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Kevin Kerr On The Commodities Pullback – Part II
The noted trader says expectations for the coming harvest are too high, and that grains could be a good bet.
  • Why the U.S. government is in fairyland with its estimates
  • What declining oil prices mean for grains
  • A stronger dollar means weaker commodity prices
HardAssetsInvestor.com Tuesday, 09 September 2008
 
Research Analyst Says We’re Running Out of Oil
Ed Mitby tells Mike Norman why the U.S. policy environment is not favorable to alternative energy.
  • Europe races ahead
  • Candidates say the right thing, but the proof is in the pudding
  • Can the U.S. get 25% of its power from wind by 2030?
Hardassetsinvestor.com Tuesday, 12 August 2008
 
Using Futures To Hedge Your House
Image of House on CalculatorHardAssetsInvestor.com's Managing Editor Brad Zigler illustrates how constantly monitoring market conditions will help determine if a continuing hedge is necessary.
  • Shorting REITs a hit-and-miss
  • Basis Risk 101
  • The expensive "insurance" cover
Administrator Monday, 11 August 2008
 
Using Futures To Hedge Your House
Image of House on CalculatorHardAssetsInvestor.com's Managing Editor Brad Zigler illustrates how constantly monitoring market conditions will help determine if a continuing hedge is necessary.
  • Shorting REITs a hit-and-miss
  • Basis Risk 101
  • The expensive "insurance" cover
Administrator Monday, 11 August 2008
 
Using Futures To Hedge Your House (Test)
Image of House on CalculatorHardAssetsInvestor.com's Managing Editor Brad Zigler illustrates how constantly monitoring market conditions will help determine if a continuing hedge is necessary.
  • Shorting REITs a hit-and-miss
  • Basis Risk 101
  • The expensive "insurance" cover
Administrator Monday, 11 August 2008
 
Using Futures To Hedge Your House
Image of House on CalculatorHardAssetsInvestor.com's Managing Editor Brad Zigler illustrates how constantly monitoring market conditions will help determine if a continuing hedge is necessary.
  • Shorting REITs a hit-and-miss
  • Basis Risk 101
  • The expensive "insurance" cover
Administrator Monday, 11 August 2008
 
Barrick Gold Becomes An Oil Producer?
Image of Oil WellThe mining company's move into oil may seem odd, but it just might start a trend.
  • The economics of owning your own oil
  • Floating in cash flow
  • What's next in integration

 

Administrator Friday, 08 August 2008
 
Chinese Aluminum Woes.. (Test1)
Photo of coalAs the world's eye turns to Beijing for the Olympics, the energy chain ripples from earthquakes to aluminum.
  • The Chinese coal market: small and dangerous
  • Mixed signals in coal production
  • Slowing growth from a giant AL producer
Administrator Tuesday, 05 August 2008
 
Ed Mitby: Are Alternatives A Real Alternative? (Part I)
HAI anchor Mike Norman speaks with Ed Mitby, senior research analyst for Van Eck Global, on the future of alternative energy in the U.S.
  • Wind, solar and … nuclear???
  • Is clean coal an alternative energy?
  • The need for “grid” investments
Administrator Tuesday, 05 August 2008
 
Nothing Corny About Corn
Image of ear of cornAn update on one of the most unpredictable and volatile agriculture commodities of late - corn - and what might be in store.
  • Planting not as weak as thought
  • Decline in crop size despite higher planting
  • Volatility likely to continue
Administrator Monday, 28 July 2008
 
Nothing Corny About Corn
Image of ear of cornAn update on one of the most unpredictable and volatile agriculture commodities of late - corn - and what might be in store.
  • Planting not as weak as thought
  • Decline in crop size despite higher planting
  • Volatility likely to continue
Administrator Monday, 28 July 2008
 
Chinese Aluminum Woes. (Test)
Photo of coalAs the world's eye turns to Beijing for the Olympics, the energy chain ripples from earthquakes to aluminum.
  • The Chinese coal market: small and dangerous
  • Mixed signals in coal production
  • Slowing growth from a giant AL producer
Administrator Friday, 25 July 2008
 
Chinese Aluminum Woes (Test)
Photo of coalAs the world's eye turns to Beijing for the Olympics, the energy chain ripples from earthquakes to aluminum.
  • The Chinese coal market: small and dangerous
  • Mixed signals in coal production
  • Slowing growth from a giant AL producer
Administrator Friday, 25 July 2008
 
Energy: The Year in (P)review (Test)
Image of barrel of oil2008 is half over and it's been all about oil. What in the name of Walt Disney happened? And where do we go from here?
  • Oil's primacy
  • OPEC, seasonality and war
  • Politics and Russian arms
Julian Murdoch Wednesday, 23 July 2008
 
Corn, Ethanol And Water
Ear of Corn entering gas tankWhat happens when the ethanol belt turns into a flood zone?
  • Betting on the weather
  • Diminishing corn quality
  • Downstream ethanol effects

 

Julian Murdoch Friday, 20 June 2008
 
Marc Chandler Dissects the Dollar’s Decline
Marc Chandler, chief currency strategist for Brown Brothers Harriman, discusses the dollar, and what's dragging it down.
  • A healthy amount of exaggeration
  • The Fed’s fault?
  • U.S. deficits—believe it or not—improving
 Marc Chandler Dissects
HardAssetsInvestor.com Tuesday, 03 June 2008
 
Seeing The Light
Seeing The LightForget alternative energy; the best energy play is using less.
  • Voltage, current and electrical loss
  • A $20 billion opportunity
  • Spelling HDVC

 

HardAssetsInvestor.com Friday, 30 May 2008
 
Roy Nersesian Sees ‘The Perfect Storm’
Despite a speculative element, the fundamental forces behind the rise in agricultural prices may persist.
  • The Chinese want beef (and that drives up grains)
  • Biodiesel and palm oil
  • Could speculators get caught out?
HardAssetsInvestor.com Tuesday, 20 May 2008
 
Biofuels Professor Says Corn Will Never Work
Roy Nersesian, an energy specialist from Columbia University, puts the biofuels hype under a realist's microscope.
  • Why corn-based ethanol will never work
  • The chink in cellulosic ethanol
  • Hope for biodiesel?
HardAssetsInvestor.com Tuesday, 13 May 2008
 
Walter Nasdeo, Ardour Capital, Discusses Alternative Energy Stocks: Part II
Walter Nasdeo, Director of Research for Ardour Capital, talks about the factors driving investment in alternative energy.
  • Huge global VC influx
  • New technologies in play
  • Energy efficiency, photovoltaics major factors
HardAssetsInvestor.com Tuesday, 08 April 2008
 
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