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![A major theme I expect to emerge this year is Amazon competitors pairing off with the goal of competing better against Amazon.com.](https://banyanhill.com/wp-content/uploads/amazon-competitors-featured-image.jpg)
January 2, 2018 Investment Opportunities
A major theme I expect to emerge this year is companies pairing off with the goal of better competing against Amazon.![You will spend this year hearing about how much more expensive all our “stuff” will become thanks to rising commodity prices. The reason is simple.](https://banyanhill.com/wp-content/uploads/commodity-prices-featured-image.jpg)
January 2, 2018 Commodities
You will spend this year hearing about how much more expensive all our “stuff” will become thanks to rising commodity prices. Everything is going to go up.![The price of gold is about economic conditions around the world. To understand the price of gold, we have to understand money.](https://banyanhill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/gold.jpg)
December 29, 2017 Gold
The price of gold is about economic conditions around the world. To understand the price of gold, we have to understand money.![The U.S. now has more than 550 megawatts of “virtual power plants” hooked up. And the next country ready to join the energy storage parade may surprise you.](https://banyanhill.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/energy-storage-renewable.jpg)
December 26, 2017 Global Economy
The U.S. now has more than 550 megawatts of “virtual power plants” hooked up. And the next country ready to join the energy storage parade may surprise you.![Digital reality, which includes augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR), is set to grow to a $162 billion market by 2020, according to IDC.](https://banyanhill.com/wp-content/uploads/augmented-reality.jpg)
December 21, 2017 Investment Opportunities
Augmented reality has taken the tech market by storm, and it’s only just starting. There are hundreds of apps and features in existence or development.