There are several people who think hedging against (potential) upcoming inflation is the best investment to do. Investors fears another inflationary period as we lived during the 80’s.  If it’s the case, buying gold (through gold ETF?) maybe a great solution.

The question now is, what’s going to happen to gold after it hit our first target level?

The main trend continues to be positive and I believe that any pullback in this market should be met with good support. It is possible that we could see a pullback of $20-$25 which would not change the overall positive trend of the market which we see continuing until the end of the year.

As readers of this blog know, we have an upside target zone of $1,250-$1,300 an ounce for gold (I bet the president of Barrick Gold thought the same way when Barrick issued for billions of debts in order to buy back previous gold contract at $900 an ounce). While that target zone is still in place, we believe that the huge “energy field” that we’ve discussed in our earlier gold videos is capable of pushing this market higher.

In this new video I explain some of the areas that I’m looking at and also some of the places where you can place tight stops to lock in profits.

As always the videos are free to watch and there is no need to register. I would love to hear your views on gold in our Trader’s Blog comment section.

If you are looking to trade Gold, I suggest you look at the list of the Best ETF Gold.

I am actually a very big fan of ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds). If you like managing your own portfolio and doing research on the internet, you should consider building an ETF portfolio. Why? Here are some reasons why an ETFs portfolio would perform well throughout the years:

#1 ETFs have low MERs

For those who have mutual funds, you should look at something very important on your investment statement: management fees! Most equity funds (unless they are from Vanguard) show fees over 1%. This means that if your fund returns 8% at the end of year, you will only get 7% in your pocket. ETF fees are usually below 0.50%. Therefore, in my previous example, you would increase your yield to 7.5% by doing nothing. While 0.5% doesn’t mean much over a year, it makes a difference of $6,709 on $10,000 invested for 25 years.

#2 70% of portfolio managers don’t beat the market

The ultimate goal of a mutual fund is to beat its index of reference. However, statistics show that 70% of portfolio managers don’t beat the market year after year. Considering this fact and adding higher MERs, you are almost 100% sure to make more money with ETFs!

#3 ETFs offer a better diversification than stocks

If you have an investment account value below $100,000, you will have a really hard time getting diversified among fixed income, US equity and international equity. Chances are that you will be holding 10 to 12 stocks. Buying ETF does allow you to hold the Dow Jones 30 or the S&P 500 in a single transaction. You then decrease your investment fluctuation with a smaller price.

#4 You can benefit from leveraging as well!

A few years ago, some ETF companies created leveraged ETFs (click on the link to see a full definition). While they can be very risky to trade, they allow you to make twice and three times the index return. This would be quite interesting if you can mix it with the Trade Triangle technique over at MarketClub!

#5 ETFs allow you to be specific

If you believe in a specific sector or industry (such as financial during 2009!), you can buy an ETFs replicating exactly how this industry reacts on the market. This allows you to become very specific in your trading strategy.

So where can I find these ETFs?

At the bottom of this post, you will find a quick list of diversified ETFs that could be part of your new investing portfolio. I managed to put the ticker, the name, the yield to date and the last price as of September 23^rd. If you go on my blog, you can also find the best ETFs related to gold.

Gold just hit $1,000 per ounce last week upon recent precious metal’s rally. Where is it heading? Gold is probably heading higher in the upcoming months!

Why is it the time to buy gold?

There are many factors leading us to think that buying best ETF Gold could lead you to your best investment in 2009. Here are the major reasons why buying gold ETF stock is a great idea:

- China is buying gold like there is no tomorrow:

Looking for alternatives to the US dollar, China is buying gold (and probably gold ETF stocks) as well as other commodities such as oil. China feels they have an increasing risk holding such huge amount in US currency. Hence they are looking to protect their economic growth through purchasing gold and ETF gold stocks.

- US Dollar is in a slump and ETF gold always react the opposite way

The US government is in the middle of a turmoil trying to get out of the current economic crisis. They are printing money to finance their economic stimulus program which decreases the dollar value on the market. As gold always been the best hedge against US dollar drop, ETF gold are now skyrocketing!

- Gold is being the most technically traded financial instrument in the world

There are several traders trying to play ETF gold with technical analysis. We currently have a video showing how the price of gold will be heading to higher summit later on.

There is no need to register for this video and of course you can watch it with my compliments. I highly recommend watching this video on Gold today otherwise you risk missing out on what could be the move of the year. It is definitely time to buy gold.

Now that you think it is the time to buy gold: Where can I find the Best ETF Gold?

Buying ETF gold stocks (exchange traded fund) is probably the most efficient and cheap way to benefit from the gold price surge. You can buy the best ETF gold on the market and make a lot of money if you are trading right.

I manage to pull out the best ETF gold stocks in the following chart. The first ETF gold stock chart is aiming the resources (the unique price of gold) and the second ETF gold stock chart is following the best gold producers.

