Commodity Trading & Trend Following

John Paulson is considered a guru by many. Those many were the ones who were so impressed with his great prediction and big bet on the US Housing Market. This year John Paulson’s funds are taking a beating. Compare this with trend followers who have a plan. Trend following is not a get rich quick [...]

There are many in the investment world that believe that they can negate risk by investing in Hedge Funds. The truth can not be further removed. There are those in the investment world that think that there exist gurus who can grind out profits for them regardless of market conditions. The truth can not be [...]

The title Paulson’s $9 Billion Hedge Fund Falls 6 Percent in May made headlines through out the business papers today. My first reaction is “so what”. Trend followers will always have draw downs and some of the commodity trading advisors that I have allocated to were down more than 6%. As Michael Covel states Trend [...]

Will Gold be the Only Currency?
Lets face itג€¦when we look at a $100 Bill. It says this note is legal tender for all debts public and private. More so. It says In God We Trust. Howeverג€¦ Can we still believe in the central banks, the [...]

I am not a gold bug or an end of the world fanatic… but in all seriousness…Can Gold be the next currency? Honestly…As an investor, I became very concerned about having my assets denominated in U.S. dollars. Even if I was clever enough to denominate my assets in other currencies…the fact is they are all [...]

Can You Lose Money By owning Gold? So many gold bugs think this is absolutely impossible. However as a commodity trading advisor… I believe anything can happen and stick to a thought out plan. Let me give you an example, In the 1980s gold reached $1223 and investors were throwing money at gold. However almost [...]

Wanted to share with you an interview with John Paulson. John Paulson won large with the subprime crisis last year. Currently he has been looking at distressed debt, bank stocks and has invested almost 50% of his fund in Gold. Watch…and learn… mostly have a plan and have the discipline to follow your plan.

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The question is are you the last one now to be buying gold? The list of successful Hedge fund managers who have been buying gold has been growing. It is not just hedge funds…how about China. What I find interesting is the fact that the hedge fund managers who successfully called the housing crisis are [...]