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Gold Price Rebounds, Awaits Bernanke

GOLD PRICE NEWS – The gold price rebounded Wednesday, gaining $24.74 to
$1,854.37 per ounce, after plunging $67.90, or 3.6%, to $1,829.63 per ounce
yesterday amid widespread liquidation in precious metals.

Crocodile Gold (CRK) strikes again at Union Reefs

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Why Baby Boomers Might Not Drive Down the Stock Market

In the best of times, it's difficult to divine the direction of the stock
market. Arguing that baby boomers will depress stock prices for several years
seems to be a huge stretch. Yet, that is exactly what a research paper released
yesterday by the Federal Reserve of San Francisco tries to do. According to the
paper, worried boomers are going to unload "acquired assets, especially risky
equities" to finance their retirement in the coming years. This "massive
sell-off" might depress stock values. The paper presents a depressing
scenario. "Real stock prices (will) follow a downward trend until 2021,
cumulatively declining about 13% relative to 2010," the paper says . "The
subsequent recovery is quite slow. Indeed, real stock prices are not expected to
return to their 2010 level until 2027." There are a few problems with this
theory. For one thing, forecasting the stock market decades into the future is
risky because there are far too many variables that need to be considered. No
one knows, for instance, whether foreign sovereign wealth funds will buy more
U.S. equities over time. Stock prices also might be bolstered by growth overseas
in emerging markets, which has benefited U.S. companies as domestic growth has
lagged. Then there are more practical reasons. Unfortunately, the state of many
boomers' retirement savings is poor. Many seniors expected to be able to fund
their retirements with the equity in their homes something difficult to do
after the real estate market cratered. This means these investors might be
forced to allocate more of their assets in the stock market than they would like
to generate the returns they need to retire because less-risky investments
won't do the job. Moreover, more people are working later because they either
can't afford to retire or don't want to. In either case, they will delay
tapping into retirement funds for as long as possible because they will grow
tax-free. They also might expect their investments to rebound from the
market's recent volatility and might not want to use them if they don't need
the money for their immediate needs. Boomers need to be very picky about the
stocks they purchase. For one thing, they probably should not be chasing growth
by investing in risky stocks such as Dendreon (NASDAQ: DNDN ), whose shares
tanked since the biotech firm withdrew its 2011 revenue estimate. A better bet
for these investors might be less-risky dividend payers such as AT&T (NYSE: T ),
the telecom giant whose yield is 5.98%; cigarette maker Altria Group (NYSE: MO
), which offers a yield of 5.82%; and consumer products firm Kimberly-Clark
(NYSE: KMB ), which has a yield of 4.18%. Contributor Jim Woods has several good
dividend ETF picks, including iShares S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index (NYSE: PFF
), PowerShares Preferred (NYSE: PGX ) and SPDR Wells Fargo Preferred Stock
(NYSE: PSK ). The Woodstock Generation might have changed the world when they
were young. An uncertain economic future is changing them in their golden years.
Jonathan Berr does not own any of the listed securities.

Extorre Gold Mines (XG) hits at Puntudo

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Clouds Starting to Form Over DirecTV

