This is a guest contribution by Damien Hoffman, editor of the very popular Wall St Cheat Sheet blog.

Rogers is one of the most respected investors in the world. I had a chance to chat with him the other morning to get more details about some of his recent comments in the media …

Damien Hoffman: Jim, you were in the media a few times last week and I want to follow up on a few points you made. You said on Bloomberg that Nouriel Roubini did not do his homework regarding the asset bubbles about which he is now warning. Can you explain what homework he did not do?

Jim: All of it. How can you talk about a bubble when assets such as

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Non-dollar currencies give back very little…The Unemployed are remaining unemployed… FOMC puts away the board games today… China invokes a “Public Morals” defense…

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by Tabitha Reaves

This is the worst recession for over 60 years and as we have all had to cut corners, tighten our belts and look for ways to save cash, many people have been taking a good, hard look at where they can make extra money. Many of us have old jewelry which is simply wasting away in a drawer or a box somewhere – it is unlikely to be ever used again and it is in every sense of the word, dead weight.

Selling gold and especially old jewelry has become a boom industry in the US and around the world.

Why?

The answer is simple – in times of recession, investors look to buy gold because it is considered a stable, secure investment – gold is what backs the currency reserves of the US dollar and currencies all around the world. When economic times get rough, gold is where …

Alex#8217;s Notes: I have noticed very strong buying in morning trading last few weeks #8211; abnormally so, at least for what usually happens between 9am and 12pm or so Eastern time. Dont be caught flat footed! Aug 3, 2009, 1:34 a.m. EST Gold gearing up (again) to break $1,000? Commentary: After Friday#8217;s rebound, gold bugs are watching for a [...]div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/YourFinancialFuture?a=1YL6Lb7o36M:vp6dwh_-W4g:yIl2AUoC8zA"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/YourFinancialFuture?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/YourFinancialFuture?a=1YL6Lb7o36M:vp6dwh_-W4g:F7zBnMyn0Lo"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/YourFinancialFuture?i=1YL6Lb7o36M:vp6dwh_-W4g:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/YourFinancialFuture?a=1YL6Lb7o36M:vp6dwh_-W4g:7Q72WNTAKBA"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/YourFinancialFuture?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/YourFinancialFuture?a=1YL6Lb7o36M:vp6dwh_-W4g:V_sGLiPBpWU"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/YourFinancialFuture?i=1YL6Lb7o36M:vp6dwh_-W4g:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/YourFinancialFuture?a=1YL6Lb7o36M:vp6dwh_-W4g:qj6IDK7rITs"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/YourFinancialFuture?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/YourFinancialFuture?a=1YL6Lb7o36M:vp6dwh_-W4g:l6gmwiTKsz0"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/YourFinancialFuture?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/YourFinancialFuture?a=1YL6Lb7o36M:vp6dwh_-W4g:gIN9vFwOqvQ"img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/YourFinancialFuture?i=1YL6Lb7o36M:vp6dwh_-W4g:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"/img/a /div

by Janice Jopin

Some of us buy gold jewelry because – it looks excellent, our mother said so, it compliments the color of our skin, its a great possible investment, yaddy, yaddy yah. The reasons are as plentiful as the overly honest dealers who would sell you the gold jewellery.

I guess I shouldn’t skip too quickly over the “great investment theme” because it is or can be somewhat important to know that “10 Carat gold” all the way up to “18 Carat gold” is not generally considered to be shrewd investment material. It is simply not investment grade, hard assets even if your home insurance covers it in case of theft.

If investment is your reason and you don’t want to buy gold bars or certificates, and of course you want to flaunt your investment on your skin during special occasions then go for jewellery that is at least …

Gold added about five bucks to its price from the time that trading began in the Far East Thursday…and the London a.m. gold fix. Then from there, it gave back seven dollars going into the p.m. gold fix…and after that, it gained over eight dollars until half past lunchtime in New York. Then a really serious seller showed up taking nine bucks off the price between then and the close of electronic trading in New York. It was pretty choppy trading all around…and it was obvious that every rally ran into serious resistance. The same could be said for silver. But according to the usual New York gold commentator [who is not Dennis Gartman, by the way], volume in gold was heavy…estimated at 140,658 contracts…”which involved a 21.6% surge in the last half-hour. The presence of such determined buyers and sellers during the floor session is unusual.”

Wednesday’s open interest in

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by Jennifer Davis

Ever since 1920, the gold bullion system has undergone change in the way gold is traded. In this present decade, almost every wealthy nation has taken up this system for business purposes. This system has made a significant entry in individual businesses as well. Following the long history of this system, the reserve and central banks still trade gold under this system.

Of late, this trade gold system has made determined significance in individual businesses too. No matter how rich the country is, still the central and reserve banks store the savings in the form of gold following the history under this system.

The system of gold bullion can give huge support to your business, as more strength and better durability are provided by gold. Many countries are suffering from financial crisis due to economic fluctuations, which is not in abundance from recent times. Thus, it is a …

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China made headlines around the world this week when it revealed that its foreign reserves had eclipsed the $2 trillion market for the first time, rising by a record …

by Susan Martin

People usually after hearing the word gold think of wealth, ornament, or an expensive asset. In fact, the universal acceptance of gold makes it a king amongst all the elements. For business purposes, people trade gold and a renowned method of gold trading in many countries is gold bullion.

Gold is an invaluable asset. Even if gold is independent of the economic cycle, the on-going market still depends on the supply and demand of gold. An alternative to banking is buying gold and trading it. In fact, gold bullion gives you a chance to safeguard your assets.

Investment in gold is a lucrative option. Many services are available today that allow you to trade gold in different ways.

As the current market is at an all-time low, people are losing money by investing in share markets and trades. To avoid this, the best option available is to …