New Research Unlocks the Secret of Employee Recognition

The days of lifetime employment at a single company are long gone, so business leaders today need to make an extra effort to retain talent and foster employee loyalty. Loyal employees are the heart of successful companies. When people feel fulfilled at their jobs, they go above and beyond to help the organization improve.

Up until last week, Deutsche Bank's commodities team, led by Daniel Brebner, had the highest price forecasts for gold of anyone on Wall Street.

The gold price sell-off is getting downright ugly. Down 4% today, gold is now 20% from its September 2011 high, which means it's in a bear market. We've heard some ultra-bulls say with a straight face that gold was heading for the stratosphere. 

1. Focus on leadership development One of the most sustainable routes to well-being, motivation and employee engagement comes from developing leadership skills and roles in top talent. Leaders define the reality for employees – they create the culture, and we all know how much our day-to-day experience of work is determined by the quality of the leadership we receive. Those that are invested in become the most engaged and effective.

By Plan B Economics:There's tons of talk about the 'great rotation' and how a massive re-allocation into risky assets (i.e. stocks) is taking place.

New year, new watches. The first big watch show of 2013 is happening in Geneva: the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie. The SIHH is organized and hosted by Richemont, the company that owns such watch brands as Baume & Mercier, IWC, A. Lange & Sohne and Jaeger-LeCoultre, and serves as the launchpad for its new model releases.

By The Gold Report:What does high grading have to do with the disconnect between high gold prices and low valuations among junior and mid-cap producers? In this exclusive Gold Report interview, Brock Salier, a mining analyst with GMP Securities Europe LLP in London, explains high grading and provides insights into the future of gold mining in Africa, from high-grade underground assets to low-grade near-surface discoveries.

Gold stocks have historically ranked among some of the most volatile asset classes. Over any given one-year period, it is a non-event for gold stocks to move plus or minus 38 percent. This DNA of volatility is about three times that of gold bullion, which carries an annual volatility around 13 percent. Despite this volatility, our research shows that investors can use gold stocks to enhance returns without adding risk to the portfolio.