04.16.2009 | Living
After a while, you learn that many of the diamonds are zirconium and a lot of the gold is just left over brass from one of Donald Trump's construction projects.
Dan Dorfman | Posted 03.27.2009 | Business
Taking a longer term outlook, Leibovit thinks "we're in for five or six years of hell," with the Dow tumbling to about 2,000. So where should investors put their money? Consider cash and gold.
Huffington Post | Julie Satow | Posted 03.23.2009 | Business
For immediate news on where the Dow is trading now go here. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell below its lowest close since 1997 on concerns that ...
Jill Keto | Posted 03.15.2009 | Business
On TV, you have to boil down answers into the shortest, most concise sound bites. Right now, my favorite sound bite is "Invest in Yellow: Corn, Wheat and Gold."
mochiads.com | Mochiads.com | Posted 03.08.2009 | Comedy
It's every man dream: Money Falling From The Sky! Catch as many as you can and you will receive amazing awards!!! But be careful not to catch dirty money.
Alan Schram | Posted 02.27.2009 | Business
While lower oil prices are welcome news for the US consumer and for consumers in other economies that rely on importing oil, the situation is very different around the world.
Jill Keto | Posted 02.27.2009 | Business
Wall Street Journal | JEFF D. OPDYKE | Posted 02.25.2009 | Business
Gold shined in 2008. Could 2009 be as bright? Of all the major assets -- stocks, corporate bonds, cash and others -- gold was one of last year's few ...
Jill Keto | Posted 02.18.2009 | Business
Jill Keto | Posted 02.12.2009 | Business
"Charticle" featuring highlights from this week in the Economy. . . hoarding gold, hot recession jobs, and the U.S. Treasuries bubble. ...
Anne Hill | Posted 01.22.2009 | Style
One of my favorite things to do is thinking about what real-life events would mean if they were dreams. So, I thought I'd have some fun analyzing some holiday traditions for their dream meanings.
Suzette Standring | Posted 01.11.2009 | Living
I fall prey to obligation, guilt, or the fear of appearing cheap or thoughtless. None of that is assuaged when I offer up potpourri. The cultural pressure to buy is deeply ingrained.
John Tepper Marlin | Posted 01.05.2009 | Business
Chairman Martin would surely be stunned by the activism of today's Fed -- and the breadth of agreement that it is doing the right thing -- as it drops monetary napalm on dangerously frozen peaks of our financial system.
Nathan Lewis | Posted 11.23.2009 | Business