Guest contributor Allen gives a strong case for investors to buy gold and why gold is in stronger demand now than during previous times.

There have been many comparisons between the US and Japan of the 1990s. This article attempts to shed some light on the issue of whether the US is heading towards a “lost decade”.
The mainstream point of view:
After the Japanese asset price bubble burst, Japan sank into an era of recession, falling stock prices (the Nikkei [...]

StockTradingToGo Community member Allen breaks down four common myths about Gold using historical data to back his case.

Looking to invest internationally? Here are five great ways to allocate a portion of your investment portfolio into foreign markets.
1. ADRs
This acronym stands for American Depository Receipts. They are securities issued by banks which represent a certain number of shares of stock on a foreign stock exchange. They are one of the easiest ways to [...]

The Chinese central bank hiked deposit rates as well as lending rates by 0.27% for commercial banks. While the market gapped down huge, it quickly recovered and ended up big in the red(in China, red is up). Very bullish. A chart is included/uploaded below. Might not show up though.

The Chinese stock markets will be closed for a week due to the Chinese New Year. My last post covering the Chinese markets were thus: http://falkininvesting.com/blog/2007/02/07/bounce-in-the-orient
The Shanghai index closed at near 3000 on Friday breaking above the last 2994 record, which appears to be a bullish signal. P/Es are still high, but there is a [...]

Written By: Ailun Zhan Stock Forum ID: FirstConsul
The Shanghai index almost touched the 50 day moving average today, with that being the low for the day, and bounced off the lows. Volume was higher than the last two days. The Shanghai Index is over 10% from peak. Today is also a bullish candlestick, with the [...]

Written By: Ailun Zhan Stock Forum ID: FirstConsul
Hi, I’m Ailun Zhan, a member of the Falkin Investing Organization, and I will be covering the Chinese markets for Stock Trading 101.
Chinese stocks have a total market capitalization of around $1 trillion, which is about 1/18th the size of US stocks. It has experienced a bull market [...]