ETF Gold	NAME	PX_CLOSE_1YR	PX_LAST	CURR	LVG	RETURN
GLD US EQUITY	SPDR GOLD TRUST	78.86	97.9126	USD		24.16%
IGT CT EQUITY	ISHARES COMEX GOLD TRUST	84.36	105.31	CAD		24.83%
IAU US EQUITY	ISHARES COMEX GOLD TRUST	78.9	98	USD		24.21%
HBU CT EQUITY	HORIZONS BETAPRO COMEX GOLD	14.81	19.01	CAD	200%	28.36%
DGP US EQUITY	PWRSHS DB GOLD DOUBLE LONG	16.6	22.5803	USD	200%	36.03%
DGL US EQUITY	POWERSHARES DB GOLD FUND	29.5232	35.9185	USD		22.54%
XGD CN EQUITY	ISHARES CDN S&P/TSX GBL GOLD	14.77	21.65	CAD		46.58%
GDX US EQUITY	MARKET VECTORS GOLD MINERS	30.94	45.84	USD		48.16%
UGL US EQUITY	PROSHARES ULTRA GOLD	24.82	37.976	USD	200%	53.01%

I am not the only one thinking buying ETF gold could be a great investment for 2009. Here’s another great article from the Telegraph : Why gold at $1,000 an ounce could just be the beginning

***disclaimer: we do not recommend the buy or sell of any investment. This is not a financial advice, nor a recommendation. Please due your due diligence before trading.***

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About a year ago, I read a great and inspiring book written by Timothy Sykes (An American Hedge Fund). The book is actually about the stock trading experience of Timothy Sykes who started with 12K and ended up with 1,6M$ in four years (during the techno bubble). The kid (he was at college during that period) quickly learned how to buy stocks in a highly profitable manner.

Was it only luck? Should you buy stocks and hope doing like Sykes? The answer to the first question is probably no (as he made an astonishing return of 197% in 2008 while the stock market plunged 40%). However, the answer to the second question is a lot harder to tell. While Sykes basically learned how to buy stocks on his own, this can become a very risky adventure if you want to try it by yourself.

Nonetheless, Sykes can definitely help you learning how to buy stocks cheap and sell them at a high price! He has now a website and a blog where he gives you hint about his stock trading strategies.

His ability to buy stocks at the right time and sell them (or short sell them!) at an even better timing is quite impressive. With his videos, you have the possibility to learn how to buy stocks and penny stocks. You can learn how to buy stocks according to the fundamental technique or give it a try on the day trading game. On Timothy Sykes website, you also have the possibility to register for his TIM alert and get real time advice on how to buy stocks and when to buy them!

According to his website, he was ranked the #1 investor over 18,000+ traders over at Covestor.com in 2008 (they verify all trades). So if you are looking a place to start learning how to buy stocks and make profit, the banner below will direct you to his main webpage:

A lot of them have lost their faith into their stock broker or financial planner and DIY investor don’t know where they should be heading to find the next best stock in 2009.

Experts have found that by properly knowing the trend of the symbols in their portfolio and keeping on top of those moves, they are able to protect capital and pull profits out of the market. It is one thing to know when to buy a stock,  but it is something else to follow your whole portfolio and identify the right timing to sell your stocks as well!

A good portfolio would include around 10 to 20 stocks. If you are keeping money in the money market fund for the next move, that would make a lot of stocks to follow. Staying on top of the changes and momentum shifts often becomes overwhelming, especially if you’re watching a large number of symbols and open positions. One free tool utilized by hundreds of professionals is Trend Analysis. Trend Analysis is a daily email analysis tool that gives focused insight into exactly what a portfolio is doing. The good thing about Trent Analysis is that it’s free and you get relevant information instantly.

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CFD Analysis

A CFD is an alternative to traditional share buying and selling. Make money from relative changes in price between initial and offsetting positions. A properly place stop-loss can protect your investment against market fall.

Due to the current market crisis, several people are asking financial advisor the following question: “Should I buy stocks in 2009?”. The short answer is yes, you should buy stocks in 2009.

There are actually several reasons why you and I should buy stocks in 2009:

- There are stocks that are “hot buy stocks” right now: during every market crash, there are always good companies that see their stocks going down for no reasons. Canadian banks stocks are a good example of them. They all lost 40% or more of their book value. However, they all made good profit in 2008. Maybe they will be part of the best stocks to buy in 2009?

- If you would have buy theses stocks in 2009, you would already be making money!! Look at the year to date yield in 2009 and ask you again “Should I buy stocks?”. Then again, the answer is yes! I read an interesting article about Amazone and Google that considerably went up from November 2008 to January 2009. While both companies went down after the “December rally”, I still believe they can become surprises and be part of the best stocks in 2009.

- You should buy stocks when there is blood on the street: This is actually the best moment to buy stocks right now. Everything is so low that you can’t virtually go wrong. It is obvious that the stock market can still continue to drop (nobody has a crystal ball!). However, most of you will probably agree that we have already suffered from the biggest part of the drop in the market. Buying stocks right now will assure you to buy stocks at a low price. Then, it’s only a matter of selecting the buying the right one.