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2011 will best be remembered as a year in which several major trends emerged in the global financial markets: the dramatic increase in market volatility, the downgrading of the creditworthiness of the developed world, and investors’ need for assets that produce…

The third quarter of 2011 continued the investors’ roller coaster ride that has characterized this year, with no sign of the white knuckle journey ending just yet.  The world continues to shrink and market volatility rises as news flies around the…

“Hold Onto Your Hats!” Last week investors witnessed extraordinary volatility in the global equity markets.  In the past 16 days the S&P 500 Index declined 18% before rebounding almost 5% on Tuesday, after the Federal Reserve confirmed short term rates…

Capital-Washington-DC The ongoing impasse over the federal debt ceiling—and the implications of a potential downgrade in the nation’s credit rating—have prompted many questions from investors.  American’s are justifiably concerned, angry and outraged by the leadership and posturing of our governing…

What a tumultuous start to 2011 with the first three months containing two events the likes of which usually happen no more than once in a generation. First widespread uprisings seemed poised to sweep out a whole culture of government control…

Steel grain silos in Ralls, Texas It was reported yesterday by the United Nations that worldwide food prices once again increased to a record level.  An index of 55 food commodities rose 2.2% in February and since 2000 has increased…

Nicholas Hoffman & Company greatly values education.  As a part of this mission, Carl Gambrell led a series of four ninety-minute discussions focusing on key elements of finance and the unique position of women as investors. See below the invitations and programs from…

In the first week of January before high school and college age students returned to school 41 students participated in a two day workshop on the responsibilities of wealth.  Three partners at Nicholas Hoffman & Company plus six outside speakers…

2010 was a year initially marked by wild swings in the global stock markets based on worrisome economic news.  A roller coaster ride in the first quarter was followed by a significant sell off in the second quarter that had most…

Much like the opening of the Charles Dickens classic Tale of Two Cities we seem to be constantly battling the story line “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”  On the one hand there is plenty…