Friday, September 15, 2017

The 3 Best P2P Lending Platforms For Investors In 2017—Detailed Analysis / Companies / Investing 2017

By: John_Mauldin

BY STEPHEN MCBRIDE : Peer-to-peer lending (P2P) is a new method of debt financing that allows people to borrow and lend money without a financial institution. Harnessing technology and big data, P2P platforms connect borrowers to investors faster and cheaper than any bank.

P2P lending has grown rapidly in recent years and is a new source of fixed income for investors (download our new special report on investing in P2P loans for more). Compared to stock markets, P2P investments have less volatility and a low correlation. They also offer higher returns than conventional sources of yield.

With interest rates at all-time lows since 2008 and many historically “safe” investments like government bonds offering measly returns, investing in P2P loans in 2017 is a no-brainer.

Friday, September 15, 2017

The US Debt Bubble Will Soon Warrant Serious Measures / Interest-Rates / US Debt

By: John_Mauldin

There is big debate over the exact amount of global debt.

Parts of it get hidden in many out-of-the-way pockets. But broadly speaking, global debt is about 325% of GDP, and likely over $225 trillion as I write.

Friday, September 15, 2017

US Budget Deficit Swindling Futurity / Interest-Rates / US Debt

By: James_Quinn

“The principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale.” ― Thomas Jefferson

Yesterday the government reported a “modest” August budget deficit of $108 billion. That’s one month folks. This is another example of how the government and their mainstream media mouthpieces portray horrifically bad, extremely abnormal financial data as normal and expected. They pretend everything that has happened since 2008 is just standard operating procedure. They follow the Big Lie theory to the extreme. The masses have been so dumbed down, desensitized, and taught to believe delusions, they can’t distinguish the abnormal from the normal.

Friday, September 15, 2017

Why it is Often Difficult to Sell a House Fast / Housing-Market / UK Housing

By: Boris_Dzhingarov

It is indeed often quite a chore-like process, trying to sell a home for a decent price, without having to cut down on the actual worth of the home so much that you do not make as much profit as you would otherwise need to relocate to a nice home.

When attempting to sell your home quickly, there are some factors which may hinder such a process. This article will look at some of the reasons why such an undesirable sluggishness befalls your sales process.

Thursday, September 14, 2017

S&P 500 At New Record High, Will It Break Above 2,500? / Stock-Markets / Stock Market 2017

By: Paul_Rejczak

Briefly:
Intraday trade: Our yesterday's neutral intraday outlook has proved accurate. The S&P 500 index fluctuated within a relatively narrow trading range following Tuesday's advance. The market may retrace some of its recent rally today, as the S&P 500 index trades close to potential resistance level of 2,500. On the other hand, support level is relatively close, at Tuesday's daily gap up of 2,488.95-2,490.37. Therefore, we prefer to be out of the market once again, avoiding low risk/reward ratio trades.

Thursday, September 14, 2017

The $10 Trillion Resource North Korea Can't Tap / Commodities / Metals & Mining

By: OilPrice_Com

North Korea may not have proved petroleum reserves, but it’s estimated that the secluded belligerent nation sits on reserves of more than 200 minerals—including rare earth minerals—worth an estimated up to US$10 trillion.

Of course, there are no official reports on how much North Korea’s mineral wealth really is, but according to rough estimates from earlier this decade, Pyongyang’s deposits of coal, iron ore, zinc, copper, graphite, gold, silver, magnesite, molybdenite, and many others, are worth between US$6 trillion and US$10 trillion, as per South Korean projections reported by Quartz.

Thursday, September 14, 2017

EURUSD Is Facing Channel Support / Currencies / Euro

By: Franco_Shao

EURUSD stays in a bullish price channel on its daily chart and remains in the uptrend from 1.0569. As long as the price is in the channel, the fall from 1.2092 could be treated as consolidation of the uptrend and the bullish movement could be expected to continue after the consolidation.

Thursday, September 14, 2017

Capital Market Trends / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2017

By: Kavinesh_A

Financial trading is a type of trading that is changing all the time. This is good news for the participants in this form of trading because according to many experts, they can expect better user experience compared to the situation that they could’ve expected a few years ago. Of course, the most important change in this field is the fact that the financial trading today is automated and electronic in its essence. In the past, the entire process of trading was manual. The role of modern technology is crucial for modern-day financial trading. But, just like financial trading, technology is changing too. It looks like this is one of the fastest changing industries in the world. All these changes have an impact on financial trading and ultimately on the capital market. Those who want to witness success must analyze the latest capital market trends. We will use this article to highlight the most important trends.

Thursday, September 14, 2017

US Drowning in Debt, Surpasses $20 Trillion As Bankruptcy and Hyperinflation Loom Closer / Interest-Rates / US Debt

By: Jeff_Berwick

The US government finally surpassed the long anticipated $20 trillion national debt mark on Friday the 8th.

Oh, I don’t say “finally” because they had so restricted their expenditures that it was taking longer than expected. That’s far from the case!

In fact, under globalist, Donald “Big Government” Trump, the federal government had its largest deficit month in history in June topping $400 billion for the first time.

