{"id":34905,"date":"2012-12-30T19:22:31","date_gmt":"2012-12-31T00:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/forex-news\/?p=34905"},"modified":"2012-12-30T19:22:31","modified_gmt":"2012-12-31T00:22:31","slug":"the-rockers-and-shockers-of-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex-news\/2012\/12\/30\/the-rockers-and-shockers-of-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rockers and Shockers of 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By <a href=\"http:\/\/www.MoneyMorning.com.au\" target=\"_blank\"><u>MoneyMorning.com.au<\/u><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Dear Reader,<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to the last edition of <em>Money Morning<\/em> for 2012.<\/p>\n<p>And what a year it&#8217;s been! We&#8217;ve seen a lot&#8230;thought a lot&#8230;and written a lot. <\/p>\n<p>Too much, according to one reader in our mailbag:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em><br \/>\n            &#8216;Too much bland talk before any subject matter, you lose your client before you start. People need facts, not words. Repeating the same information does not impress a potential client. Takes too long to even get to the start of subject. I just switch off!&#8217;<br \/>\n    <\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This note made us chuckle.  <\/p>\n<p>So in that spirit we thought it would be fun to end the year with a look back at the most talked-about articles from the year that&#8217;s soon-to-be-was.<\/p>\n<p>See what we got right. What we got wrong. The rockers. The shockers. You be the judge!<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll be back with you as usual on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Until then, have a great celebration tonight and Happy New Year from us!<\/p>\n<p>Kris and the team <br \/>\n<em>Money Morning Australia<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moneymorning.com.au\/20120114\/the-end-of-the-debt-supercycle.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The End of the Debt Supercycle<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In 1971, President Nixon abandoned the US dollar&#8217;s link to gold. <\/p>\n<p>Ever since then the world has operated without any semblance of a monetary anchor.<\/p>\n<p>The result? A coming implosion&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyreckoning.com.au\/dylan-grice-the-man-with-one-hand\/2012\/02\/11\/\" target=\"_blank\">Grice: The Man with One Hand<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>It was something of a coup to have this banking insider agree to speak at our &#8216;After America&#8217; conference earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>Here we recount a rare interview with the man himself, Dylan Grice&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.portphillippublishing.com.au\/research\/After-America\/n1afterameravprm.php?code=F9ACN380\" target=\"_blank\">After America: Fear, Hope, Risk and Opportunity<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What to be concerned about&#8230;what to look forward to&#8230;where fortunes will be made&#8230;and where wealth will be lost forever&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moneymorning.com.au\/20120511\/what-newton-knew-about-house-prices-that-the-imf-should.html\" target=\"_blank\">What Isaac Newton Knew About House Prices<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The boffins at the International Monetary Fund have finally found out what Sir Isaac Newton knew 325 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>That is, every action creates an opposite and equal reaction.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s Newton&#8217;s Third Law. What does this have to do with Aussie houses prices? <\/p>\n<p>Find out&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moneymorning.com.au\/20120626\/three-reasons-why-silver-could-take-off-in-2012.html\" target=\"_blank\">Three Reasons Why This Obscure Metal Could Take Off<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Alex Cowie&#8217;s hot tip for 2012&#8230;was it a shocker or rocker? <\/p>\n<p>Decide for yourself&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moneymorning.com.au\/20120720\/no-mr-president-entrepreneurs-did-build-that.html\" target=\"_blank\">No Mr. President, They DID Build That!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The White House is waging a new war against freedom, free enterprise, and entrepreneurialism.<\/p>\n<p>For all the proof you need watch this short video <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YKjPI6no5ng\">here<\/a> and then read our rant&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moneymorning.com.au\/20120825\/the-resources-boom-is-dead-but-the-next-commodity-boom-has-just-begun.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Resource Boom is Dead&#8230;but the Next Resource Boom Has Just Begun<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>The bears say new supply, a Chinese hard landing and a deflationary economy will knock commodity prices over and hold them down&#8230; <\/p>\n<p>The bulls say central bank money-printing and the rising middle classes in Asia and Africa will put a rocket under demand for the next decade or more&#8230; <\/p>\n<p>Which is it?<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moneymorning.com.au\/20120920\/we-buy-gold-because-we-dont-trust-them-not-to-meddle.html\" target=\"_blank\">We Buy Gold Because We Don&#8217;t Trust Them Not to Meddle<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A gentle reminder of why we hold gold&#8230;and recommend you do too.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moneymorning.com.au\/20121005\/dont-teach-your-man-to-fish.html\" target=\"_blank\">Don&#8217;t Teach Your Man to Fish<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Why the Monks from St Dogmael&#8217;s Abbey 1,000 years ago understood wealth better than your financial advisor today.<\/p>\n<p>And what they can teach you about paying for your retirement&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moneymorning.com.au\/20121016\/goldman-sachs-declares-war-on-the-australian-dollar.html\" target=\"_blank\">Goldman Sachs Declares War on the Aussie Dollar<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Is it possible to have up to $100 million and not have a penny to spend?<\/p>\n<p>Actually, YES. <\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll show you how.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moneymorning.com.au\/20121128\/why-im-bullish-on-these-beaten-down-stocks.html\" target=\"_blank\">Why I&#8217;m Bullish on These Beaten-Down Retail Stocks<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sales are down. Shoppers are buying more and more stuff online. Some retailers are even going bust &#8211; the Darrell Lea chocolate stores are a recent example.<\/p>\n<p>Must be time to pack your bags and sell out, right? <\/p>\n<p>NO&#8230;!<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moneymorning.com.au\/20121130\/william-knox-darcy-the-greatest-australian-youve-never-heard-of.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Greatest Australian You&#8217;ve Never Heard Of<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He built one of Australia&#8217;s greatest ever small-cap mining fortunes and changed the course of history&#8230;but today practically nobody knows his name. <\/p>\n<p>Here we resurrect this amazing tale &#8211; and remind us all of the potential profits than come from calculated punts and a healthy dose of vision.<\/p>\n<p>Let us introduce the most influential Aussie who ever lived&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pro.portphillippublishing.com.au\/n11asiironstone\/EASINC78\/\" target=\"_blank\">Three rockers for 2013<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>They are unproven&#8230;but have huge potential to do something big and make their early backers a lot of money.<\/p>\n<p>We believe these three stocks should be top of your speculative investment list for 2013&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/MoneyMorningAustralia?a=Ml5gbqqAkmw:52K6iF_Rulo:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/MoneyMorningAustralia?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/MoneyMorningAustralia?a=Ml5gbqqAkmw:52K6iF_Rulo:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/MoneyMorningAustralia?i=Ml5gbqqAkmw:52K6iF_Rulo:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/MoneyMorningAustralia?a=Ml5gbqqAkmw:52K6iF_Rulo:gIN9vFwOqvQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/MoneyMorningAustralia?i=Ml5gbqqAkmw:52K6iF_Rulo:gIN9vFwOqvQ\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/MoneyMorningAustralia\/~4\/Ml5gbqqAkmw\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By MoneyMorning.com.au Dear Reader, Welcome to the last edition of Money Morning for 2012. And what a year it&#8217;s been! We&#8217;ve seen a lot&#8230;thought a lot&#8230;and written a lot. Too much, according to one reader in our mailbag: &#8216;Too much bland talk before any subject matter, you lose your client before you start. People need &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex-news\/2012\/12\/30\/the-rockers-and-shockers-of-2012\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The Rockers and Shockers of 2012&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34905","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34905"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34905\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}