Gold

The consensus amongst analysts is that gold is grossly under-valued in view of its bullish fundamentals and now presents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for millions of investors worldwide who wanted to own gold but were heretofore leery of its lofty price. Below are 9 fundamental factors behind these bullish opinions.

This article looks at 30 Dow Jones constituents and physical gold and silver and determines the risk -return ratio of each. Send it off to your financial advisor for his edification.

If poop was the exchange currency of our society people would collect it. However, if there was an abundance of poop AND gold people wouldn't bother collecting any of it.

Whether it is $5,000 or $10,000 per troy ounce for gold - or $100 or $200 for silver - the current distorted pricing will prevail until there is a clear break of the elite’s central banking dominance over the gold and silver markets.

It can take some time for a trend to change course so being first in is not always the best situation. Let me explain further with the use of some enlightening charts on gold and silver.

This article looks at physical gold, silver, platinum and copper regarding their respective versatility of use, durability, fungibility, store of value, liquidity and aesthetics which yields a new perspective and appreciation of each.

Earlier this year we said that 2014 could well be a repeat of 2013 in terms of unrealized expectations for much higher gold & silver price levels and over the ensuing months have continued to advise everyone to stay out of the long side of the paper futures market for as long as the trend continued down. That came from an obvious read of the charts. This article looks at what the gold and silver charts are saying today.

On 30 November 2014 the Swiss people will vote on ‘The Swiss Gold Initiative’ in a national referendum giving them the opportunity to determine not just the fate of their own financial system but also to be the catalyst for the return to sound money in the Western World.

Many investors believe that the rise of the federal funds rate is detrimental for gold prices but, although this relationship may often hold, investors should be skeptical about this rule of thumb. This article explains why that is the case.

My answer is no. In fact, depending on their overall allocation, I believe investors should consider trimming their holdings. Here are 4 reasons why that is the case.