Energy Prices: Making A Bottom

I have noticed that energy prices do not go down much, they do not collapse, even when there is bad news. Usually, when there is bad news and things do not continue to go down, it is likely making a bottom. (Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE), United States Oil Fund LP ETF (USO), Nymex Crude Oil futures)

Emerging Markets: Kazakhstan

I have never invested in Kazakhstan (or Republic of Kazakhstan) before for many different reasons. One of the reasons is that Kazakhstan used to be closed to foreign investing. But things have changed and now I am considering options and I even have a list of companies, where I might invest, so everything is possible.

* Kazakhstan has borders Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan;

Tickers: iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index ETF (EEM)

2016: The Year Ahead

Probably farmland somewhere, especially in China. In North Korea would be even better than in China. It is very, very exciting what is happening in North Korea. So, Jade, Gold and farmland.

Gold & Silver Will Continue To Be Under Pressure

The U.S. Dollar is going to go higher as the turmoil increases worldwide. As the Dollar goes higher, gold and silver will probably continue to be under pressure, they often have historically, not always.

Tickers: iShares Silver Trust ETF (SLV), SPDR Gold Trust ETF (GLD)

Precious Metals: There Will Be A Better Opportunity To Buy

I haven`t bought gold and silver for a long time. I still expect better opportunities to buy gold and silver. Precious metals may well turn into a bubble but in the meantime I expect a better opportunity to buy. (SPDR Gold Trust ETF (GLD), iShares Silver Trust ETF (SLV),)

Global Turmoil Is Bullish For The U.S. Dollar

As the turmoil gets worse, my theory is that more people will buy the U.S. Dollar and it will go higher and higher. They are not going to buy the Yen, they are not going to buy the Euro. They will buy the U.S. Dollar. That is the same reason that some people are diversifying into the United States.

Does It Matter Who The Next U.S. President Will Be?

Whoever becomes President, their friends will be better off, there is no question about that. But most of us are not going to be better off. The debt is going to go higher, the absurd interventions worldwide are going higher, the interventions domestically are going higher too. So, no. I do not think it matters much at all.