| The gold rush is back on. The price of gold is rising to new highs, and Mark Luschini, the chief investment strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott, sees this as a symptom of the dollar's falling value, not a hedge against inflation. "The dollar is somewhat under siege, and countries are using gold as a surrogate, almost supplanting the dollar's role as the world currency," says Luschini. As for the stock market, Luschini says two things can keep the market rising into year-end: the improving economy, and the money sitting on the sidelines. |