Thursday, September 14, 2017

Mike Maloney: The Top 10 Reasons I Own Gold and Silver / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2017

By: GoldSilver

When the average investor thinks about gold, they may view it as an inflation hedge. Or maybe as crisis insurance. Or perhaps solely as a portfolio diversifier.

These are all good reasons to own gold—but those are always good reasons to buy precious metals. Mike Maloney’s reasons to own gold and silver at this point in history are very different than what passes as standard arguments.

Thursday, September 14, 2017

The Only Real Europe is Greece / Politics / Euro-Zone

By: Raul_I_Meijer

European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker, famous for his imbibition capacity and uttering -not necessarily in that order- the legendary words “when it becomes serious, you have to lie”, presented his State of the Union today. Which is of pretty much limited interest because, as Yanis Varoufakis’ book ‘Adults in the Room’ once again confirmed, Juncker is nothing but ventriloquist Angela Merkel’s sock puppet.

But of course he had lofty words galore, about how great Europe is doing, and how that provides a window for more Europe, in multiple dimensions. Juncker envisions a European Minister of Finance (Dutch PM Rutte immediately scorned the idea), and he wants to enlarge the EU by inviting more countries in, like Albania, Montenegro and Serbia (but not Turkey!).

Thursday, September 14, 2017

7 Security Tips for Online Traders / Personal_Finance / Cyber Crime

By: Submissions

Jessica Davison writes: Do you trade the world's markets online? It doesn’t matter if you trade currencies, commodities, stocks or bonds, the security protocols around the safety of your data all need to be the same. The power of the internet has brought the trading desk into the home office and the local coffee shop.

While the convenience and mobility of the trading lifestyle are glamorous and empowering, it can also be frightening. It can become scary when you realize that your entire financial empire boils down to a few strings of code that keep your money, and that of your clients, secure from the hands of cyber criminals. Here are seven security tips you can implement to keep your online trading activities safe.

Thursday, September 14, 2017

Win Emoji Movie Merchandise with a CheeseStrings Selfie / Personal_Finance / Freebies and Comps

By: Anika_Walayat

Kerry Foods, producers of kids range dairy products such as Cheesestrings are offering weekly chances of winning Emoji movie merchandise that includes lunch boxes, stationary, erasers and stickers, with some 200 prizes up for grabs every week until the end of November. With so many prizes on offer this should prove a relatively easy competition to win, just take a selfie as demonstrated in our video and upload it to the cheesestrings site. Watch the video for full details of what to do to maximise chances of winning.

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

5 Markets Ready to Move Before Year-End. Eexpert Analysis and New Trading Opportunities / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2017

By: EWI

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Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Former Lehman Brothers Trader: ETFs Are A Convenient Yet Very Dangerous Tool For Investors / Stock-Markets / Exchange Traded Funds

By: John_Mauldin

BY JARED DILLIAN : Here’s the least original statement of 2017: There are a lot of different ETFs. There are:

• Equity ETFs

• International ETFs

• Fixed income ETFs

• Currency ETFs

• Commodity ETFs

• Volatility ETFs

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Harvey Will Reflect in Economic Data as Growth—That Might Mislead the Fed into Another Policy Error / Economics / US Economy

By: John_Mauldin

Hurricane Harvey wreaked havoc on South Texas and Louisiana. As a lifelong Texan, I have many friends in that region. They’ve lived through many storms and normally take what nature throws at them in stride.

Not this time.

I am seeing headlines calling this a thousand-year flood. It seems that over 100,000 homes in Houston alone were flooded. Harvey meant business. Recovering from this storm will take a long time and a lot of resources.

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Massive Equifax Hack Shows Cyber Risk to Deposits and Investments Today / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2017

By: GoldCore

• 44% of US population affected by Equifax hack
• Hackers took names, birthdays and addresses, Social Security and driver’s license numbers
• Steve Mnuchin “concerned about the global financial system and keeping it safe,”
• Hacks is a reminder of the vulnerabilities created in a connected world
• Cyber security is a major threat to both banking and financial industry
• Investors should hold physical gold as insurance against hacking and cyber attacks

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Investment Advice for My Children & Grandchildren / InvestorEducation / Learning to Invest

By: Axel_Merk

Okay, so I don’t have grandchildren yet, but I want to increase the odds you read beyond the title if you are old enough to have grandchildren. Should the investment advice we give to someone young truly be different from that given to someone old? And given where asset prices are, is it responsible to tell anyone to pile into the markets? Here are my thoughts on the topic, hopefully applicable not just for my children:

Hedge fund manager Ray Dalio likes to say he chose the first stock he ever bought because it cost less than $5 a share, given that his savings from caddying at the time were, well, five bucks. That story is a great icebreaker but also highlights with what’s wrong with our industry: when we think about investing, we immediately think about the stock market. Let’s take a step back.

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Stock Market Breakout Imminent? / Stock-Markets / Stock Market 2017

By: Gary_Savage

The only resistance left in the S&P 500 is the psychological resistance of the round number 2500,

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

TRADE FOR A CHANGE / Currencies / Forex Trading

By: Kavinesh_A

Marketting business has always been referred to as a tedious task to handle. Its strategic approach to every service delivery should always seem to be a compatible one. Before taking a leap into this category of business one should get familiarised with it and, the various terminologies of forex trading for beginners. A person experienced enough to handle trading business online can have a blooming start in the same.