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Stock Market & Economic Update

by Wes Bridel on October 22, 2010

in Economic Updates

The stock market is in a bull run.  Will it last?  This economic update is intended to quickly catch you up on the most important factors of the last month which affect the stock market and is part three of a six part series of Economic Update Videos.  Some of the factors we discuss here [...]

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Are Commodities an Excellent Investment?

by Wes Bridel on September 13, 2010

in Stewardship

Commodities are a key consideration for any portfolio.  We’ve been discussing asset management in a crazy economy and Friday looked at investing in food.
Thought we had already discussed commodities in recent posts?  Well, that’s true.  However, metals such as gold & silver also function as money.  Energy, such as oil, natural gas, and coal, are [...]

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Even with the devaluation of our currency over the decades, the US Dollar is still the world’s reserve currency today.  People have felt for many years that it’s a safe place to hold their wealth.  Foreign governments hold their wealth in US Dollars.  Financiers the world over have done the same.  Even most commodities are [...]

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