by Wesley Crowder | May 25, 2016 | Precious Metals
Sophisticated investors are familiar with the various components of the precious metals complex gold, silver, platinum, and palladium. Palladium is generally the precious metal type that you hear and know least about these days. Understanding palladium is more... by Gino D'Alessio | Feb 24, 2016 | Commodities, Portfolio Management, Precious Metals
A look at returns of best performing metals Precious and Industrial metals alike have been in a continued decline for various years now. Excess supply created by the massive rally in commodity prices that took place after the 2008 crisis. A weakened demand since the... by Renee Ann Breiten | Feb 11, 2016 | Precious Metals
Negative interest rates seem to be the new trend. The Bank of Japan just cut interest rates to NEGATIVE 0.1% for commercial banks. “This means that commercial banks will essentially be charged to keep money with the BOJ, which will hopefully serve as an additional... by Gino D'Alessio | Nov 20, 2015 | Precious Metals
Benchmarking an investment is a necessary procedure to analyze the performance of a manager compared to his peers or an index if it is a fund with a buy and hold strategy. It allows you to identify a manager’s performance compared to other managers, which is...