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Precious metals investors should watch what the Fed does, not what the Fed says

Posted on January 6, 2013

Report that Fed will curb Q3 in 2013 likely disingenuous

Classic cycle low behavior On gold

Posted on January 6, 2013

The currently marked cycle is trapping investors

A high risk/high reward play for gold in 2013

Posted on December 26, 2012

Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours. I recently wrote an article on how to best position for a potential rise in silver in 2013. The article …

Silver – the opportunity of a decade

Posted on December 9, 2012

Looking to invest in a popular, yet extremely volatile market? Try silver.

Gold demand is stronger than you may have heard

Posted on November 18, 2012

Precious metals fell for the fifth time in the last six weeks as a host of short-term factors have emerged to pressure gold and silver prices

Smart money is buying gold

Posted on November 18, 2012

I know many people are concerned about Gold here as a result of the action out of the miners today.

Which Is The Best Gold Company

Posted on October 27, 2012

In my previous posts here and here , I compared the 12 most important gold miners whose stocks trade on the US markets, focusing on the total cash costs of producing gold and the gold reserves of each one of these companies.

Profiting From Silver Mining In The Age Of Resource Nationalism: Sean Rakhimov

Posted on October 27, 2012

Resource nationalism is becoming a growing problem for many mining companies.

November is time to buy gold and silver

Posted on October 21, 2012

November has historically been an excellent month for gold and silver.

How gold investment hurts the economy and becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy

Posted on October 7, 2012

Are precious metals a "shiny bubble"?

Barrick Gold: Primed to move higher In 2013

Posted on September 2, 2012

Barrick Gold is an appealing asset for a long-term defensive position against unpredictable U.S. and international macroeconomic conditions. Below, I will explain why current shareholders should hold onto this stock for the long term, while interested investors should consider this asset.

Latin America's China addiction: China's soft landing impacting regional growth

Posted on August 26, 2012

Over the past decade, many Latin America countries have experienced phenomenal economic growth as a result of one of the greatest commodity booms of all time.

Barrick should dig for better deals and pass on Kinross

Posted on July 22, 2012

Per a report from Veritas Investment Research in Toronto, Barrick Gold Corporation (ABX) is exploring the possibility of acquiring Kinross Gold Corporation (KGC), Canada's third-largest gold miner.

This cheap gold miner is ready to glitter again

Posted on July 22, 2012

Gold miners have been one of the poorest performing sectors of the market in 2012, but there is one ready to glitter again.

Three commodities to buy before Roubini's 'perfect storm'

Posted on July 15, 2012

Nouriel Roubini, known as "Dr. Doom" for his outlandish predictions on the economy, has a choppy forecast for the coming year.

Newmont can dig up $59 with Conga project back online

Posted on July 1, 2012

Newmont Mining will soon resume work on its Conga gold project as the miner has accepted the Peruvian government’s condition to build water reservoirs to ensure water supply in the nearby areas.

Freeport McMoRan: Labour dispute and lower copper prices pressuring stock

Posted on May 29, 2012

I'm not all that thrilled to be owning Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX) right now. While the company's stock has tended to be highly correlated to the price of copper, that correlation has slipped a bit.
I'm guessing this has a lot to do with the violence and labor disputes at the company's Grasberg mine in Indonesia.

Bullish on gold?

Posted on May 27, 2012

You may look to out-of-favor producers like Newmont that have been in the doldrums. The gap between the metal and the miners is at an all-time high, but producers are focused on bringing down costs.

Facebook's weak IPO increases likelihood of inflows into gold stocks

Posted on May 21, 2012

Many of us in the gold bug community who have been holding on to our bullion and select stocks for at least several years now have been doing so in anticipation of a mania.

Two gold mining companies undervalued compared to gold

Posted on April 26, 2012

Barrick Gold (ABX) and Newmont Mining (NEM) have suffered due to the recent downtrend in mining companies. If we take into consideration that gold prices are 11% above their 52-week lows, while the stock prices of Barrick Gold and Newmont Mining are at…

5 winning gold stocks for dividend income now

Posted on April 25, 2012

Over the last several years, the large gold mining companies have produced revenue gains on the back of higher gold prices and not much in the way of mining more ounces of gold.

This week's Fed meeting is key for gold and silver

Posted on April 23, 2012

The headline "Gold and Silver Wait Patiently for More Easing" from this story at Commodity Online last week about sums up the current situation for precious metals investors and, whether it's good or bad, some news should come on that front in the days ahead as the Federal Reserve's policy committee again gathers to deliberate over whether another round of money printing might be necessary amid growing signs of a weakening U.S. economy.

Why Gold Looks Downright Terrible

Posted on March 20, 2012

There are three mentalities for those with an interest in gold: Traders see gold (and all precious metals) as vehicles to go long or short depending on the opportunity set, nothing more.

BHP Billiton: Undervalued, undeterred and forging ahead

Posted on February 29, 2012

Much like Caterpillar's (CAT) management, who reinvest capital and concentrate on performing during bear markets, BHP's reinvestment of capital and restructuring of operations places it firmly in a position to outperform competitors as market pressures ease.

Did China's central bank buy 139 tonnes of gold in the fourth quarter?

Posted on February 20, 2012

After surging in January, prices for gold and silver have been remarkably steady through the first three weeks of February, setting the stage for a possible big move sometime in the period ahead – direction unknown – as bearish technical factors contrast with bullish reports of increased demand by China, India, and central banks around the world.

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