April 2011′s Edition of The Centsible Investor is Now Available!
A quick status update on the Original Model Portfolio: Currently, the dividend-producing segment has a total return of 15.74% including dividends. This while the major indexes are off around 15% during the same time period. The precious metals section is leading all segments, up 33% as some of the early silver purchases are now up well over 150%. Our spec REE picks are up 104% and 51% since we added them just a few months ago.
This month’s keynote addresses some key preparation issues that everyone should be considering. The economic picture is pretty much unchanged in terms of direction and velocity since March, so it was a good time to talk at a deep level about why we are where we are and more importantly, the little things you can do that can make a BIG difference moving forward.
The Energy report focuses on gas prices, subsidies for the provisioning system, demand destruction and the importance of the fact that we’re seeing demand destruction much sooner than we did the last time prices spiked in 2008. It is another very clear window into the true state of the US economy.
Precious metals is dedicated this month to currencies, an update on several fronts regarding currencies, the situation with silver backwardation, the prospects for the same in gold and some practical holding tips you can put to use in your own life. Our ‘other’ precious metals focus, REOs, have gotten a nice boost recently from news that the US Government is considering its own stockpile of these critical metals. We explore the prospects for this taking place.
Our interest rate model is close to issuing another short-term signal. We’ve selected the past 80 weeks of the model and put them in their own chart to better illustrate the accuracy of this powerful weapon in terms of predicting rate moves. The last short-term signal, issued several weeks ago, nailed a bottom in rates and the subsequent move has been significant.
We also analyze the correlation between the DJIA and crude oil; something many subscribers have been asking about since they’re hearing it on TV. We found some interesting potential trends over the past decade and discuss them as well.
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