1) A Breakout in Gold This week was the real start of earnings season, and so far we’ve seen just okay results. There hasn’t been many real misses, but there hasn’t been any blowout gains, either. The real action this week was in gold, as the yellow metal spiked nearly 2% this week. More importantly, both gold and silver now are back above their respective 200-day moving averages. So, why did gold and silver move higher this week? Find out the answer, along with all of the market performance data, in today’s leadoff segment. 2) The Fixed-Income Skinny I attended a great conference on fixed-income investing this week, and I came away with some interesting perspectives on all sorts of market drivers. One of those drivers is interest rates, and the likelihood of a low-interest-rate environment as far as the eye can see. Find out what other insights I gleaned from at this conference in today’s must-listen second segment. Plus, why we are adding to our fixed-income holdings. 3) Will There
