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The Gold Report: According to your website, your mission is to provide the “deeper intelligence” investors need to succeed in this environment. From your perspective, what are the top two or three issues that most investors don’t understand because they don’t have that deeper intelligence they need to make better investment decisions? Catherine Austin Fitts: Our goal is to help readers, subscribers and clients build family wealth. We believe that the success of the family depends very much... Read Full Story

Source: Advanced Currency Markets | G10 Advancers and Decliners vs USD JPY -0.18 CHF -0.27 EUR -0.38 GBP -0.40 After initial optimism that Greece’s political parties had finally reached an agreement on austerity measures yesterday, Eurogroup members subsequently rejected the proposals late in the evening, and demanded Greek Finance Minister Venizelos return to Athens to procure deeper cuts. It appears that EU policymakers are not yet willing to sign off on the deal until Greece shows a deeper... Read Full Story

Source: ForexYard Positive Greek News Leads to Boost in Risk Taking The euro had a bullish day yesterday, after news was released that Greece had reached an austerity deal led to a spike in risk taking. The EUR/USD spent much of the day at or above the 1.3300 level after dropping to 1.3220 a day earlier. Today, traders will want to continue monitoring any announcements out of the euro-zone as they are likely to give clues as to where the markets will be heading. In addition, trade balance... Read Full Story

The Energy Report: You last spoke with The Energy Report in June 2011. What has transpired in the fertilizer and potash business since then, both in Canada and in Brazil’s emerging market? Jaret Anderson: The tail end of 2011 saw a period of weak demand for Canadian potash. Fourth-quarter shipments at Potash Corp. (POT:TSX; POT:NYSE) dropped by about one-third year over year (YOY). General concern over the economy gave dealers an incentive to avoid stocking up their warehouses, resulting in... Read Full Story

January’s new ETF activity hit the highest level in seven months.  After ten days of no introductions, the pace jumped to more than one a day with 23 launches in the last 21 calendar days of the month.  So far the new rollouts have been limited to ETFs rather than ETNs.  Month-end totals stood at 1,189 ETFs and 203 ETNs for a total of 1,392 ETPs.  Two of the new listings are actively-managed funds, pushing their count to 41.  No products closed in January. ETF/ETN assets under management... Read Full Story

How would you like to own a company that is GUARANTEED to sell everything it can produce? You could charge any price for your product and it wouldn't matter. The world is so desperate for what your selling it will pay ANYTHING to get its hands on it. For most companies, the idea is merely a fairy tale… If Coca Cola (NYSE: KO) tried to sell you a 20 oz for $10.00, then you'd probably laugh as you went to grab a regular priced Pepsi. But Coca-Cola doesn't sell uranium… and a nuclear power... Read Full Story

Inflation can be deadly to your investments. It’s a silent killer, too — one that reduces your “real” asset value even when the “nominal” worth looks higher. As my colleague Mike Larson said just a few weeks ago, the Federal Reserve and other central banks are printing money at a faster and faster rate. A weak global economy is letting them get away with it — for now. But eventually they will run out of ink. The good news is that you and your investments aren’t helpless against the money... Read Full Story

The appeal of investing in turnaround stocks is very compelling. Some companies look to revamp products to re-invigorate sales growth. Others find ways to slash expenses and unlock major profit-margin gains. Still, others look to clean up a debt-laden balance sheet, which is often a key reason for investors to disregard a stock.  No matter the plan, long-depressed shares can get a new life as these moves pay off. A portfolio filled with turnaround candidates is a bad strategy. Even the best... Read Full Story

Source: Advanced Currency Markets | G10 Advancers and Decliners vs USD EUR 0.17 CHF 0.16 GBP 0.07 JPY -0.24 Greece failed deliver on yet another deadline yesterday, leaving bailout talks and bond swap negotiations still without an official conclusion. However, markets appear to have given Greece the benefit of the doubt that discussions are entering their final stages, and that an announcement could be forthcoming after today’s Eurogroup meeting. Looking at the price action from the euro (now... Read Full Story

Source: ForexYard UK, Euro-Zone Interest Rate Decisions Set to Impact Markets The EUR/USD spent much of yesterday range trading, as investors were fearful of opening fresh buy positions ahead of possible Greek news. The market place is not forecasted to be nearly as quiet today, as euro-zone and British interest rate decisions and press conferences are forecasted to generate significant volatility. Should any of the news turn out to be negative, investors are likely to revert back to safe... Read Full Story