When the world goes to hell in handbasket, gold could be your portfolio’s best friend. Except owning gold is soooo last century. Today we have crypto-currency Bitcoin to get us through the economic mess … or buy fire-sale priced bedspreads on Overstock.com (). And after a series of mishaps earlier in the year, Bitcoin prices are starting to rise. So is it legit? Should you pay attention? CNN Money’s Assistant Managing Editor Paul R. La Monica .
CNBC (Matt Clinch): Speaking of gold prices, the Federal Reserve’s tapering of bond purchases might be due for … uh, a taper, and that’d help out gold, says Morningstar five-star-rated fund manager .
All-Star Charts (J.C. Parets): You know what? Forget about gold. Palladium has the of them all.
WSJ/MoneyBeat (Neelabh Chaturvedi): Don’t bother watching the World Cup next month. Goldman Sachs already knows who’s going to win. Hint: It’s not .
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Fool.com (Morgan Housel): You’re spending too much time tracking your portfolio and following financial news. The best way for average Joes to win? Let company profits and dividends accrue over long stretches of time. .
Beyondbrics (Andrew England and Javier Blas): Africa has so much promise for investors, but can the continent ever be more than just a commodities paradise? Hopefully “inclusive growth” .
Quartz (Matt Phillips): Why you really shouldn’t focus on the revised and negative GDP growth in the U.S. during .
The College Investor (Robert Farrington): In honor of 529 Day yesterday: Saving for your kids’ college can be a daunting task. But it can be as simple as
