Last week the market pretty much ended the week where it started as the S&P 500 closed on Friday down two points for the week. Gold though continued its torrid rise despite more premature calls by various talking heads and Wall Street experts for a major bottom in the dollar.

Once again the opinions of the majority have been proven wrong.

In a rare interview on CNBC Wall Street veteran Joe Granville said we are in a bull market that he thinks will last for two years. He also talked about when he thinks it is best to sell and what you should do as an investor. He also said is out of gold, but will buy back in if it goes through 1000 - which I think it can really do.

Any investor who has done some research is well aware of the advice diversify your investment portfolio to minimize your risk. It makes sense; we as cautious humans quickly understand the old proverb "Don't put all your eggs in one basket".

There are precious metal markets that also sell gold as a commodity, and of course, people invest in gold to try to make profits. Some people enjoy investing for short-term goal profits, and others enjoy holding onto it for a longer period of time to make a bigger profit.

A former assistant treasury secretary made some interesting comments about the bank bailout and who Geithner really works for:

Craig Roberts: Bank bailout was a fraud and it won't succeed. Don't know what sort of stupidity the Treasury Secretary and the Federal Reserve will resort to next.

Max Keiser: Quick question. What should the Treasury Secretary be doing?

Have you ever stopped to consider all the new technologies in the areas of internet financing, communications, healthcare, energy, emerging markets, nanotech and biotech? On the stock market, with the right stock trading strategies, these are the hot properties of the year.

We have seen a peak in the market the other week and are likely to see the stock market go into a trading range.

We lived through the worst stock market crash in over 50 years last year and markets across the planet got taken down in it. But the past few months have brought us a nice rally. What you may not know though, is that the markets of the so called BRIC nations have gone up faster than the DOW and S&P 500.

In an exclusive interview on CNBC famed stock trader Warren Buffett talked about the economy and stock market. He said that the economy is still in "shambles" and he see no sign of a bottom in the recession right now.

However, he said that he is optimistic on stocks "over the next 10 years."

I'm sure you have your own method to picking out what stocks you like to buy. You might be a value investor who buys based on fundamentals. Or you may be a growth investor who looks for companies that have big earnings growth. Whatever type of stock you buy you need a method to know when to buy and sell.