Posts Tagged ‘gold’



  June 14th, 2011

Large Cap Gold Producers Showing Value

Gold stocks have received relatively little attention from investors despite surging gold bullion prices
which have risen over 200% in the last half decade to over $1500 an ounce. As a result, if an investor were
stranded on a deserted island and returned after a two year absence, and first learned…
  November 4th, 2010

Markets Focus On Tea Party As Ireland Roiled

When notorious US bank robber Willie Sutton was asked why he robbed banks, he replied "because that's where
the money was". (Sutton actually denied ever saying that - blaming it on a reporter looking for a catchy
quote.) What does Willie Sutton have to do with the Tea Party? Markets Focus On Tea Pa…
  November 1st, 2010

Investment Compass: Market Distortions & Dislocations

Market Distortions & Dislocations - Central Banks Battle With Deflation Pacifica Partners' 2010 third
quarter Investment Compass Quarterly Market Commentary examines the market distortions that we are witnessing
in Oil, Gold, Currency, and Bond markets as a result of US Central Bank policy. Inv…
  July 19th, 2010

Gold Enthusiasts – Still Waiting for Inflation

One of the underlying premises of the investment merits of gold is that “reckless government printing of
money” is debasing paper currencies and this will ultimately lead to runaway inflation. While the theory
sounds reasonable, the problem is that the facts do not back up this inflationary the…
  June 9th, 2010

Strategy Notes – June 2010

Pacifica Partners' June 2010 "Investment Strategy Notes" is intended to provide our market outlook with a
higher level of technical detail than our Financial Post column or Investment Compass Quarterly Newsletter.
Investment Strategy Notes - June 2010 Pacifica Partners' June 2010 "Investment Strate…
  March 12th, 2010

Bernanke or Obama: Who Gets Credit for the Economy

Watching the Sunday morning talk shows on the US networks is always an entertaining experience for the
politically inclined. No matter what the issue being discussed, both sides are advocated with verbal vigor.
Bernanke or Obama: Who Should Get Credit for Stabilizing the Economy? Pacifica Partners'…
  February 26th, 2010

The Fears That Fuel Gold Prices

One of the most important drivers of the rise in gold prices since the end of the Great Financial Crisis has
been the fear of impending inflation. Looking at the Fears That Fuel Gold Prices Pacifica Partners' Financial
Post Weekly Column - February 26th 2010 This and other articles also available o…
  February 14th, 2010

Europe’s Four Little PIGS: A Greek Tragedy

the markets are now confronted with the potential for yet another one – this time Europe is ground zero
Europe's Four Little PIGS: A Greek Tragedy Pacifica Partners' Financial Post Weekly Column - February 12th
2010 This and other articles also available online at: Financial Post & Investment Wav…
  January 28th, 2010

Investment Strategy Notes – Jan 2010

Investment Strategy Notes January 2010: Pacifica Partners' January 2010 Investment Strategy Notes is intended
to provide our market outlook with a higher level of technical detail than our Financial Post column or
Investment Compass Quarterly Newsletter. In this issue we examine the bullish/bearish…
  November 12th, 2009

Time for the US Treasury to Offer Some Straight Talk

Time for the US Treasury to Offer Some Straight Talk Pacifica Partners' Financial Post Weekly Column - Nov
12th 2009 Preview: It seems that every time US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner goes overseas, he ends up being
ridiculed by just about everyone. This time it comes about because of his comment…