There are certain items Americans consider indispensable. Any company that can
generate a regular subscription fee from these indispensable products has one
heck of a sustainable business model. Even better, a crafty company can provide
lots of different versions of its services, plus lots of add-ons to upsell its
customers and drive revenue growth. Sixty days ago, I wouldve placed a solid bet
on DirecTV (NASDAQ: DTV ) for the above reasons, and many more. However, the
companys recent earnings report hit me with a surprise. New subscriber additions
were the lowest in quite some time and have me reassessing the stock. During the
recent economic slump, Americans have been keen to stay home and de-leverage
their balance sheets. DirecTV has been one of the beneficiaries of this
development. It helps that the company is in a space with limited options for
consumers. Competitors include Dish Network (NASDAQ: DISH ), FioS service from
Verizon (NYSE: VZ ), U-Verse from AT&T (NYSE: T ), and local cable providers
such as Cablevision (NYSE: CVC ). Ive been fond of DirecTV over all the others
because the services essentially are commodities. The differentiation comes in
product mix, technological advances that translate more quickly into new
services, customer support and marketing. DirecTV always struck me as the winner
in these categories. Indeed, after Chase Carey left as CEO for News Corp.
(NASDAQ: NWS ), the company selected Michael White as the new commander. He came
from Pepsi s (NYSE: PEP ) International division, where he spent 20 years
helping distinguish Pepsi products from the competition. After explaining this
to a savvy investor friend, he asked, What is your long-term vision for DirecTV?
I answered, Conquer the entire U.S. market for distributing television
programming. They only hold 20% market share. Theres enough ground to stake out
to last for years. My hypothesis, however, forgot to take one big thing into
account: There really is viable competition in the form of telcos that also
offer internet and telephone service (DirecTV just added telephone service via
CenturyLink), and increasing numbers of consumers are cutting off their TV
service altogether, thanks to Internet content. DirecTV only added 26,000
subscribers in the quarter, compared to 100,000 in the same quarter last year,
and its a far cry from the 1.2 million added in 2010. Meanwhile, Time Warner
Cable lost 130,000 subscribers, and Comcast lost 238,000. However, AT&T added
202,000 subscribers, and Verizon added 184,000. Uh oh. But theres tons of good
news out of Latin America, where DirecTV continues its extraordinary growth
story. The company added 472,000 subscribers there. Even here in the U.S., the
average revenue per unit hit an all-time high of almost $91 per month (upselling
works!), churn still is low at 1.6%, the company continues to aggressively buy
back stock, it has $1.5 billion in cash, and it generated $400 million in free
cash flow. The problem is this is much less free cash than the company usually
generates, and DirectTV is seeing higher customer retention and acquisition
costs. This is the first real chink Ive seen in DirecTVs armor. Nevertheless,
the company trades at 13 times current-year earnings, with five-year projected
annualized growth of 23%. However, that same aggressive stock buyback inflates
earnings per share. I suggest waiting on the sidelines to see what the next
quarter or two brings. I wouldnt buy the stock here, and conservative investors
with gains might want to take profits. Lawrence Meyers has no positions in any
stocks mentioned.

5 Back-to-School Stocks for a Bloody Market

The market's been bruised, battered, bloodied and beaten up badly over the
past month. The S&P 500 Index is down more than 14% since its July peak, making
this one gigantic bummer summer for the bulls. Now investors are looking
anywhere for some signs of good news, and perhaps a bit a reprieve from the
overwhelmingly bearish sentiment we've seen on Wall Street. That respite from
the downturn could come thanks to the seasonal back-to-school bounce in some of
the nation's most prominent retailers. (See my recent article on 5 Stocks to
Survive a Wicked Downturn ). We've already seen some strong earnings results
from a number of high-profile retailers, as second-quarter profits have been
outstanding in the face of a declining market. However, the selling in the broad
market has served to put pressure on even the best-of-breed back-to-school
retailers. But the market's widespread selling actually could turn out to be
good for astute back-to-school bargain shoppers, because getting in on the right
stocks in the space now could pay off big time when the bulls return to Wall
Street. Here are five back-to-school stocks for a bloody market. Target The
cheap-chic retailer just posted better-than-expected second-quarter earnings
that came complete with a full-year forecast that topped even the most
optimistic analysts opinions. Target (NYSE: TGT ) said it expects full-year
profits to range from $4.15 to $4.30 per share, while analysts are looking for
just $4.14 per share. Target's full-year profit target could hit the bulls-eye
if the company has a good back-to-school buying season. As you can see here in
the 12-month chart of TGT, the stock took a tumble in early August, even
breaking below the 50-day moving average. Those shares now are back above that
mark, and they appear headed toward the 200-day average at $51.75. Good August
and September sales could be the catalyst this retailer needs to build on its
current rally. Staples The office retailer sells plenty of back-to-school
supplies for the kids, including paper, backpacks, electronics, pens, etc. Of
course, its also the leading retailer for the small-business and home-office
customer. Staples (NASDAQ: SPLS ) also recently posted better-than-expected
second-quarter earnings that included a boost in its full-year outlook. The
company said it now expects full-year earnings to range from $1.42 to $1.48 per
share, which is up nicely from its prior outlook for EPS of $1.35 to $1.45. The
chart here of SPLS shows a stock that's taken a big hit since May. It also
shows a beaten-down retailer coming up off the canvas just in time for a
back-to-school rally.