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Warren Buffett shares the epiphany he had in 1942 that dictated the rest of his investment career

Warren Buffett shared an investment story from 1942, when he was 11 years old, that’s helped inform all of the decisions he’s made during his legendary career. Follow Business Insider’s coverage of Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting 2018. Warren Buffett has a story for you. …read more […]

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How the Gold-to-Copper Ratio Can Make You a Smarter Investor

You’ve heard it for some time now…

The global economy is finally showing signs of improvement – especially over the past year or so.

Most economists and central bankers cite a slew of stats to justify their optimism.

Nonfarm payrolls… nominal and real GDP… consumer confidence surveys… employment statistics… the producer price index…

The list goes on and on.

I’ll admit: Scouring the endless stream of economic metrics released every other week isn’t an exciting way to spend your downtime.

Instead, there’s a simple shortcut to tracking the health of the global economy, courtesy of free markets.

It’s called the gold-to-copper ratio.

On the surface, gold and copper …read more […]