The Vehicle Gold as an investment is as old as it is controversial. Warren Buffett is not a fan of it. 1 First Eagle Global Value Fund's senior leader Jean Marie Eveillard believes gold "cannot be overvalued." 2 Former Federal Reserve Bank chief Alan Greenspan ruminated even ruminated on gold recently: "Gold is a currency. It is still, [...]
Unemployment Across Oregon Hits New Lows Unemployment in Oregon has hit a new low according to recent data from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). After hitting a high of 11.4% in June of 2009, unemployment in Portland (Multnomah County) hit 3.1% for April according to the BLS. South of Portland, Marion County- which [...]
Do Municipal Bonds Believe the Tax Reform Hype? The bond market is a highly opinionated market. The yields and total return of bond markets reflect investors' sentiments on not only today's prevailing interest rates, but all income over the lifetime of a given type and maturity of bond. For example, a 10 year Treasury Bond's [...]